Admettre Examples, Sentences & Quiz in French
admettre — to admit — is one of the verbs you will use every day in French. It is a non-reflexive, irregular -re verb, and it comes up in conversation, at work and at home. On this page you will find admettre in real sentences, grouped by meaning and tense, two short texts that show it in context, the mistakes learners actually make with it, and a ten-question quiz with explained answers. Start with the examples, say them aloud, and then test yourself. The full conjugation tables are on the admettre conjugation page, and the deep dive into its most practised tense is on the admettre passé composé tense page.
Example sentences with admettre
In the present tense
- “J'admets l'erreur tous les jours.” — “I admit the mistake every day.”
- “Tu admets l'erreur à la maison.” — “You admit the mistake at home.”
- “Il admet l'erreur ce matin.” — “He admits the mistake this morning.”
- “Nous admettons l'erreur avec Paul.” — “We admit the mistake with Paul.”
- “Vous admettez l'erreur.” — “You admit the mistake.”
- “Ils admettent l'erreur tous les jours.” — “They admit the mistake every day.”
In the passé composé
- “J'ai admis l'erreur hier.” — “I have admitted the mistake yesterday.”
- “Tu as admis l'erreur la semaine dernière.” — “You have admitted the mistake last week.”
- “Il a admis l'erreur ce matin.” — “He has admitted the mistake this morning.”
- “Nous avons admis l'erreur avant la fête.” — “We have admitted the mistake before the party.”
- “Vous avez admis l'erreur.” — “You have admitted the mistake.”
- “Ils ont admis l'erreur hier.” — “They have admitted the mistake yesterday.”
In other tenses
The same verb in the imperfect, the future, the conditional, the present subjunctive and the imperative — the tenses that complete the picture. All forms come from the verified tables.
- “J'admettais l'erreur à la maison.” — “I used to admit the mistake at home.”
- “Tu admettras l'erreur bientôt.” — “You will admit the mistake soon.”
- “Il admettrait l'erreur avec Paul.” — “He would admit the mistake with Paul.”
- “Il est important que nous admettions l'erreur tous les jours.” — “It is important that We admit the mistake every day.”
- “Admets l'erreur !” — “Admit the mistake!”
Admettre in context
J'admets l'erreur tous les jours. Tu admets l'erreur à la maison. Il admet l'erreur ce matin. Nous admettons l'erreur avec Paul. C’est une partie normale de la routine, et c’est pour cela que le présent de admettre est la première forme qu’il convient d’apprendre. Chaque phrase utilise une personne différente, alors lisez-les à voix haute et remarquez comment la forme change — admets, admets, admet, admettons — tandis que le sens reste le même : to admit. J'ai admis l'erreur hier. Tu as admis l'erreur la semaine dernière. Il a admis l'erreur ce matin. Nous avons admis l'erreur avant la fête. C’était une journée normale, mais c’est justement dans des journées comme celle-ci que le passé composé de admettre apparaît sans cesse : une action terminée, un moment précis, et l’histoire continue. Comparez ces phrases avec celles du présent ci-dessus : le verbe change de temps, mais le sens de base — to admit — ne change pas. C’est la différence entre une habitude et un événement terminé.
Common mistakes
1. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
✗ Wrong: “Je admettre l'erreur.”
✓ Right: “J'admets l'erreur tous les jours.”
The infinitive admettre never takes a subject. After je you need the conjugated present form admets.
2. Using the wrong person
✗ Wrong: “Je admets l'erreur.”
✓ Right: “J'admets l'erreur tous les jours.”
admets is the tu form, not the je form. The je form is admets — check the person before you write the form.
3. Using the present for a finished past action
✗ Wrong: “J'admets l'erreur hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai admis l'erreur hier.”
Hier points to the past, so use the present perfect ai admis here, not the present admets.
4. Mixing up the stem in the stressed forms
✗ Wrong: “Je admettons l'erreur.”
✓ Right: “J'admets l'erreur tous les jours.”
admettre is irregular in present, passe-simple, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative: those tenses do not follow the regular -re pattern, so learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. The other tenses follow the regular pattern.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on admettre across the tenses. Answers with explanations follow each question.
What is the tu form of admettre in the Present indicative?
- A) admettent
- B) admets
- C) admisses
- D) admis
What is the je form of admettre in the Present perfect (passé composé)?
- A) admettais
- B) a admis
- C) admettrais
- D) ai admis
What is the il/elle form of admettre in the Imperfect?
- A) admettait
- B) admettaient
- C) a admis
- D) admit
What is the nous form of admettre in the Future?
- A) admettons
- B) admettrez
- C) admettra
- D) admettrons
What is the tu form of admettre in the Conditional?
- A) admettrais
- B) avais admis
- C) auras admis
- D) admets
What is the je form of admettre in the Passé simple?
- A) admit
- B) admis
- C) admisse
- D) aurais admis
What is the nous form of admettre in the Present subjunctive?
- A) admettrons
- B) admettent
- C) admette
- D) admettions
What is the gerund of admettre?
- A) adoptant
- B) admirant
- C) en admettant
- D) conclusant
What is the past participle of admettre?
- A) admis
- B) convaincu
- C) montré
- D) cessé
What does admettre mean in English?
- A) comment
- B) accuse
- C) improve
- D) admit
Answer key
- B) admets — the tu form of admettre in the present indicative is admets. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) ai admis — the je form of admettre in the present perfect (passé composé) is ai admis. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- A) admettait — the il/elle form of admettre in the imperfect is admettait. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) admettrons — the nous form of admettre in the future is admettrons. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- A) admettrais — the tu form of admettre in the conditional is admettrais. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- B) admis — the je form of admettre in the passé simple is admis. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) admettions — the nous form of admettre in the present subjunctive is admettions. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- C) en admettant — the gerund of admettre is en admettant; it is used with en for actions happening at the same time as the main verb. The other options are the present participles of neighbouring verbs.
- A) admis — the past participle of admettre is admis; perfect tenses use avoir + admis. The other options are the participles of neighbouring verbs.
- D) admit — admettre means “to admit” in English. The other options are the meanings of neighbouring verbs.
Frequently asked questions
What does admettre mean in English?
admettre means “to admit”. You use it whenever you talk about to admit in French, in the present, the past and the future.
Is admettre regular or irregular?
admettre is irregular. admettre is irregular in present, passe-simple, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative: those tenses do not follow the regular -re pattern, so learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. The other tenses follow the regular pattern.
What are the gerund and past participle of admettre?
The gerund is en admettant and the past participle is admis. The perfect tenses use avoir + admis.
Where can I see the full conjugation of admettre?
On the admettre conjugation page — every tense, every person, with tables. The admettre passé composé tense page goes deeper into its most practised tense.
Pronunciation
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for admettre, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Related pages
- admettre conjugation — full tables
- admettre in the passé composé tense
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- Verb Tense Timeline — practise admettre with the interactive tool.
- Verb Frequency List — practise admettre with the interactive tool.
- Imperative Maker — practise admettre with the interactive tool.