Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) 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 “ah-loo-ay” in the infinitive form.
The word allouer comes from the Middle French verb alouer, which has its roots in the Latin word allaudare, meaning “to praise” or “to allow.” In everyday French, allouer is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses a hypothetical action that took place before another past action.
Here are three examples of allouer in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, with their respective English translations:
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J’aurais aimé qu’il m’ait alloué plus de temps pour terminer mon projet.
English translation: I wish he had allocated more time for me to finish my project. -
Il était impératif que nous ayons alloué suffisamment de ressources pour cette mission.
English translation: It was imperative that we had allocated enough resources for this mission. -
Si j’avais suivi ton conseil, j’aurais alloué plus de budget pour notre voyage.
English translation: If I had followed your advice, I would have allocated more budget for our trip.
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of allouer
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse alloué | J’aurais aimé que je eusse alloué. | I wish I had allotted. |
tu | eusses alloué | J’aurais aimé que tu eusses alloué. | I wish you had allotted. |
il | eût alloué | J’aurais aimé qu’il eût alloué. | I wish he had allotted. |
elle | eût alloué | J’aurais aimé qu’elle eût alloué. | I wish she had allotted. |
on | eût alloué | J’aurais aimé qu’on eût alloué. | I wish one had allotted. |
nous | eussions alloué | J’aurais aimé que nous eussions alloué. | I wish we had allotted. |
vous | eussiez alloué | J’aurais aimé que vous eussiez alloué. | I wish you had allotted. |
ils | eussent alloué | J’aurais aimé qu’ils eussent alloué. | I wish they had allotted. |
elles | eussent alloué | J’aurais aimé qu’elles eussent alloué. | I wish they had allotted. |
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
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 Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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