French reference
permettre
to allow
Irregular · 19 form tables
Includes indicative, conditional, subjunctive and imperative forms. Literary categories and supplied participle agreement forms are labeled separately.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I allow |
| tu | you allow |
| il/elle/on | he/she allows |
| nous | we allow |
| vous | you (plural/formal) allow |
| ils/elles | they allow |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I allowed; I have allowed |
| tu | you allowed; you have allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she allowed; he/she has allowed |
| nous | we allowed; we have allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) allowed; you (plural/formal) have allowed |
| ils/elles | they allowed; they have allowed |
Imperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I used to allow |
| tu | you used to allow |
| il/elle/on | he/she used to allow |
| nous | we used to allow |
| vous | you (plural/formal) used to allow |
| ils/elles | they used to allow |
Pluperfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had allowed |
| tu | you had allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had allowed |
| nous | we had allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had allowed |
| ils/elles | they had allowed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will allow |
| tu | you will allow |
| il/elle/on | he/she will allow |
| nous | we will allow |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will allow |
| ils/elles | they will allow |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I will have allowed |
| tu | you will have allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she will have allowed |
| nous | we will have allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) will have allowed |
| ils/elles | they will have allowed |
Near future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I am going to allow |
| tu | you are going to allow |
| il/elle/on | he/she is going to allow |
| nous | we are going to allow |
| vous | you (plural/formal) are going to allow |
| ils/elles | they are going to allow |
Recent past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I have just allowed |
| tu | you have just allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she has just allowed |
| nous | we have just allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) have just allowed |
| ils/elles | they have just allowed |
Simple past (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I allowed |
| tu | you allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she allowed |
| nous | we allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) allowed |
| ils/elles | they allowed |
Past anterior (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I had allowed |
| tu | you had allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she had allowed |
| nous | we had allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) had allowed |
| ils/elles | they had allowed |
Conditional
Conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would allow |
| tu | you would allow |
| il/elle/on | he/she would allow |
| nous | we would allow |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would allow |
| ils/elles | they would allow |
Past conditional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have allowed |
| tu | you would have allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have allowed |
| nous | we would have allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have allowed |
| ils/elles | they would have allowed |
Past conditional, second form (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | I would have allowed |
| tu | you would have allowed |
| il/elle/on | he/she would have allowed |
| nous | we would have allowed |
| vous | you (plural/formal) would have allowed |
| ils/elles | they would have allowed |
Subjunctive
Present subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I allow |
| tu | (that) you allow |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she allows |
| nous | (that) we allow |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) allow |
| ils/elles | (that) they allow |
Past subjunctive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I have allowed |
| tu | (that) you have allowed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she has allowed |
| nous | (that) we have allowed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) have allowed |
| ils/elles | (that) they have allowed |
Imperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I allowed |
| tu | (that) you allowed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she allowed |
| nous | (that) we allowed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) allowed |
| ils/elles | (that) they allowed |
Pluperfect subjunctive (literary)
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| je | (that) I had allowed |
| tu | (that) you had allowed |
| il/elle/on | (that) he/she had allowed |
| nous | (that) we had allowed |
| vous | (that) you (plural/formal) had allowed |
| ils/elles | (that) they had allowed |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | allow! |
| nous | let's allow! |
| vous | allow! (plural/formal) |
Past imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| tu | have allowed by then! |
| nous | let's have allowed by then! |
| vous | have allowed by then! (plural/formal) |
Additional forms
- Gerund
- Present participle
- Past participle
- / /
- Past infinitive
- Perfect participle
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