Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Meter in Spanish
To put, to place Regular ER Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Meter
- Meter in the Indicative Present
- Meter in the Indicative Preterite
- Meter in the Indicative Imperfect
- Meter in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Meter in the Indicative Informal Future
- Meter in the Indicative Future
- Meter in the Indicative Conditional
- Meter in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Meter in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Meter in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Meter in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Meter
- Imperative tenses of Meter
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- Practice Meter conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Meter is the Spanish verb for "to put, to place". It is a regular ER verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to meter include: colocar, poner, posar, situar, echar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | meter | to put, to place |
| Past participle | metido | put |
| Gerund | metiendo | putting |
Indicative Tenses of Meter
Meter in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of meter is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "meto", meaning "I put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | meto | I put |
| Tú | metes | you put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | mete | s/he puts, you (formal) put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | metemos | we put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | metéis | you (plural) put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | meten | they put |
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Meter in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of meter is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "metí", meaning "I put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | metí | I put |
| Tú | metiste | you put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | metió | s/he put, you (formal) put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | metimos | we put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | metisteis | you (plural) put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | metieron | they put |
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Meter in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of meter is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "metía", meaning "I used to put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | metía | I used to put |
| Tú | metías | you used to put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | metía | s/he used to put, you (formal) used to put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | metíamos | we used to put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | metíais | you (plural) used to put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | metían | they used to put |
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Meter in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of meter is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy metiendo", meaning "I am putting".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy metiendo | I am putting |
| Tú | estás metiendo | you are putting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está metiendo | s/he is putting, you (formal) are putting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos metiendo | we are putting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis metiendo | you (plural) are putting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están metiendo | they are putting |
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Meter in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of meter is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a meter", meaning "I am going to put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a meter | I am going to put |
| Tú | vas a meter | you are going to put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a meter | s/he is going to put, you (formal) are going to put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a meter | we are going to put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a meter | you (plural) are going to put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a meter | they are going to put |
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Meter in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of meter is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "meteré", meaning "I will put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | meteré | I will put |
| Tú | meterás | you will put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meterá | s/he will put, you (formal) will put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | meteremos | we will put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | meteréis | you (plural) will put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | meterán | they will put |
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Meter in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of meter is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "metería", meaning "I would put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | metería | I would put |
| Tú | meterías | you would put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | metería | s/he would put, you (formal) would put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | meteríamos | we would put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | meteríais | you (plural) would put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | meterían | they would put |
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Meter in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of meter is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he metido", meaning "I have put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he metido | I have put |
| Tú | has metido | you have put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha metido | s/he has put, you (formal) have put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos metido | we have put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis metido | you (plural) have put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han metido | they have put |
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Meter in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of meter is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había metido", meaning "I had put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había metido | I had put |
| Tú | habías metido | you had put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había metido | s/he had put, you (formal) had put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos metido | we had put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais metido | you (plural) had put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían metido | they had put |
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Meter in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of meter is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré metido", meaning "I will have put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré metido | I will have put |
| Tú | habrás metido | you will have put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá metido | s/he will have put, you (formal) will have put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos metido | we will have put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis metido | you (plural) will have put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán metido | they will have put |
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Meter in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of meter is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría metido", meaning "I would have put".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría metido | I would have put |
| Tú | habrías metido | you would have put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría metido | s/he would have put, you (formal) would have put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos metido | we would have put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais metido | you (plural) would have put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían metido | they would have put |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Meter
Meter in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "meta", meaning "I put".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | meta | I put |
| Tú | metas | you put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meta | s/he puts, you (formal) put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | metamos | we put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | metáis | you (plural) put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | metan | they put |
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Meter in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "metiera", meaning "I put".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | metiera | I put |
| Tú | metieras | you put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | metiera | s/he put, you (formal) put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | metiéramos | we put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | metierais | you (plural) put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | metieran | they put |
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Meter in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "metiere", meaning "I will put".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | metiere | I will put |
| Tú | metieres | you will put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | metiere | s/he will put, you (formal) will put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | metiéremos | we will put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | metiereis | you (plural) will put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | metieren | they will put |
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Meter in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya metido", meaning "I have put".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya metido | I have put |
| Tú | hayas metido | you have put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya metido | s/he has put, you (formal) have put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos metido | we have put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis metido | you (plural) have put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan metido | they have put |
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Meter in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera metido", meaning "I had put".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera metido | I had put |
| Tú | hubieras metido | you had put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera metido | s/he had put, you (formal) had put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos metido | we had put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais metido | you (plural) had put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran metido | they had put |
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Meter in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere metido", meaning "I will have put".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere metido | I will have put |
| Tú | hubieres metido | you will have put |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere metido | s/he will have put, you (formal) will have put |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos metido | we will have put |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis metido | you (plural) will have put |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren metido | they will have put |
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Imperative Tenses of Meter
Meter in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "meta", meaning "(to you formal) put!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | mete | (to you) put! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | meta | (to you formal) put! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | metamos | let's put! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | meted | (to you plural) put! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | metan | (to you plural formal) put! |
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Meter in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no meta", meaning "(to you formal) don't put!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no metas | (to you) don't put! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no meta | (to you formal) don't put! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no metamos | let's not put! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no metáis | (to you plural) don't put! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no metan | (to you plural formal) don't put! |
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