French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | octroie | octroyais | octroierai | octroierais | octroie | octroyasse | ||
| tu | octroies | octroyais | octroieras | octroierais | octroies | octroyasses | ||
| il | octroie | octroyait | octroiera | octroierait | octroie | octroyât | ||
| nous | octroyons | octroyions | octroierons | octroierions | octroyions | octroyassions | ||
| vous | octroyez | octroyiez | octroierez | octroieriez | octroyiez | octroyassiez | ||
| ils | octroient | octroyaient | octroieront | octroieraient | octroient | octroyassent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai octroyé | avais octroyé | aurai octroyé | aurais octroyé | aie octroyé | eusse octroyé | ||
| tu | as octroyé | avais octroyé | auras octroyé | aurais octroyé | aies octroyé | eusses octroyé | ||
| il | a octroyé | avait octroyé | aura octroyé | aurait octroyé | ait octroyé | eût octroyé | ||
| nous | avons octroyé | avions octroyé | aurons octroyé | aurions octroyé | ayons octroyé | eussions octroyé | ||
| vous | avez octroyé | aviez octroyé | aurez octroyé | auriez octroyé | ayez octroyé | eussiez octroyé | ||
| ils | ont octroyé | avaient octroyé | auront octroyé | auraient octroyé | aient octroyé | eussent octroyé | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| j’ | octroyai | eus octroyé | (tu) | octroie | Present | octroyant | ||
| tu | octroyas | eus octroyé | (nous) | octroyons | Past | octroyé | ||
| il | octroya | eut octroyé | (vous) | octroyez | Perfect | ayant octroyé | ||
| nous | octroyâmes | eûmes octroyé | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | octroyâtes | eûtes octroyé | (tu) | aie octroyé | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | octroyèrent | eurent octroyé | (nous) | ayons octroyé | avoir octroyé | |||
| (vous) | ayez octroyé | |||||||
Octroyer is a stem-changing verb (y to i).



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