Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Permitirse in Spanish
To afford (something) Regular IR Verb Top 100
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Permitirse
- Permitirse in the Indicative Present
- Permitirse in the Indicative Preterite
- Permitirse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Permitirse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Permitirse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Permitirse in the Indicative Future
- Permitirse in the Indicative Conditional
- Permitirse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Permitirse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Permitirse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Permitirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Permitirse
- Imperative tenses of Permitirse
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Permitirse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Permitirse is the Spanish verb for "to afford (something)". It is a regular IR reflexive verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | permitirse | to afford (something) |
| Past participle | permitido | afforded |
| Gerund | permitiendo | affording |
Indicative Tenses of Permitirse
Permitirse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of permitirse 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, "me permito", meaning "I afford".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permito | I afford |
| Tú | te permites | you afford |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permite | s/he affords, you (formal) afford |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitimos | we afford |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitís | you (plural) afford |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permiten | they afford, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of permitirse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me permití", meaning "I afforded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permití | I afforded |
| Tú | te permitiste | you afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permitió | s/he afforded, you (formal) afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitimos | we afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitisteis | you (plural) afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permitieron | they afforded, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of permitirse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me permitía", meaning "I used to afford".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permitía | I used to afford |
| Tú | te permitías | you used to afford |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permitía | s/he used to afford, you (formal) used to afford |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitíamos | we used to afford |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitíais | you (plural) used to afford |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permitían | they used to afford, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of permitirse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy permitiendo", meaning "I am affording".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy permitiendo | I am affording |
| Tú | te estás permitiendo | you are affording |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está permitiendo | s/he is affording, you (formal) are affording |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos permitiendo | we are affording |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis permitiendo | you (plural) are affording |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están permitiendo | they are affording, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of permitirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a permitir", meaning "I am going to afford".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a permitir | I am going to afford |
| Tú | te vas a permitir | you are going to afford |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a permitir | s/he is going to afford, you (formal) are going to afford |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a permitir | we are going to afford |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a permitir | you (plural) are going to afford |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a permitir | they are going to afford, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of permitirse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me permitiré", meaning "I will afford".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permitiré | I will afford |
| Tú | te permitirás | you will afford |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permitirá | s/he will afford, you (formal) will afford |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitiremos | we will afford |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitiréis | you (plural) will afford |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permitirán | they will afford, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of permitirse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me permitiría", meaning "I would afford".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permitiría | I would afford |
| Tú | te permitirías | you would afford |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permitiría | s/he would afford, you (formal) would afford |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitiríamos | we would afford |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitiríais | you (plural) would afford |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permitirían | they would afford, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of permitirse 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, "me he permitido", meaning "I have afforded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he permitido | I have afforded |
| Tú | te has permitido | you have afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha permitido | s/he has afforded, you (formal) have afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos permitido | we have afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis permitido | you (plural) have afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han permitido | they have afforded, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of permitirse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había permitido", meaning "I had afforded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había permitido | I had afforded |
| Tú | te habías permitido | you had afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había permitido | s/he had afforded, you (formal) had afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos permitido | we had afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais permitido | you (plural) had afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían permitido | they had afforded, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of permitirse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré permitido", meaning "I will have afforded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré permitido | I will have afforded |
| Tú | te habrás permitido | you will have afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá permitido | s/he will have afforded, you (formal) will have afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos permitido | we will have afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis permitido | you (plural) will have afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán permitido | they will have afforded, |
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Permitirse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of permitirse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría permitido", meaning "I would have afforded".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría permitido | I would have afforded |
| Tú | te habrías permitido | you would have afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría permitido | s/he would have afforded, you (formal) would have afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos permitido | we would have afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais permitido | you (plural) would have afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían permitido | they would have afforded, |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Permitirse
Permitirse 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, "me permita", meaning "I afford".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permita | I afford |
| Tú | te permitas | you afford |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permita | s/he affords, you (formal) afford |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitamos | we afford |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitáis | you (plural) afford |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permitan | they afford, |
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Permitirse 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, "me permitiera", meaning "I afforded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permitiera | I afforded |
| Tú | te permitieras | you afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permitiera | s/he afforded, you (formal) afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitiéramos | we afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitierais | you (plural) afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permitieran | they afforded, |
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Permitirse 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, "me permitiere", meaning "I will afford".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me permitiere | I will afford |
| Tú | te permitieres | you will afford |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se permitiere | s/he will afford, you (formal) will afford |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos permitiéremos | we will afford |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os permitiereis | you (plural) will afford |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se permitieren | they will afford, |
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Permitirse 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, "me haya permitido", meaning "I have afforded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya permitido | I have afforded |
| Tú | te hayas permitido | you have afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya permitido | s/he has afforded, you (formal) have afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos permitido | we have afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis permitido | you (plural) have afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan permitido | they have afforded, |
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Permitirse 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, "me hubiera permitido", meaning "I had afforded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera permitido | I had afforded |
| Tú | te hubieras permitido | you had afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera permitido | s/he had afforded, you (formal) had afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos permitido | we had afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais permitido | you (plural) had afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran permitido | they had afforded, |
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Permitirse 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, "me hubiere permitido", meaning "I will have afforded".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere permitido | I will have afforded |
| Tú | te hubieres permitido | you will have afforded |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere permitido | s/he will have afforded, you (formal) will have afforded |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos permitido | we will have afforded |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis permitido | you (plural) will have afforded |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren permitido | they will have afforded, |
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Imperative Tenses of Permitirse
Permitirse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "permítase", meaning "(to you formal) afford!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | permítete | (to you) afford! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | permítase | (to you formal) afford! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | permitámonos | let's afford! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | permitíos | (to you plural) afford! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | permítanse | (to you plural formal) afford! |
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Permitirse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se permita", meaning "(to you formal) don't afford!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te permitas | (to you) don't afford! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se permita | (to you formal) don't afford! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos permitamos | let's not afford! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os permitáis | (to you plural) don't afford! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se permitan | (to you plural formal) don't afford! |
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