Key facts

Remettre

To put back · to put back/to hand in/to deliver

A2Irregular
Model
mettre
Stem
remett
Past participle
remis

Examples

Je remets ma veste.

I put my jacket back on.

Il ne remet pas son pull.

He isn't putting his sweater back on.

Nous remettions le couvert.

We were setting the table again.

Nous avons remis l'argent.

We handed over the money.

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
Jeremets
Iput back
Turemets
Youput back
Ilremet
Heputs back
Nousremettons
Weput back
Vousremettez
Youput back
Ilsremettent
Theyput back

Futur proche

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

Jevais remettre
Iam going to put back
Tuvas remettre
Youare going to put back
Ilva remettre
Heis going to put back
Nousallons remettre
Weare going to put back
Vousallez remettre
Youare going to put back
Ilsvont remettre
Theyare going to put back

Passé récent

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

Jeviens de remettre
Ihave just put
Tuviens de remettre
Youhave just put
Ilvient de remettre
Hehas just put
Nousvenons de remettre
Wehave just put
Vousvenez de remettre
Youhave just put
Ilsviennent de remettre
Theyhave just put

Passé composé

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

J'ai remis
Ihave put
Tuas remis
Youhave put
Ila remis
Hehas put
Nousavons remis
Wehave put
Vousavez remis
Youhave put
Ilsont remis
Theyhave put

Conditionnel présent

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

Jeremettrais
Iwould put back
Turemettrais
Youwould put back
Ilremettrait
Hewould put back
Nousremettrions
Wewould put back
Vousremettriez
Youwould put back
Ilsremettraient
Theywould put back

Futur simple

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

Jeremettrai
Iwill put back
Turemettras
Youwill put back
Ilremettra
Hewill put back
Nousremettrons
Wewill put back
Vousremettrez
Youwill put back
Ilsremettront
Theywill put back

Imparfait

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

Jeremettais
Iwas putting
Turemettais
Youwere putting
Ilremettait
Hewas putting
Nousremettions
Were putting
Vousremettiez
Youwere putting
Ilsremettaient
Theywere putting

Impératif présent

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

(Tu)remets
Youput back
(Nous)remettons
Weput back
(Vous)remettez
Youput back

Participe présent

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

remettant
putting back

Gérondif présent

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

en remettant
putting back

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