Past tense of allow
regular verb
The past tense of allow is allowed. The past participle is also allowed.
Forms of allow
| Base form (V1) | allow /əˈlaʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | allowed /əˈlaʊd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | allowed /əˈlaʊd/ |
| Present participle | allowing /əˈlaʊɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | allows /əˈlaʊz/ |
Allowed in a sentence
- Smoking (is) allowed only in designated areas.
- "Well, that rug does match the wallpaper," he allowed.
- A peasant is not allowed to fall in love with a lady of quality.From the entry quality
- The bathroom was for employees only, so civilians weren't allowed to use it.From the entry civilian
- Bad! You know you're not allowed in the kitchen after dinner.From the entry bad
Meaning of allow
- verb To let one have as a suitable share of something.
- verb To present something as possible or reasonable.
- verb To permit, to give permission to.
Questions about the past tense of allow
- What is the past tense of allow?
- The past tense of allow is allowed.
- What is the past participle of allow?
- The past participle of allow is allowed.
- Is allow a regular or irregular verb?
- Allow is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: allow (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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