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Conjugation of the French verb allumer

A list of the common conjugations for the French verb allumer, along with their English translations.

allumer is a regular verb

Verb phrases

Infinitive		Scored
allumer	to light

Present		Scored
j'allume	I light
tu allumes	you light
il allume	he lights
elle allume	she lights
nous allumons	we light
vous allumez	you light
ils allument	they light
elles allument	they light

Imperfect		Scored
j'allumais	I was lighting
tu allumais	you were lighting
il allumait	he was lighting
elle allumait	she was lighting
nous allumions	we were lighting
vous allumiez	you were lighting
ils allumaient	they were lighting
elles allumaient	they were lighting

Past Historic / Passé Simple This is a literary tense, i.e. a tense used in writing, in everyday speech the Passé Composé is used to refer to past actions.		Scored
j'allumai	I lighted
tu allumas	you lighted
il alluma	he lighted
elle alluma	she lighted
nous allumâmes	we lighted
vous allumâtes	you lighted
ils allumèrent	they lighted
elles allumèrent	they lighted

Passé Composé		Scored
j'ai allumé	I lighted
tu as allumé	you lighted
il a allumé	he lighted
elle a allumé	she lighted
nous avons allumé	we lighted
vous avez allumé	you lighted
ils ont allumé	they lighted
elles ont allumé	they lighted

Pluperfect / Plus-que-parfait		Scored
j'avais allumé	I had lit
tu avais allumé	you had lit
il avait allumé	he had lit
elle avait allumé	she had lit
nous avions allumé	we had lit
vous aviez allumé	you had lit
ils avaient allumé	they had lit
elles avaient allumé	they had lit

Future		Scored
j'allumerai	I will light
tu allumeras	you will light
il allumera	he will light
elle allumera	she will light
nous allumerons	we will light
vous allumerez	you will light
ils allumeront	they will light
elles allumeront	they will light

Future Perfect / Futur antérieur The French Future Perfect or Futur antérieur is made with the future tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurai allumé	I will have lit
tu auras allumé	you will have lit
il aura allumé	he will have lit
elle aura allumé	she will have lit
nous aurons allumé	we will have lit
vous aurez allumé	you will have lit
ils auront allumé	they will have lit
elles auront allumé	they will have lit

Conditional		Scored
j'allumerais	I would light
tu allumerais	you would light
il allumerait	he would light
elle allumerait	she would light
nous allumerions	we would light
vous allumeriez	you would light
ils allumeraient	they would light
elles allumeraient	they would light

Conditional Perfect / Conditionnel passé The French Conditional Perfect (the past conditional) or Conditionnel passé is made with the conditional tense of avoir or être and the past participle of the verb. The past participle agrees with the subject for verbs that take être, or with the direct object for verbs that take avoir.		Scored
j'aurais allumé	I would have lit
tu aurais allumé	you would have lit
il aurait allumé	he would have lit
elle aurait allumé	she would have lit
nous aurions allumé	we would have lit
vous auriez allumé	you would have lit
ils auraient allumé	they would have lit
elles auraient allumé	they would have lit

Present Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) il allume	(... that) he lights
(... que) elle allume	(... that) she lights
(... que) nous allumions	(... that) we light
(... que) vous allumiez	(... that) you light
(... que) ils allument	(... that) they light
(... que) elles allument	(... that) they light

Imperfect Subjunctive		Scored
(... que) j'allumasse	(... that) I was lighting
(... que) tu allumasses	(... that) you were lighting
(... que) il allumât	(... that) he was lighting
(... que) elle allumât	(... that) she was lighting
(... que) nous allumassions	(... that) we were lighting
(... que) vous allumassiez	(... that) you were lighting
(... que) ils allumassent	(... that) they were lighting
(... que) elles allumassent	(... that) they were lighting

Imperative		Scored
allume	Light
allumons	Let's light
allumez	Light

Present Participle		Scored
allumant	lighting

Past Participle		Scored
allumé	lit

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