meter Conditional Conjugation
meter — to put
The conditional of meter is regular: metería, meterías, metería, meteríamos, meteríais, meterían.
meter Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say where you 'would put' something under certain conditions or to make a polite suggestion.
Notes on meter in the Conditional
Meter is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive, and every form has an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Yo metería el pastel en el horno ahora mismo.
I would put the cake in the oven right now.
yo
¿Meterías tú la bicicleta en el trastero?
Would you put the bicycle in the storage room?
tú
Nosotros meteríamos más cosas si hubiera espacio.
We would put more things in if there were space.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: metría
Correct: metería
Why: Learners sometimes try to drop the 'e' from the stem like they do with 'poner' (pondría), but 'meter' is regular and keeps the 'e'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: meto
The present tense of meter is regular: meto, metes, mete, metemos, metéis, meten.
Preterite
yo: metí
The preterite of meter is regular: metí, metiste, metió, metimos, metisteis, metieron.
Imperfect
yo: metía
The imperfect of meter uses standard -er endings: metía, metías, metía, metíamos, metíais, metían.
Future
yo: meteré
The future of meter is regular, using the infinitive as the stem: meteré, meterás, meterá, meteremos, meteréis, meterán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: meta
The present subjunctive of meter follows the regular -er pattern: meta, metas, meta, metamos, metáis, metan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: metiera
The imperfect subjunctive of meter is formed from the preterite stem: metiera, metieras, metiera, metiéramos, metierais, metieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: mete
The imperative of meter gives commands: mete (tú), meta (usted), metamos (nosotros), meted (vosotros), metan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no metas
The negative imperative of meter uses present subjunctive forms: no metas, no meta, no metamos, no metáis, no metan.