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SPANISH VERB

permitir

to allow

  • #110 most used
  • Regular -ir verb
  • Gerund: permitiendo
  • Past participle: permitido

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use permitir

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

  1. Present

    Aquí no se permite fumar, lo siento.

    Smoking isn't allowed here, sorry.

  2. Past

    Mis padres me permitieron volver a las dos.

    My parents allowed me to come back at two.

  3. Imperfect

    El profesor no permitía móviles en clase.

    The teacher didn't allow mobiles in class.

  4. Future

    El médico no te permitirá correr hasta mayo.

    The doctor won't let you run until May.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no permitiría que el perro durmiera en la cama.

    I wouldn't let the dog sleep on the bed.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que me permitan entrar con la mochila.

    I hope they allow me in with the backpack.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le rogué que me permitiera pagar la cuenta.

    I begged him to let me pay the bill.

  8. Imperative

    Permítame ayudarle con la maleta, señora.

    Allow me to help you with the suitcase, madam.

Where you hear permitir

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Esta entrada permite visitar las dos salas. This ticket allows you to visit both rooms.
  • Me permitieron cambiar la fecha. They allowed me to change the date.
  • ¿Nos permitirán entrar con las maletas? Will they allow us to enter with the suitcases?
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