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Verb

mettere

to put / to place

Auxiliary: avere

'mettere' is a second-conjugation (-ere) verb with an irregular past participle 'messo'; it takes 'avere' in compound tenses.

Metto le chiavi sul tavolo.

I put the keys on the table.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

io metto
I put

Metto sempre lo zaino sulla sedia.

I always put my backpack on the chair.

tu metti
you put

Dove metti le tue cose?

Where do you put your things?

lui/lei mette
he/she puts

Lei mette lo zucchero nel caffè.

She puts sugar in her coffee.

noi mettiamo
we put

Mettiamo i piatti in tavola.

We put the plates on the table.

voi mettete
you (plural) put

Perché mettete tutto in disordine?

Why do you put everything in a mess?

loro mettono
they put

Mettono le scarpe all'ingresso.

They put their shoes at the entrance.

Imperfetto

Imperfect

io mettevo
I was putting/used to put

Da bambino mettevo tutto in bocca.

As a child I used to put everything in my mouth.

tu mettevi
you were putting/used to put

Mettevi sempre troppo sale nella pasta.

You always used to put too much salt in the pasta.

lui/lei metteva
he/she was putting/used to put

Metteva i risparmi sotto il materasso.

He used to put his savings under the mattress.

noi mettevamo
we were putting/used to put

Mettevamo l'albero di Natale a dicembre.

We used to put up the Christmas tree in December.

voi mettevate
you (plural) were putting/used to put

Dove mettevate le biciclette da piccoli?

Where did you use to put your bikes as kids?

loro mettevano
they were putting/used to put

Mettevano sempre la musica a tutto volume.

They always used to put the music on full blast.

Passato prossimo

Present Perfect

io ho messo
I put

Ho messo il libro nello zaino.

I put the book in the backpack.

tu hai messo
you put

Dove hai messo le mie chiavi?

Where did you put my keys?

lui/lei ha messo
he/she put

Ha messo la giacca sull'attaccapanni.

He put the jacket on the coat rack.

noi abbiamo messo
we put

Abbiamo messo tutto in ordine.

We put everything in order.

voi avete messo
you (plural) put

Avete messo il vino in frigo?

Did you put the wine in the fridge?

loro hanno messo
they put

Hanno messo i bambini a letto.

They put the children to bed.

Trapassato prossimo

Past Perfect

io avevo messo
I had put

Avevo messo la sveglia alle sei.

I had set the alarm for six.

tu avevi messo
you had put

Non ricordavi dove avevi messo il portafoglio.

You didn't remember where you had put your wallet.

lui/lei aveva messo
he/she had put

Aveva messo da parte dei soldi.

She had set aside some money.

noi avevamo messo
we had put

Avevamo messo le valigie in auto.

We had put the suitcases in the car.

voi avevate messo
you (plural) had put

Avevate messo il cartello sbagliato.

You had put up the wrong sign.

loro avevano messo
they had put

Avevano messo tutti d'accordo.

They had gotten everyone to agree.

Futuro semplice

Future

io metterò
I will put

Metterò le foto in un album.

I'll put the photos in an album.

tu metterai
you will put

Cosa metterai per la cerimonia?

What will you wear for the ceremony?

lui/lei metterà
he/she will put

Metterà la sua firma sul contratto.

He'll put his signature on the contract.

noi metteremo
we will put

Metteremo una tenda in giardino.

We'll put up a tent in the garden.

voi metterete
you (plural) will put

Dove metterete il nuovo divano?

Where will you put the new sofa?

loro metteranno
they will put

Metteranno un cancello all'ingresso.

They'll put a gate at the entrance.

Condizionale

Condizionale presente

Present Conditional

io metterei
I would put

Metterei un quadro su questa parete.

I would put a painting on this wall.

tu metteresti
you would put

Metteresti tu la tavola stasera?

Would you set the table tonight?

lui/lei metterebbe
he/she would put

Non metterebbe mai a rischio la famiglia.

He would never put his family at risk.

noi metteremmo
we would put

Metteremmo volentieri il naso in quella storia.

We would gladly stick our nose into that affair.

voi mettereste
you (plural) would put

Mettereste una firma qui, per favore?

Would you put a signature here, please?

loro metterebbero
they would put

Metterebbero tutto per iscritto.

They would put everything in writing.

Congiuntivo

Congiuntivo presente

Present Subjunctive

io metta
(that) I put

Vuoi che metta io la musica?

Do you want me to put on the music?

tu metta
(that) you put

È meglio che tu metta il cappotto.

You'd better put on your coat.

lui/lei metta
(that) he/she put

Bisogna che metta la firma qui.

It's necessary that he put his signature here.

noi mettiamo
(that) we put

Vuole che mettiamo tutto in ordine.

He wants us to put everything in order.

voi mettiate
(that) you (plural) put

Spero che mettiate le scarpe giuste.

I hope you put on the right shoes.

loro mettano
(that) they put

Aspetto che mettano tutto a posto.

I'm waiting for them to put everything back.

Congiuntivo imperfetto

Imperfect Subjunctive

io mettessi
(that) I put

Voleva che io mettessi la firma per prima.

She wanted me to sign first.

tu mettessi
(that) you put

Se mettessi un po' d'impegno, riusciresti.

If you put in a bit of effort, you'd succeed.

lui/lei mettesse
(that) he/she put

Bastava che mettesse la data corretta.

It was enough for him to put the right date.

noi mettessimo
(that) we put

Chiese che mettessimo tutto per iscritto.

He asked us to put everything in writing.

voi metteste
(that) you (plural) put

Vorrei che metteste da parte le liti.

I'd like you to set aside your quarrels.

loro mettessero
(that) they put

Sperava che mettessero fine alla discussione.

He hoped they would put an end to the argument.

Imperativo

Imperativo

Imperative

tu metti
put!

Metti il cappotto, fa freddo!

Put on your coat, it's cold!

Lei metta
put! (formal)

Metta pure la borsa sulla sedia.

Do put your bag on the chair.

noi mettiamo
let's put!

Mettiamo un po' di musica!

Let's put on some music!

voi mettete
put! (plural)

Mettete i telefoni in modalità silenziosa.

Put your phones on silent mode.

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