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FRENCH VERB

autoriser

to allow

  • #399 most used
  • Regular -er verb
  • Past participle: autorisé
  • Present participle: autorisant

Conjugation

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Present

Présent · now, habits and facts

  1. je I allow
  2. tu you allow
  3. il, elle, on he/she allows
  4. nous we allow
  5. vous you allow
  6. ils, elles they allow

Past

Passé composé · finished actions

  1. je I allowed
  2. tu you allowed
  3. il, elle, on he/she allowed
  4. nous we allowed
  5. vous you allowed
  6. ils, elles they allowed

Imperfect

Imparfait · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. je I used to allow
  2. tu you used to allow
  3. il, elle, on he/she used to allow
  4. nous we used to allow
  5. vous you used to allow
  6. ils, elles they used to allow

Future

Futur simple · plans; in speech, “je vais parler” is just as common

  1. je I will allow
  2. tu you will allow
  3. il, elle, on he/she will allow
  4. nous we will allow
  5. vous you will allow
  6. ils, elles they will allow

Conditional

Conditionnel · “would”, polite requests

  1. je I would allow
  2. tu you would allow
  3. il, elle, on he/she would allow
  4. nous we would allow
  5. vous you would allow
  6. ils, elles they would allow

Present subjunctive

Subjonctif présent · wishes, doubts, “il faut que …”

  1. je (that) I allow
  2. tu (that) you allow
  3. il, elle, on (that) he/she allow
  4. nous (that) we allow
  5. vous (that) you allow
  6. ils, elles (that) they allow

Imperative

Impératif · requests and orders

  1. tu allow!
  2. nous allow! (let’s)
  3. vous allow! (plural, or formal)

How to use autoriser

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    L'hôtel autorise les chiens, mais pas dans le restaurant.

    The hotel allows dogs, but not in the restaurant.

  2. Past

    Ses parents l'ont autorisée à partir seule.

    Her parents allowed her to go on her own.

  3. Imperfect

    Avant, on autorisait les voitures sur cette plage.

    Cars used to be allowed on this beach.

  4. Future

    La mairie autorisera la terrasse jusqu'à minuit cet été.

    The town hall will allow the terrace until midnight this summer.

  5. Conditional

    Je n'autoriserais pas mon fils à sortir si tard.

    I wouldn't allow my son out so late.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Il faut que le propriétaire autorise les travaux.

    The landlord has to allow the works.

  7. Imperative

    Autorisez l'accès à la caméra dans les réglages.

    Allow camera access in the settings.

Good to know

  • Autoriser quelqu'un à faire; être autorisé à, to be allowed to.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -er verb.