All verbs

/ʒəte/to throwA2

Family
Group 1 — regular `-er`
Takes
a direct object — Takes a direct object

Build map — what to memorise

These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.

The nous form
jetons
Presentprésentstem changes

Singular — the short stem

jett-+-e -es -e

Presentprésent1 exception(s)

Boot verb — ils takes the singular stem back

jet-+-ons -ez -ent

  • ils jettentthe rule said jetent
Imperfectimparfaitfollows the rule

jet-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Present participleparticipe-présentfollows the rule

jet-+-ant

Subjunctivesubjonctif-présentfollows the rule

Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms

jett-+-e -es -e -ent

Infinitive
jeter
Simple futurefutur-simplestem changes

jetter-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont

Conditionalconditionnel-présentfollows the rule

Futur stem + imparfait endings

jetter-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient

Near futurefutur-prochefollows the rule

aller + infinitive

jeter

Past participle
jeté

Takes avoir

Passé composépassé-composéfollows the rule

avoir (present) + past participle

jeté

Pluperfectplus-que-parfaitfollows the rule

Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle

jeté

Conjugation

présent
Ije jette/ʒə ʒɛt/I throw
youtu jettes/ty ʒɛt/you throw
he/sheil jette/il ʒɛt/he throws
wenous jetons/nu ʒətɔ̃/we throw
youvous jetez/vu ʒəte/you throw
theyils jettent/il ʒɛt/they throw

Examples

  • Je le jette.

    /ʒə lə ʒɛt/

    I'm throwing it away.

  • Ne le jette pas.

    /nə lə ʒɛt pa/

    Don't throw it away.

  • Il a tout jeté.

    /il a tu ʒə.te/

    He threw everything out.

Set phrases

  • jeter un coup d'œil

    to have a quick look

  • jeter à la poubelle

    to throw in the bin

Notes

  • jeter un coup d'œil is to have a quick look — literally to throw a glance, the same image as English "to cast an eye over".

  • The t doubles where the ending is silent: je jette but nous jetons. See verbes-orthographe.