Conjugation of permettre in French
permettreto allow, to permitirregular
Présentpresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | permets | |
| tu | permets | |
| il/elle/on | permet | |
| nous | permettons | |
| vous | permettez | |
| ils/elles | permettent |
Common mistakes in the Présent
- nous
perméttonspermettonsThe stem does not take an accent: it is permettons, not perméttons.
Passé composépresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | ai permis | |
| tu | as permis | |
| il/elle/on | a permis | |
| nous | avons permis | |
| vous | avez permis | |
| ils/elles | ont permis |
Imparfaitimperfect
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | permettais | |
| tu | permettais | |
| il/elle/on | permettait | |
| nous | permettions | |
| vous | permettiez | |
| ils/elles | permettaient |
Futur simplefuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | permettrai | |
| tu | permettras | |
| il/elle/on | permettra | |
| nous | permettrons | |
| vous | permettrez | |
| ils/elles | permettront |
Common mistakes in the Futur simple
- je
permetteraipermettraiThe future stem is permettr-, so the correct form is permettrai.
Conditionnel présentconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | permettrais | |
| tu | permettrais | |
| il/elle/on | permettrait | |
| nous | permettrions | |
| vous | permettriez | |
| ils/elles | permettraient |
Subjonctif présentpresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | permette | |
| tu | permettes | |
| il/elle/on | permette | |
| nous | permettions | |
| vous | permettiez | |
| ils/elles | permettent |
Common mistakes in the Subjonctif présent
- nous
perméttionspermettionsKeep the double -tt- and no accent: nous permettions.
Impératifimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tu | permets | |
| nous | permettons | |
| vous | permettez |
Participe passépast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| je | permis | |
| tu | permis | |
| il/elle/on | permis | |
| nous | permis | |
| vous | permis | |
| ils/elles | permis |
permettre — frequently asked questions
Is permettre a regular verb?
No — permettre is an irregular French verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does permettre mean?
permettre is a French verb meaning "to allow, to permit".