Meter Conjugation | How to Conjugate Meter in Spanish

Meter means “to put,” “to insert,” “to place,” or “to get something into somewhere.” You will learn its fully regular -ER conjugation and its main location and involvement patterns.

Meter conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular ER. RAE gives meto, metes / metés, mete, metemos, metéis, meten, with regular gerund metiendo and participle metido.

Meter gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber in compound forms. The participle metido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	meter	to put / insert
Gerund	metiendo	putting / inserting
Past participle	metido	put / inserted

Meter meaning and essential uses

RAE’s central transitive sense is introducing or putting something inside another thing or place: Meto las llaves en el bolso. — “I put the keys in the bag.”

RAE also records causative and placement meanings, plus many pronominal extensions with meterse. This lesson keeps the target meter separate from those pronominal uses.

Meter regular conjugation pattern

The stem met- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm: meto, metí, metía, meteré, meta.

There are no stem changes, spelling alternations, irregular tense stems, irregular gerunds, or irregular participles.

Meter indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Meter present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	meto	I put / insert
Tú — you, singular informal	metes	you put / insert
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	mete	he / she puts / inserts; you put / insert (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	metemos	we put / insert
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	metéis	you put / insert (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	meten	they put / insert; you put / insert (plural)

• Meto las llaves en el bolso. — I put the keys in the bag.

Meter preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	metí	I put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	metiste	you put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	metió	he / she put / inserted; you put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	metimos	we put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	metisteis	you put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	metieron	they put / inserted; you put / inserted (plural)

• Ayer metí los documentos en la carpeta. — Yesterday I put the documents in the folder.

Meter imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	metía	I used to put / insert / was putting / inserting
Tú — you, singular informal	metías	you used to put / insert / were putting / inserting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	metía	he / she used to put / insert / was putting / inserting; you used to put / insert / were putting / inserting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	metíamos	we used to put / insert / were putting / inserting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	metíais	you used to put / insert / were putting / inserting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	metían	they used to put / insert / were putting / inserting; you used to put / insert / were putting / inserting (plural)

• Antes metíamos las cajas en ese armario. — We used to put the boxes in that cupboard.

Meter present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar plus metiendo.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy metiendo	I am putting / inserting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás metiendo	you are putting / inserting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está metiendo	he / she is putting / inserting; you are putting / inserting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos metiendo	we are putting / inserting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis metiendo	you are putting / inserting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están metiendo	they are putting / inserting; you are putting / inserting (plural)

• Estoy metiendo la ropa en la maleta. — I am putting the clothes in the suitcase.

Meter near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir + a + meter.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a meter	I am going to put / insert
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a meter	you are going to put / insert
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a meter	he / she is going to put / insert; you are going to put / insert (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a meter	we are going to put / insert
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a meter	you are going to put / insert (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a meter	they are going to put / insert; you are going to put / insert (plural)

• Voy a meter el coche en el garaje. — I am going to put the car in the garage.

Meter future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	meteré	I will put / insert
Tú — you, singular informal	meterás	you will put / insert
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	meterá	he / she will put / insert; you will put / insert (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	meteremos	we will put / insert
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	meteréis	you will put / insert (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	meterán	they will put / insert; you will put / insert (plural)

• Meteremos los datos en el sistema mañana. — We will enter the data into the system tomorrow.

Meter conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	metería	I would put / insert
Tú — you, singular informal	meterías	you would put / insert
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	metería	he / she would put / insert; you would put / insert (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	meteríamos	we would put / insert
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	meteríais	you would put / insert (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	meterían	they would put / insert; you would put / insert (plural)

• Metería otra silla en la sala. — I would put another chair in the room.

Meter present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he metido	I have put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	has metido	you have put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha metido	he / she has put / inserted; you have put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos metido	we have put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis metido	you have put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han metido	they have put / inserted; you have put / inserted (plural)

• He metido todo en la mochila. — I have put everything in the backpack.

Meter past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había metido	I had put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	habías metido	you had put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había metido	he / she had put / inserted; you had put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos metido	we had put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais metido	you had put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían metido	they had put / inserted; you had put / inserted (plural)

• Ya habíamos metido las cajas dentro. — We had already put the boxes inside.

Meter future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré metido	I will have put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás metido	you will have put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá metido	he / she will have put / inserted; you will have put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos metido	we will have put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis metido	you will have put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán metido	they will have put / inserted; you will have put / inserted (plural)

• Para entonces habrán metido todos los archivos en el sistema. — By then they will have entered all the files into the system.

Meter conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría metido	I would have put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías metido	you would have put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría metido	he / she would have put / inserted; you would have put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos metido	we would have put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais metido	you would have put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían metido	they would have put / inserted; you would have put / inserted (plural)

• Habría metido el documento en otra carpeta. — I would have put the document in another folder.

Meter subjunctive conjugations

Meter present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	meta	that I put / insert
Tú — you, singular informal	metas	that you put / insert
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	meta	that he / she put / insert; that you put / insert (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	metamos	that we put / insert
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	metáis	that you put / insert (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	metan	that they put / insert; that you put / insert (plural)

• Quiero que metas las botellas en la nevera. — I want you to put the bottles in the refrigerator.

Meter imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	metiera	that I put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	metieras	that you put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	metiera	that he / she put / inserted; that you put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	metiéramos	that we put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	metierais	that you put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	metieran	that they put / inserted; that you put / inserted (plural)

• Preferían que metiéramos todo en una sola caja. — They preferred that we put everything in one box.
• Era mejor que metieses los datos manualmente. — It was better for you to enter the data manually.

Meter future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms belong mainly to formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical registers.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	metiere	if / when I should put / insert
Tú — you, singular informal	metieres	if / when you should put / insert
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	metiere	if / when he / she should put / insert; if / when you should put / insert (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	metiéremos	if / when we should put / insert
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	metiereis	if / when you should put / insert (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	metieren	if / when they should put / insert; if / when you should put / insert (plural)

• Quien metiere material no autorizado deberá retirarlo. — Whoever should insert unauthorized material must remove it.

Meter present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya metido	that I have put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas metido	that you have put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya metido	that he / she has put / inserted; that you have put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos metido	that we have put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis metido	that you have put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan metido	that they have put / inserted; that you have put / inserted (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas metido las llaves en el bolso. — I am glad that you put the keys in the bag.

Meter past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera metido	that I had put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras metido	that you had put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera metido	that he / she had put / inserted; that you had put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos metido	that we had put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais metido	that you had put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran metido	that they had put / inserted; that you had put / inserted (plural)

• Si hubiera metido el coche antes, no se habría mojado. — If I had put the car inside earlier, it would not have gotten wet.
• Si hubieses metido los archivos en la carpeta correcta, los habríamos encontrado. — If you had put the files in the correct folder, we would have found them.

Meter future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber plus invariant metido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere metido	if / when I should have put / inserted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres metido	if / when you should have put / inserted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere metido	if / when he / she should have put / inserted; if / when you should have put / inserted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos metido	if / when we should have put / inserted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis metido	if / when you should have put / inserted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren metido	if / when they should have put / inserted; if / when you should have put / inserted (plural)

• Si hubieren metido datos adicionales, deberán verificarlos. — If they should have entered additional data, they must verify it.

Meter imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Meter affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	mete	put
Usted — you, singular formal	meta	put (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	metamos	let’s put
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	meted	put (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	metan	put (plural)

• Mete las cajas aquí. — Put the boxes here.

Meter negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no metas	do not put
Usted — you, singular formal	no meta	do not put (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no metamos	let’s not put
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no metáis	do not put (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no metan	do not put (plural)

• No metas la mano ahí. — Do not put your hand there.

Common constructions with Meter

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• meter algo en / dentro de + place. — to put / insert something in or inside a place.
• meter datos / información en + system. — to enter data / information into a system.
• meter a alguien en + situation. — to involve or get someone into a situation.
• meterse. — separate pronominal family meaning to get in, interfere, become involved, and more.

Example sentences with Meter

These examples reinforce useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• Mete el teléfono en el bolsillo. — Put the phone in your pocket.
• No quiero meter a nadie en problemas. — I do not want to get anyone into trouble.
• Han metido todos los datos correctamente. — They have entered all the data correctly.
• Espero que metas la comida en la nevera. — I hope you put the food in the refrigerator.
• Voy a meter otra caja en el coche. — I am going to put another box in the car.
• Mete primero los objetos pesados. — Put the heavy objects in first.

Regional and usage notes for Meter

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms where vos is used.

• Vos metés las llaves en el bolso. — You put the keys in the bag. (voseo)
• Meté los documentos aquí. — Put the documents here. (affirmative vos command)

Meter is fully regular. Focus on its highly productive location pattern meter algo en + place, and keep the separate pronominal verb meterse distinct when the subject enters or becomes involved.