Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Introduction to the verb autoriser
The English translation of the French verb autoriser is “to authorize” or “to allow.” The infinitive form is pronounced “oh-toh-ree-zay.”
The word autoriser comes from the Latin word “autorisare,” meaning “to give authority to.” It entered the French language in the 14th century.
In everyday French, autoriser is often used in the Subjonctif Passé tense to express a past action that was authorized or allowed.
Examples:
- J’espère que tu as autorisé ton frère à utiliser la voiture hier soir. (I hope you authorized your brother to use the car last night.)
- Il faut que je vérifie si elle a autorisé le paiement de la facture. (I need to check if she authorized the payment of the bill.)
- Nous sommes contents que vous ayez autorisé le projet malgré les risques. (We are glad that you authorized the project despite the risks.)
Table of the Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of autoriser
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | aie autorisé | Il est possible que j’aie autorisé. | It’s possible I authorized. |
tu | aies autorisé | Tu crains que tu aies autorisé. | You fear you authorized. |
il | ait autorisé | Il est important qu’il ait autorisé. | It’s important he authorized. |
elle | ait autorisé | Elle veut qu’elle ait autorisé. | She wants it to have been authorized. |
on | ait autorisé | On espère qu’on ait autorisé. | We hope we authorized. |
nous | ayons autorisé | Nous exigeons que nous ayons autorisé. | We demand we authorized. |
vous | ayez autorisé | Il est possible que vous ayez autorisé. | It’s possible you authorized. |
ils | aient autorisé | Ils prétendent qu’ils aient autorisé. | They claim they authorized. |
elles | aient autorisé | Elles doutent qu’elles aient autorisé. | They doubt they authorized. |
Other Conjugations for Autoriser.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser (this article)
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb autoriser
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Autoriser – 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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