Key facts

Admettre

To admit

B1Irregular
Model
mettre
Stem
admett
Past participle
admis

Examples

J'admets mon erreur.

I admit my mistake.

Il n'admet pas son tort.

He doesn't admit his fault.

Nous admettions le public.

We used to admit the public.

Nous avons admis le candidat.

We admitted the candidate.

This verb is highly irregular. Prioritize repetition and active recall.

Présent

Indicative present — everyday actions, ongoing situations, and habits; the tense you rely on most in conversation.

Group 3
J'admets
Iadmit
Tuadmets
Youadmit
Iladmet
Headmits
Nousadmettons
Weadmit
Vousadmettez
Youadmit
Ilsadmettent
Theyadmit

Futur proche

Near future with aller + infinitive — what you are about to do, very soon after the moment of speaking.

Jevais admettre
Iam going to admit
Tuvas admettre
Youare going to admit
Ilva admettre
Heis going to admit
Nousallons admettre
Weare going to admit
Vousallez admettre
Youare going to admit
Ilsvont admettre
Theyare going to admit

Passé récent

Recent past with venir de + infinitive — something that has just finished, still fresh in the speaker’s mind.

Jeviens d'admettre
Ihave just admitted
Tuviens d'admettre
Youhave just admitted
Ilvient d'admettre
Hehas just admitted
Nousvenons d'admettre
Wehave just admitted
Vousvenez d'admettre
Youhave just admitted
Ilsviennent d'admettre
Theyhave just admitted

Passé composé

Compound past with être or avoir + past participle — completed, one-off events and the backbone of spoken storytelling.

J'ai admis
Ihave admitted
Tuas admis
Youhave admitted
Ila admis
Hehas admitted
Nousavons admis
Wehave admitted
Vousavez admis
Youhave admitted
Ilsont admis
Theyhave admitted

Conditionnel présent

Conditional mood — polite requests, imagined outcomes, and what would happen under certain conditions.

J'admettrais
Iwould admit
Tuadmettrais
Youwould admit
Iladmettrait
Hewould admit
Nousadmettrions
Wewould admit
Vousadmettriez
Youwould admit
Ilsadmettraient
Theywould admit

Futur simple

Simple future — often more formal or literary than the near future; states intentions farther ahead in time.

J'admettrai
Iwill admit
Tuadmettras
Youwill admit
Iladmettra
Hewill admit
Nousadmettrons
Wewill admit
Vousadmettrez
Youwill admit
Ilsadmettront
Theywill admit

Imparfait

Imperfect — repeated habits in the past, background description, and actions still in progress when something else occurred.

J'admettais
Iwas admitting
Tuadmettais
Youwere admitting
Iladmettait
Hewas admitting
Nousadmettions
Were admitting
Vousadmettiez
Youwere admitting
Ilsadmettaient
Theywere admitting

Impératif présent

Present imperative — direct commands and friendly requests; only tu, nous, and vous person forms exist.

(Tu)admets
Youadmit
(Nous)admettons
Weadmit
(Vous)admettez
Youadmit

Participe présent

Present participle — the -ant form in subordinate clauses, compound tenses, and many fixed expressions.

admettant
admitting

Gérondif présent

Gerund with en + present participle — simultaneous action, manner, or cause while something else is going on.

en admettant
admitting

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