French Verb Conjugations
| Present | Imperfect | Future | Conditional | Subjunctive | Imperfect subj. | |||
| je | permets | permettais | permettrai | permettrais | permette | permisse | ||
| tu | permets | permettais | permettras | permettrais | permettes | permises | ||
| il | permet | permettait | permettra | permettrait | permette | permît | ||
| nous | permettons | permettions | permettrons | permettrions | permettions | permissions | ||
| vous | permettez | permettiez | permettrez | permettriez | permettiez | permissiez | ||
| ils | permettent | permettaient | permettront | permettraient | permettent | permissent | ||
| Passé composé | Past perfect | Future perfect | Past conditional | Past subjunctive | Pluperfect subj. | |||
| j’ | ai permis | avais permis | aurai permis | aurais permis | aie permis | eusse permis | ||
| tu | as permis | avais permis | auras permis | aurais permis | aies permis | eusses permis | ||
| il | a permis | avait permis | aura permis | aurait permis | ait permis | eût permis | ||
| nous | avons permis | avions permis | aurons permis | aurions permis | ayons permis | eussions permis | ||
| vous | avez permis | aviez permis | aurez permis | auriez permis | ayez permis | eussiez permis | ||
| ils | ont permis | avaient permis | auront permis | auraient permis | aient permis | eussent permis | ||
| Passé simple | Past anterior | Imperative | Participles | |||||
| je / j’ | permis | eus permis | (tu) | permets | Present | permettant | ||
| tu | permis | eus permis | (nous) | permettons | Past | permis | ||
| il | permit | eut permis | (vous) | permettez | Perfect | ayant permis | ||
| nous | permîmes | eûmes permis | Past imperative | |||||
| vous | permîtes | eûtes permis | (tu) | aie permis | Past infinitive | |||
| ils | permirent | eurent permis | (nous) | ayons permis | avoir permis | |||
| (vous) | ayez permis | |||||||
Permettre is an irregular -re verb.
Listening

Le festival de Cannes is one of the most famous film festivals in the world, and it takes place every May in the beautiful south of France. This issue of Lawless French à fond is all about movies and movie festivals.

A self-study French course divided into 30 loosely themed units consisting of grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation lessons; cultural tips; and assorted quizzes along the way.
An indirect object is a person that someone or something does something to indirectly. In both French and English, indirect objects are often replaced with indirect object pronouns.