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FRENCH VERB

transmettre

to pass on

  • Irregular -re verb
  • Past participle: transmis
  • Present participle: transmettant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I pass on
  2. tu you pass on
  3. il, elle, on he/she passes on
  4. nous we pass on
  5. vous you pass on
  6. ils, elles they pass on

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I passed on
  2. tu you passed on
  3. il, elle, on he/she passed on
  4. nous we passed on
  5. vous you passed on
  6. ils, elles they passed on

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to pass on
  2. tu you used to pass on
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to pass on
  4. nous we used to pass on
  5. vous you used to pass on
  6. ils, elles they used to pass on

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will pass on
  2. tu you will pass on
  3. il, elle, on he/she will pass on
  4. nous we will pass on
  5. vous you will pass on
  6. ils, elles they will pass on

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would pass on
  2. tu you would pass on
  3. il, elle, on he/she would pass on
  4. nous we would pass on
  5. vous you would pass on
  6. ils, elles they would pass on

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I pass on
  2. tu (that) you pass on
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she pass on
  4. nous (that) we pass on
  5. vous (that) you pass on
  6. ils, elles (that) they pass on

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu pass on!
  2. nous pass on! (let’s)
  3. vous pass on! (plural, or formal)

How to use transmettre

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Je transmets votre offre aux propriétaires ce soir.

    I'm passing your offer on to the owners tonight.

  2. Past

    Camille m'a transmis ton message hier.

    Camille passed your message on to me yesterday.

  3. Imperfect

    Autrefois, on transmettait la ferme au fils aîné.

    In the old days, the farm was passed on to the eldest son.

  4. Future

    Je transmettrai votre demande au conseil municipal.

    I'll pass your request on to the town council.

  5. Conditional

    Vous me transmettriez le dossier par mail ?

    Would you send me the file by email?

  6. Present subjunctive

    Je veux que tu transmettes la nouvelle à Mamie.

    I want you to pass the news on to Mamie.

  7. Imperative

    Transmettez mes amitiés à votre femme.

    Give my regards to your wife.

Good to know

  • Transmettre un message, une offre, une maladie; transmettez-lui mes amitiés is give him my regards.

Where you hear transmettre

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

French · Advanced Level 2

  • Je transmets votre offre aux propriétaires. I'm passing your offer on to the owners.
  • Camille m'a transmis le message. Camille passed the message on to me.
  • Je transmettrai votre demande au conseil. I'll pass your request on to the council.

French · Fluency Level 2

  • Je transmets votre offre aux propriétaires. I'm passing your offer on to the owners.
  • Camille m'a transmis le message. Camille passed the message on to me.
  • Je transmettrai votre demande au conseil. I'll pass your request on to the council.
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The Counter-Offer

Advanced Level 2 · Je leur transmets.

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The Letter, a Favourable Opinion

Fluency Level 2 · Attends. « Votre demande sera transmise au ministère pour décision. »

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -re verb.