How to conjugate Permanecer in Spanish
To stay, to remain Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Permanecer
- Permanecer in the Indicative Present
- Permanecer in the Indicative Preterite
- Permanecer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Permanecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Permanecer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Permanecer in the Indicative Future
- Permanecer in the Indicative Conditional
- Permanecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Permanecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Permanecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Permanecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Permanecer
- Imperative tenses of Permanecer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Permanecer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Permanecer is the Spanish verb for "to stay, to remain". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to permanecer include: alojarse, quedarse, mantenerse, quedar, sobrar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | permanecer | to stay, to remain |
| Past participle | permanecido | stayed |
| Gerund | permaneciendo | staying |
Indicative Tenses of Permanecer
Permanecer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of permanecer is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "permanezco", meaning "I stay".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permanezco | I stay |
| Tú | permaneces | you stay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permanece | s/he stays, you (formal) stay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permanecemos | we stay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permanecéis | you (plural) stay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanecen | they stay, you (plural formal) stay |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Permanecer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of permanecer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "permanecí", meaning "I stayed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permanecí | I stayed |
| Tú | permaneciste | you stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permaneció | s/he stayed, you (formal) stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permanecimos | we stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permanecisteis | you (plural) stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanecieron | they stayed, you (plural formal) stayed |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of permanecer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "permanecía", meaning "I used to stay".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permanecía | I used to stay |
| Tú | permanecías | you used to stay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permanecía | s/he used to stay, you (formal) used to stay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permanecíamos | we used to stay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permanecíais | you (plural) used to stay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanecían | they used to stay, you (plural formal) used to stay |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of permanecer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy permaneciendo", meaning "I am staying".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy permaneciendo | I am staying |
| Tú | estás permaneciendo | you are staying |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está permaneciendo | s/he is staying, you (formal) are staying |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos permaneciendo | we are staying |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis permaneciendo | you (plural) are staying |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están permaneciendo | they are staying, you (plural formal) are staying |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of permanecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a permanecer", meaning "I am going to stay".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a permanecer | I am going to stay |
| Tú | vas a permanecer | you are going to stay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a permanecer | s/he is going to stay, you (formal) are going to stay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a permanecer | we are going to stay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a permanecer | you (plural) are going to stay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a permanecer | they are going to stay, you (plural formal) are going to stay |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of permanecer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "permaneceré", meaning "I will stay".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permaneceré | I will stay |
| Tú | permanecerás | you will stay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permanecerá | s/he will stay, you (formal) will stay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permaneceremos | we will stay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permaneceréis | you (plural) will stay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanecerán | they will stay, you (plural formal) will stay |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of permanecer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "permanecería", meaning "I would stay".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permanecería | I would stay |
| Tú | permanecerías | you would stay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permanecería | s/he would stay, you (formal) would stay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permaneceríamos | we would stay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permaneceríais | you (plural) would stay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanecerían | they would stay, you (plural formal) would stay |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of permanecer is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "he permanecido", meaning "I have stayed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he permanecido | I have stayed |
| Tú | has permanecido | you have stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha permanecido | s/he has stayed, you (formal) have stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos permanecido | we have stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis permanecido | you (plural) have stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han permanecido | they have stayed, you (plural formal) have stayed |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of permanecer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había permanecido", meaning "I had stayed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había permanecido | I had stayed |
| Tú | habías permanecido | you had stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había permanecido | s/he had stayed, you (formal) had stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos permanecido | we had stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais permanecido | you (plural) had stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían permanecido | they had stayed, you (plural formal) had stayed |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of permanecer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré permanecido", meaning "I will have stayed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré permanecido | I will have stayed |
| Tú | habrás permanecido | you will have stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá permanecido | s/he will have stayed, you (formal) will have stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos permanecido | we will have stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis permanecido | you (plural) will have stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán permanecido | they will have stayed, you (plural formal) will have stayed |
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Permanecer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of permanecer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría permanecido", meaning "I would have stayed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría permanecido | I would have stayed |
| Tú | habrías permanecido | you would have stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría permanecido | s/he would have stayed, you (formal) would have stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos permanecido | we would have stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais permanecido | you (plural) would have stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían permanecido | they would have stayed, you (plural formal) would have stayed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Permanecer
Permanecer in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "permanezca", meaning "I stay".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permanezca | I stay |
| Tú | permanezcas | you stay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permanezca | s/he stays, you (formal) stay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permanezcamos | we stay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permanezcáis | you (plural) stay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanezcan | they stay, you (plural formal) stay |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Permanecer in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "permaneciera", meaning "I stayed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permaneciera | I stayed |
| Tú | permanecieras | you stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permaneciera | s/he stayed, you (formal) stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permaneciéramos | we stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permanecierais | you (plural) stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanecieran | they stayed, you (plural formal) stayed |
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Permanecer in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "permaneciere", meaning "I will stay".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permaneciere | I will stay |
| Tú | permanecieres | you will stay |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permaneciere | s/he will stay, you (formal) will stay |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permaneciéremos | we will stay |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permaneciereis | you (plural) will stay |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanecieren | they will stay, you (plural formal) will stay |
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Permanecer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "haya permanecido", meaning "I have stayed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya permanecido | I have stayed |
| Tú | hayas permanecido | you have stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya permanecido | s/he has stayed, you (formal) have stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos permanecido | we have stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis permanecido | you (plural) have stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan permanecido | they have stayed, you (plural formal) have stayed |
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Permanecer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "hubiera permanecido", meaning "I had stayed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera permanecido | I had stayed |
| Tú | hubieras permanecido | you had stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera permanecido | s/he had stayed, you (formal) had stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos permanecido | we had stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais permanecido | you (plural) had stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran permanecido | they had stayed, you (plural formal) had stayed |
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Permanecer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "hubiere permanecido", meaning "I will have stayed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere permanecido | I will have stayed |
| Tú | hubieres permanecido | you will have stayed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere permanecido | s/he will have stayed, you (formal) will have stayed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos permanecido | we will have stayed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis permanecido | you (plural) will have stayed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren permanecido | they will have stayed, you (plural formal) will have stayed |
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Imperative Tenses of Permanecer
Permanecer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "permanezca", meaning "(to you formal) stay!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | permanece | (to you) stay! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permanezca | (to you formal) stay! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permanezcamos | let's stay! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permaneced | (to you plural) stay! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permanezcan | (to you plural formal) stay! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Permanecer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no permanezca", meaning "(to you formal) don't stay!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no permanezcas | (to you) don't stay! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no permanezca | (to you formal) don't stay! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no permanezcamos | let's not stay! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no permanezcáis | (to you plural) don't stay! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no permanezcan | (to you plural formal) don't stay! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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