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transmettre

to transmit


Irregular3rd ending

In the tables below, the stem is shown in black and the ending in purple.

1.

Présent

Current actions, habits, and general truths.

jetransmets
tutransmets
il/elletransmet
noustransmettons
voustransmettez
ils/ellestransmettent

Je transmets le message à mon collègue.

I transmit the message to my colleague.

Ils transmettent des informations importantes.

They transmit important information.

2.

Passé Composé

Completed past actions with present relevance.

jeai transmis
tuas transmis
il/ellea transmis
nousavons transmis
vousavez transmis
ils/ellesont transmis

J'ai transmis le rapport hier.

I transmitted the report yesterday.

Nous avons transmis les résultats au directeur.

We transmitted the results to the manager.

3.

Imparfait

Ongoing or habitual past actions, descriptions, and background.

jetransmettais
tutransmettais
il/elletransmettait
noustransmettions
voustransmettiez
ils/ellestransmettaient

Je transmettais souvent des nouvelles à ma famille.

I often transmitted news to my family.

Elle transmettait des conseils à ses élèves.

She transmitted advice to her students.

4.

Futur Simple

Future events, promises, and formal predictions.

jetransmettrai
tutransmettras
il/elletransmettra
noustransmettrons
voustransmettrez
ils/ellestransmettront

Je transmettrai le document demain.

I will transmit the document tomorrow.

Ils transmettront les instructions plus tard.

They will transmit the instructions later.

5.

Conditionnel Présent

Hypothetical outcomes, polite requests, and reported future.

jetransmettrais
tutransmettrais
il/elletransmettrait
noustransmettrions
voustransmettriez
ils/ellestransmettraient

Je transmettrais les informations si j'avais le temps.

I would transmit the information if I had the time.

Elle transmettrait le message à ses amis.

She would transmit the message to her friends.

6.

Subjonctif Présent

Doubt, desire, necessity, and emotion in subordinate clauses.

jetransmette
tutransmettes
il/elletransmette
noustransmettions
voustransmettiez
ils/ellestransmettent

Il faut que je transmette ces données rapidement.

It is necessary that I transmit this data quickly.

Bien qu'ils transmettent leurs idées, il y a des malentendus.

Although they transmit their ideas, there are misunderstandings.

7.

Plus-que-parfait

Actions completed before another past action.

jeavais transmis
tuavais transmis
il/elleavait transmis
nousavions transmis
vousaviez transmis
ils/ellesavaient transmis

J'avais transmis le fichier avant la réunion.

I had transmitted the file before the meeting.

Nous avions transmis toutes les informations nécessaires.

We had transmitted all the necessary information.

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Common questions
Is "transmettre" regular or irregular in French?
"transmettre" is an irregular French verb. It does not follow the standard 3rd conjugation pattern and must be memorized.
How do you conjugate "transmettre" in the present tense?
In the Présent, "transmettre" conjugates as: transmets, transmets, transmettons, and more. See the full table above.
What is the past tense of "transmettre" in French?
In the Passé Composé, "transmettre" conjugates as: ai transmis, as transmis, avons transmis, and more. See the full table above.
How common is "transmettre" in French?
"transmettre" (to transmit) is one of the most commonly used verbs in French.