How to conjugate Permitir in Spanish
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Permitir
- Permitir in the Indicative Present
- Permitir in the Indicative Preterite
- Permitir in the Indicative Imperfect
- Permitir in the Indicative Future
- Permitir in the Indicative Conditional
- Permitir in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Permitir in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Permitir in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Permitir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Permitir
- Permitir in the Subjunctive Present
- Permitir in the Subjunctive Imperfect
- Permitir in the Subjunctive Future
- Permitir in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
- Permitir in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
- Permitir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
- Imperative tenses of Permitir
- Permitir in the Imperative Affirmative
- Permitir in the Imperative Negative
- Example sentences and usage
Introduction
Permitir is the Spanish verb for to allow, to permit. It is a regular IR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 16 major Spanish tenses!
| Spanish | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | permitir | to allow, to permit |
| Past participle | permitido | allowed |
| Gerund | permitiendo | allowing |
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Indicative Tenses of Permitir
Permitir in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of permitir 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, "permito", meaning "I allow".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permito | I allow |
| Tú | permites | you allow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permite | s/he allow, you (formal) allow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitimos | we allow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitís | you (plural) allow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permiten | they allow, you (plural formal) allow |
Permitir in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of permitir is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "permití", meaning "I allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permití | I allowed |
| Tú | permitiste | you allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permitió | s/he allowed, you (formal) allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitimos | we allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitisteis | you (plural) allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitieron | they allowed, you (plural formal) allowed |
Permitir in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of permitir is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "permitía", meaning "I used to allow".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permitía | I used to allow |
| Tú | permitías | you used to allow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permitía | s/he used to allow, you (formal) used to allow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitíamos | we used to allow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitíais | you (plural) used to allow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitían | they used to allow, you (plural formal) used to allow |
Permitir in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of permitir is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "permitiré", meaning "I will allow".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permitiré | I will allow |
| Tú | permitirás | you will allow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permitirá | s/he will allow, you (formal) will allow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitiremos | we will allow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitiréis | you (plural) will allow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitirán | they will allow, you (plural formal) will allow |
Permitir in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of permitir is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "permitiría", meaning "I would allow".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permitiría | I would allow |
| Tú | permitirías | you would allow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permitiría | s/he would allow, you (formal) would allow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitiríamos | we would allow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitiríais | you (plural) would allow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitirían | they would allow, you (plural formal) would allow |
Permitir in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of permitir 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 permitido", meaning "I have allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he permitido | I have allowed |
| Tú | has permitido | you have allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha permitido | s/he has allowed, you (formal) have allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos permitido | we have allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis permitido | you (plural) have allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han permitido | they have allowed, you (plural formal) have allowed |
Permitir in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of permitir is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había permitido", meaning "I had allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había permitido | I had allowed |
| Tú | habías permitido | you had allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había permitido | s/he had allowed, you (formal) had allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos permitido | we had allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais permitido | you (plural) had allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían permitido | they had allowed, you (plural formal) had allowed |
Permitir in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of permitir is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré permitido", meaning "I will have allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré permitido | I will have allowed |
| Tú | habrás permitido | you will have allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá permitido | s/he will have allowed, you (formal) will have allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos permitido | we will have allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis permitido | you (plural) will have allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán permitido | they will have allowed, you (plural formal) will have allowed |
Permitir in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of permitir is used to talk about something that would have happened in the future but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría permitido", meaning "I would have allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría permitido | I would have allowed |
| Tú | habrías permitido | you would have allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría permitido | s/he would have allowed, you (formal) would have allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos permitido | we would have allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais permitido | you (plural) would have allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían permitido | they would have allowed, you (plural formal) would have allowed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Permitir
Permitir 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, "permita", meaning "I allow".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permita | I allow |
| Tú | permitas | you allow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permita | s/he allow, you (formal) allow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitamos | we allow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitáis | you (plural) allow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitan | they allow, you (plural formal) allow |
Permitir 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, "permitiera", meaning "I allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permitiera | I allowed |
| Tú | permitieras | you allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permitiera | s/he allowed, you (formal) allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitiéramos | we allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitierais | you (plural) allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitieran | they allowed, you (plural formal) allowed |
Permitir in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used For example, "permitiere", meaning "I will allow".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | permitiere | I will allow |
| Tú | permitieres | you will allow |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permitiere | s/he will allow, you (formal) will allow |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitiéremos | we will allow |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitiereis | you (plural) will allow |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitieren | they will allow, you (plural formal) will allow |
Permitir 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 permitido", meaning "I have allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya permitido | I have allowed |
| Tú | hayas permitido | you have allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya permitido | s/he has allowed, you (formal) have allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos permitido | we have allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis permitido | you (plural) have allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan permitido | they have allowed, you (plural formal) have allowed |
Permitir 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 permitido", meaning "I had allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera permitido | I had allowed |
| Tú | hubieras permitido | you had allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera permitido | s/he had allowed, you (formal) had allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos permitido | we had allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais permitido | you (plural) had allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran permitido | they had allowed, you (plural formal) had allowed |
Permitir in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used For example, "hubiere permitido", meaning "I will have allowed".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere permitido | I will have allowed |
| Tú | hubieres permitido | you will have allowed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere permitido | s/he will have allowed, you (formal) will have allowed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos permitido | we will have allowed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis permitido | you (plural) will have allowed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren permitido | they will have allowed, you (plural formal) will have allowed |
Imperative Tenses of Permitir
Permitir in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "permita", meaning "(to you formal) allow!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | permite | (to you) allow! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permita | (to you formal) allow! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitamos | (to we) allow! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitid | (to you plural) allow! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permitan | (to you plural formal) allow! |
Permitir in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no permita", meaning "(to you formal) don't allow!".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no permitas | (to you) don't allow! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no permita | (to you formal) don't allow! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no permitamos | (to we) don't allow! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no permitáis | (to you plural) don't allow! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no permitan | (to you plural formal) don't allow! |
Example sentences and usage
- El dinero te permite comprar cualquier cosa. Money enables you to buy anything.
- Su bajo salario no le permite comprarse la casa. His low salary prevents him from buying the house.
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