admitir Imperfect Conjugation
admitir — to admit
The imperfect of admitir uses regular -ía endings: admitía, admitías, admitía, admitíamos, admitíais, admitían.
admitir Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use the imperfect to describe a past state of mind or a policy that used to exist, like a club that didn't used to admit outsiders.
Notes on admitir in the Imperfect
Admitir is regular in the imperfect. All forms carry a written accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Antes, el club no admitía a menores de edad.
Before, the club didn't admit minors.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros admitíamos que el camino era largo.
We used to admit that the road was long.
nosotros
Tú nunca admitías tus errores.
You never used to admit your mistakes.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: admitia
Correct: admitía
Why: Every form of the imperfect for -ir verbs requires an accent on the letter 'i'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: admito
The present tense of admitir is regular: admito, admites, admite, admitimos, admitís, admiten.
Preterite
yo: admití
Admitir is regular in the preterite: admití, admitiste, admitió, admitimos, admitisteis, admitieron.
Future
yo: admitiré
The future of admitir adds endings to the infinitive: admitiré, admitirás, admitirá, admitiremos, admitiréis, admitirán.
Conditional
yo: admitiría
The conditional of admitir is formed by adding -ía endings to the infinitive: admitiría, admitirías, admitiría, admitiríamos, admitiríais, admitirían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: admita
The present subjunctive of admitir uses -a endings: admita, admitas, admita, admitamos, admitáis, admitan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: admitiera
The imperfect subjunctive of admitir is regular: admitiera, admitieras, admitiera, admitiéramos, admitierais, admitieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: admite
The imperative of admitir provides commands: admite (tú), admita (usted), admitamos (nosotros), admitid (vosotros), admitan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no admitas
The negative imperative of admitir uses subjunctive forms: no admitas, no admita, no admitamos, no admitáis, no admitan.