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Italian verb · irregular · first needed at beginner level (A1)

mettere

to put

Regular except for the participle . means “to put on” clothes: .

Speed:

Present

Presente

What happens now, usually, or in the near future.

iometto
tumetti
lui / leimette
noimettiamo
voimettete
loromettono

Present perfect

Passato prossimo

Finished actions in the past: what you did yesterday, last week or last year.

ioho messo
tuhai messo
lui / leiha messo
noiabbiamo messo
voiavete messo
lorohanno messo

Imperfect

Imperfetto

Descriptions and habits in the past: what used to happen or was going on.

iomettevo
tumettevi
lui / leimetteva
noimettevamo
voimettevate
loromettevano

Future

Futuro semplice

What will happen. Also used to guess about the present.

iometterò
tumetterai
lui / leimetterà
noimetteremo
voimetterete
lorometteranno

Conditional

Condizionale presente

What would happen, and polite requests and wishes.

iometterei
tumetteresti
lui / leimetterebbe
noimetteremmo
voimettereste
lorometterebbero

Present subjunctive

Congiuntivo presente

After in phrases like , , .

iometta
tumetta
lui / leimetta
noimettiamo
voimettiate
loromettano

Examples

  • Dove metto la valigia?Where shall I put the suitcase?
  • Mettiti la giacca, fa freddo.Put your jacket on, it's cold.
  • Ho messo lo zucchero nel caffè.I put sugar in the coffee.