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Conjugation of the French verb jeter

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb jeter, along with their English translations.

jeter is a regular verb with spelling changes

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
jeter	to throw

Present		Scored
je jette	I throw
tu jettes	you throw
il jette	he throws
elle jette	she throws
nous jetons	we throw
vous jetez	you throw
ils jettent	they throw
elles jettent	they throw

Imperfect		Scored
je jetais	I was throwing
tu jetais	you were throwing
il jetait	he was throwing
elle jetait	she was throwing
nous jetions	we were throwing
vous jetiez	you were throwing
ils jetaient	they were throwing
elles jetaient	they were throwing

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
je jetai	I threw
tu jetas	you threw
il jeta	he threw
elle jeta	she threw
nous jetâmes	we threw
vous jetâtes	you threw
ils jetèrent	they threw
elles jetèrent	they threw

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai jeté	I threw
tu as jeté	you threw
il a jeté	he threw
elle a jeté	she threw
nous avons jeté	we threw
vous avez jeté	you threw
ils ont jeté	they threw
elles ont jeté	they threw

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais jeté	I had thrown
tu avais jeté	you had thrown
il avait jeté	he had thrown
elle avait jeté	she had thrown
nous avions jeté	we had thrown
vous aviez jeté	you had thrown
ils avaient jeté	they had thrown
elles avaient jeté	they had thrown

Future		Scored
je jetterai	I will throw
tu jetteras	you will throw
il jettera	he will throw
elle jettera	she will throw
nous jetterons	we will throw
vous jetterez	you will throw
ils jetteront	they will throw
elles jetteront	they will throw

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai jeté	I will have thrown
tu auras jeté	you will have thrown
il aura jeté	he will have thrown
elle aura jeté	she will have thrown
nous aurons jeté	we will have thrown
vous aurez jeté	you will have thrown
ils auront jeté	they will have thrown
elles auront jeté	they will have thrown

Conditional		Scored
je jetterais	I would throw
tu jetterais	you would throw
il jetterait	he would throw
elle jetterait	she would throw
nous jetterions	we would throw
vous jetteriez	you would throw
ils jetteraient	they would throw
elles jetteraient	they would throw

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais jeté	I would have thrown
tu aurais jeté	you would have thrown
il aurait jeté	he would have thrown
elle aurait jeté	she would have thrown
nous aurions jeté	we would have thrown
vous auriez jeté	you would have thrown
ils auraient jeté	they would have thrown
elles auraient jeté	they would have thrown

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je jette	(... that) I throw
(... que) tu jettes	(... that) you throw
(... que) il jette	(... that) he throws
(... que) elle jette	(... that) she throws
(... que) nous jetions	(... that) we throw
(... que) vous jetiez	(... that) you throw
(... que) ils jettent	(... that) they throw
(... que) elles jettent	(... that) they throw

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) je jetasse	(... that) I was throwing
(... que) tu jetasses	(... that) you were throwing
(... que) il jetât	(... that) he was throwing
(... que) elle jetât	(... that) she was throwing
(... que) nous jetassions	(... that) we were throwing
(... que) vous jetassiez	(... that) you were throwing
(... que) ils jetassent	(... that) they were throwing
(... que) elles jetassent	(... that) they were throwing

Imperative		Scored
jette	Throw
jetons	Let's throw
jetez	Throw

Present Participle		Scored
jetant	throwing

Past Participle		Scored
jeté	thrown

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