Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Introduction to the verb allouer
The English translation of the French verb allouer is “to allocate” or “to assign.” It is pronounced as “al-loo-ay.”
The word allouer comes from the Old French word “alouer,” which means “to attribute” or “to assign.” It is derived from the Latin word “allōcāre,” which is a combination of the prefix “ad,” meaning “to” or “towards,” and the verb “locāre,” meaning “to place” or “to put.” In everyday French, allouer is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a hypothetical or uncertain action that took place in the past.
Here are three examples of its usage in this tense:
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Il est possible que j’aie alloué trop d’argent pour le projet. (It is possible that I allocated too much money for the project.)
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J’étais content que tu aies alloué plus de temps pour ta famille. (I was glad that you allocated more time for your family.)
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Elle a regretté que nous n’ayons pas alloué une plus grande partie du budget pour l’éducation. (She regretted that we did not allocate a larger portion of the budget for education.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of allouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie alloué | Il est possible que j’aie alloué. | It’s possible that I allocated. |
tu | aies alloué | Tu crains que tu aies alloué. | You fear that you allocated. |
il | ait alloué | Il est nécessaire qu’il ait alloué. | It’s necessary that he allocated. |
elle | ait alloué | Elle veut qu’elle ait alloué. | She wants her to have allocated. |
on | ait alloué | On souhaite qu’on ait alloué. | We wish we allocated. |
nous | ayons alloué | Il est essentiel que nous ayons alloué. | It’s essential that we allocated. |
vous | ayez alloué | Il est important que vous ayez alloué. | It’s important that you allocated. |
ils | aient alloué | Ils préfèrent qu’ils aient alloué. | They prefer they allocated. |
elles | aient alloué | Elles espèrent qu’elles aient alloué. | They hope they allocated. |
Other Conjugations for Allouer.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb allouer
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Allouer – About the French Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense
Formation of the Subjonctif Passé
Everyday Usage Patterns
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present tense
Future tense
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