Key facts

Jeter

To throw · to throw/to throw away

A2Irregular
Stem
jet
Past participle
jeté

Examples

Je jette le papier.

I throw away the paper.

Il ne jette pas son pain.

He doesn't throw away his bread.

Nous jetions tout.

We were throwing everything away.

Nous avons jeté le sac.

We threw away the bag.

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 1
Jette
Ithrow
Tujettes
Youthrow
Iljette
Hethrows
Nousjetons
Wethrow
Vousjetez
Youthrow
Ilsjettent
Theythrow

Futur proche

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

Jevais jeter
Iam going to throw
Tuvas jeter
Youare going to throw
Ilva jeter
Heis going to throw
Nousallons jeter
Weare going to throw
Vousallez jeter
Youare going to throw
Ilsvont jeter
Theyare going to throw

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de jeter
Ihave just thrown
Tuviens de jeter
Youhave just thrown
Ilvient de jeter
Hehas just thrown
Nousvenons de jeter
Wehave just thrown
Vousvenez de jeter
Youhave just thrown
Ilsviennent de jeter
Theyhave just thrown

Passé composé

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

J'ai jeté
Ihave thrown
Tuas jeté
Youhave thrown
Ila jeté
Hehas thrown
Nousavons jeté
Wehave thrown
Vousavez jeté
Youhave thrown
Ilsont jeté
Theyhave thrown

Conditionnel présent

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

Jetterais
Iwould throw
Tujetterais
Youwould throw
Iljetterait
Hewould throw
Nousjetterions
Wewould throw
Vousjetteriez
Youwould throw
Ilsjetteraient
Theywould throw

Futur simple

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

Jetterai
Iwill throw
Tujetteras
Youwill throw
Iljettera
Hewill throw
Nousjetterons
Wewill throw
Vousjetterez
Youwill throw
Ilsjetteront
Theywill throw

Imparfait

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

Jetais
Iwas throwing
Tujetais
Youwere throwing
Iljetait
Hewas throwing
Nousjetions
Were throwing
Vousjetiez
Youwere throwing
Ilsjetaient
Theywere throwing

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)jette
Youthrow
(Nous)jetons
Wethrow
(Vous)jetez
Youthrow

Participe présent

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

jetant
throwing

Gérondif présent

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

en jetant
throwing

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