How to Conjugate 'Remettre' (to Put Back, Replace)

The French verb remettre means "to put back" or "to replace." It is an irregular verb.

How to Conjugate the Verb Remettre

While remettre does not follow the conjugation pattern of a regular verb, it is conjugated the same way as all French verbs ending in -mettre. The following charts will help you memorize the simple conjugations for remettre.

	Present	Future	Imperfect	Present participle
je	remets	remettrai	remettais	remettant
tu	remets	remettras	remettais
il	remet	remettra	remettait
nous	remettons	remettrons	remettions
vous	remettez	remettrez	remettiez
ils	remettent	remettront	remettaient

	Subjunctive	Conditional	Passé simple	Imperfect subjunctive
je	remette	remettrais	remis	remisse
tu	remettes	remettrais	remis	remisses
il	remette	remettrait	remit	remît
nous	remettions	remettrions	remîmes	remissions
vous	remettiez	remettriez	remîtes	remissiez
ils	remettent	remettraient	remirent	remissent

Imperative

(tu) - remets

(nous) - remettons

(vous) - remettez

How to Use Remettre in the Past Tense

The most common way to put something in the past tense in French is to use the passé composé. It is a compound tense requiring an auxiliary verb and a past participle. For remettre, the auxiliary verb is avoir and the past participle is remis.

For example:

Elle a remis le jus d'orange.
She replaced the orange juice.

Ils ont remis les livres.
They put back the books.