Admettre Conjugation in French
admettre means “to admit” in English, and it is one of the verbs French learners meet early — it sits at frequency rank 164 in VerbFlow’s French list. It is a non-reflexive, irregular -re verb, and this page gives you its complete conjugation — every tense, every person, the gerund and the past participle — with notes, examples, common mistakes and a quiz. Here is the verb in a natural sentence: “J'admets l'erreur tous les jours.” — “I admit the mistake every day.”
Quick facts
- Infinitive: admettre
- English: to admit
- Verb type: Non-reflexive, Irregular
- Irregular in: present, passe-simple, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative
- Gerund: en admettant
- Past participle: admis
- Auxiliary: avoir (all perfect tenses are formed with avoir + the past participle)
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.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from VerbFlow’s verified conjugation tables for admettre. Learn the present tense first, then the passé composé and the imperfect, and add the remaining tenses one at a time.
Present indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | admets |
| tu | admets |
| il/elle | admet |
| nous | admettons |
| vous | admettez |
| ils/elles | admettent |
Passé simple
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | admis |
| tu | admis |
| il/elle | admit |
| nous | admîmes |
| vous | admîtes |
| ils/elles | admirent |
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | admettais |
| tu | admettais |
| il/elle | admettait |
| nous | admettions |
| vous | admettiez |
| ils/elles | admettaient |
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | admettrai |
| tu | admettras |
| il/elle | admettra |
| nous | admettrons |
| vous | admettrez |
| ils/elles | admettront |
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | admettrais |
| tu | admettrais |
| il/elle | admettrait |
| nous | admettrions |
| vous | admettriez |
| ils/elles | admettraient |
Present perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | ai admis |
| tu | as admis |
| il/elle | a admis |
| nous | avons admis |
| vous | avez admis |
| ils/elles | ont admis |
Pluperfect (past perfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | avais admis |
| tu | avais admis |
| il/elle | avait admis |
| nous | avions admis |
| vous | aviez admis |
| ils/elles | avaient admis |
Future perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurai admis |
| tu | auras admis |
| il/elle | aura admis |
| nous | aurons admis |
| vous | aurez admis |
| ils/elles | auront admis |
Conditional perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | aurais admis |
| tu | aurais admis |
| il/elle | aurait admis |
| nous | aurions admis |
| vous | auriez admis |
| ils/elles | auraient admis |
Present subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | admette |
| tu | admettes |
| il/elle | admette |
| nous | admettions |
| vous | admettiez |
| ils/elles | admettent |
Imperfect subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| je | admisse |
| tu | admisses |
| il/elle | admît |
| nous | admissions |
| vous | admissiez |
| ils/elles | admissent |
Imperative (affirmative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | admets |
| nous | admettons |
| vous | admettez |
Imperative (negative)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tu | admets |
| nous | admettons |
| vous | admettez |
Gerund and past participle
| Form | French |
|---|---|
| Gerund | en admettant |
| Past participle | admis |
When to use each tense
Present indicative
The present indicative is used for habits, facts and things happening now. With admettre this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “J'admets l'erreur tous les jours.” — “I admit the mistake every day.”
Passé simple
The passé simple is used for completed actions in the past, mainly in written and literary French. With admettre this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Tu admis l'erreur la semaine dernière.” — “You admitted the mistake last week.”
Imperfect
The imperfect is used for ongoing or habitual actions in the past, and for background description. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “Il admettait l'erreur ce matin.” — “He used to admit the mistake this morning.”
Future
The future is used for what will happen, and for predictions. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “Nous admettrons l'erreur.” — “We will admit the mistake.”
Conditional
The conditional is used for what would happen, for polite requests and for hypothetical situations. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “Vous admettriez l'erreur.” — “You would admit the mistake.”
Present perfect
The present perfect (passé composé) is used for completed actions in the past, especially in spoken French. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “Ils ont admis l'erreur hier.” — “They have admitted the mistake yesterday.”
Pluperfect (past perfect)
The pluperfect (past perfect) is used for an action completed before another past action. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “J'avais admis l'erreur hier.” — “I had admitted the mistake yesterday.”
Future perfect
The future perfect is used for what will have happened by a point in the future. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “Tu auras admis l'erreur la semaine prochaine.” — “You will have admitted the mistake next week.”
Conditional perfect
The conditional perfect is used for what would have happened in a different past. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “Il aurait admis l'erreur ce matin.” — “He would have admitted the mistake this morning.”
Present subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used for wishes, doubts, emotions and opinions after que. With admettre this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Il est important que nous admettions l'erreur tous les jours.” — “It is important that We admit the mistake every day.”
Imperfect subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive is used for the past subjunctive: wishes and hypotheticals about the past, mostly in formal and literary French. With admettre this tense is regular, so the forms follow the standard -re pattern. For example: “Il fallait que vous admissiez l'erreur hier.” — “It was necessary that You admit the mistake yesterday.”
Imperative (affirmative)
The imperative (affirmative) is used for direct commands and instructions. With admettre this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Admettez l'erreur !” — “Admit the mistake!”
Imperative (negative)
The imperative (negative) is used for prohibitions and negative commands. With admettre this tense is irregular, so the forms do not follow the regular pattern — learn them as a set rather than guessing from the infinitive. For example: “Ne admets pas l'erreur !” — “Do not admit the mistake!”
Gerund and past participle
The gerund en admettant is used after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. For example: “En admettant, je commence la journée.” — “While admitting, I start the day.” The past participle admis is used with avoir in the perfect tenses, as in j'ai admis — “I have admitted the mistake yesterday.”
Example sentences
Ten natural sentences with admettre, covering different tenses and persons. Say each one aloud, then cover the French and try to produce it from the English.
- “J'admets l'erreur à la maison.” — “I admit the mistake at home.”
- “Tu admis l'erreur ce matin.” — “You admitted the mistake this morning.”
- “Il admettait l'erreur avec Paul.” — “He used to admit the mistake with Paul.”
- “J'admettrai l'erreur demain.” — “I will admit the mistake tomorrow.”
- “Tu admettrais l'erreur tous les jours.” — “You would admit the mistake every day.”
- “Il a admis l'erreur la semaine dernière.” — “He has admitted the mistake last week.”
- “J'avais admis l'erreur ce matin.” — “I had admitted the mistake this morning.”
- “Tu auras admis l'erreur demain.” — “You will have admitted the mistake tomorrow.”
- “Il est important que il admette l'erreur tous les jours.” — “It is important that He admit the mistake every day.”
- “Admets l'erreur !” — “Admit the mistake!”
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.
5. Using the wrong auxiliary in the passé composé
✗ Wrong: “Je suis admis l'erreur hier.”
✓ Right: “J'ai admis l'erreur hier.”
admettre takes avoir in the compound tenses, not être: ai admis, never the être form.
6. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
✗ Wrong: “Il est important que nous admettons l'erreur.”
✓ Right: “Il est important que nous admettions l'erreur.”
After il est important que French needs the subjunctive, so use admettions here, not the indicative admettons.
Quiz: test yourself
Ten questions on admettre. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.
What is the je form of admettre in the Present indicative?
- A) aurai admis
- B) admets
- C) ai admis
- D) aurais admis
What is the il/elle form of admettre in the Passé simple?
- A) admettrait
- B) admit
- C) admis
- D) admette
What is the nous form of admettre in the Imperfect?
- A) aurions admis
- B) admettais
- C) admissions
- D) admettions
What is the tu form of admettre in the Future?
- A) as admis
- B) admettras
- C) admets
- D) admettrai
What is the je form of admettre in the Conditional?
- A) admettais
- B) admettriez
- C) admets
- D) admettrais
What is the il/elle form of admettre in the Present subjunctive?
- A) admette
- B) admettions
- C) admettrait
- D) admît
What is the nous form of admettre in the Present perfect (passé composé)?
- A) avons admis
- B) admissions
- C) admîmes
- D) admettrons
What is the gerund of admettre?
- A) cessant
- B) chargeant
- C) apercevant
- D) en admettant
What is the past participle of admettre?
- A) cessé
- B) construit
- C) admis
- D) cassé
What does admettre mean in English?
- A) adopt
- B) destroy
- C) convince
- D) admit
Answer key
- B) admets — the je form of admettre in the present indicative is admets. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- B) admit — the il/elle form of admettre in the passé simple is admit. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) admettions — the nous form of admettre in the imperfect is admettions. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- B) admettras — the tu form of admettre in the future is admettras. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) admettrais — the je form of admettre in the conditional is admettrais. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- A) admette — the il/elle form of admettre in the present subjunctive is admette. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- A) avons admis — the nous form of admettre in the present perfect (passé composé) is avons admis. The other options are forms of the same verb for different persons or tenses.
- D) 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.
- C) 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.
How to learn this verb
Learn admettre in three passes. First, say the present tense aloud in order — j'admets, tu admets, il admet, nous admettons, vous admettez, ils admettent — three times, then write three sentences with the verb. Second, learn the passé composé with its auxiliary: ai admis shows the pattern, and the participle admis is the same in every perfect tense. Third, add one new tense a day, always in a sentence, and test yourself the next day before you learn the next one. A verb you can use in a sentence is learnt; a verb you can only recite is not. Use the Verb Quiz and the Verb Conjugator to check what has stuck, and compare admettre with the other verbs in this batch on the French verbs hub.
Frequently asked questions
What does admettre mean in English?
admettre means “to admit”. It is a non-reflexive, irregular verb, so its present-tense forms are worth learning first.
Is admettre regular or irregular?
admettre is irregular, and it is irregular in these tenses: present, passe-simple, present-subjunctive, imperative-affirmative, imperative-negative. 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 — use it after en for an action happening at the same time as the main verb. The past participle is admis — use it with avoir for the perfect tenses, as in j'ai admis.
How do I say “I admit” in French?
Say “J'admets l'erreur tous les jours.” — “I admit the mistake every day.” The je form of the present is admets, and it is the form you will use most often.
How do you pronounce admettre?
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.
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