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SPANISH VERB

admitir

to admit

  • #391 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: admitiendo
  • Past participle: admitido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I admit
  2. tú you admit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she admits
  4. nosotros we admit
  5. vosotros Spain you all admit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they admit

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I admited
  2. tú you admited
  3. usted, él, ella he/she admited
  4. nosotros we admited
  5. vosotros Spain you all admited
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they admited

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to admit
  2. tú you used to admit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to admit
  4. nosotros we used to admit
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to admit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to admit

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will admit
  2. tú you will admit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will admit
  4. nosotros we will admit
  5. vosotros Spain you all will admit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will admit

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would admit
  2. tú you would admit
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would admit
  4. nosotros we would admit
  5. vosotros Spain you all would admit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would admit

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I admit
  2. tú (that) you admit
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she admit
  4. nosotros (that) we admit
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all admit
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they admit

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I admited
  2. tú (if) you admited
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she admited
  4. nosotros (if) we admited
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all admited
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they admited

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú admit!
  2. usted admit! (formal)
  3. nosotros admit! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain admit! (all of you)
  5. ustedes admit! (all of you)

How to use admitir

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Admito que me equivoqué con el restaurante.

    I admit I was wrong about the restaurant.

  2. Past

    Al final admitió que no había leído el contrato.

    In the end he admitted he hadn't read the contract.

  3. Imperfect

    Ese hotel no admitía mascotas, por eso no fuimos.

    That hotel didn't allow pets, that's why we didn't go.

  4. Future

    ¿Admitirá algún día que tenías razón?

    Will he ever admit that you were right?

  5. Conditional

    Yo admitiría el error y pediría perdón.

    I'd admit the mistake and apologize.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Es difícil que admita que necesita ayuda.

    It's unlikely he'll admit he needs help.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me sorprendió que admitiera su culpa tan rápido.

    It surprised me that she admitted her guilt so quickly.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Admite que la película te gustó!

    Admit that you liked the movie!

Good to know

  • "Admitir" is also to accept: aquí no admiten tarjetas, no se admiten perros.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ir verb.