
admitir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
admitir — to admit
The present subjunctive of admitir uses -a endings: admita, admitas, admita, admitamos, admitáis, admitan.
admitir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive when expressing a wish, doubt, or requirement about someone admitting something or being admitted.
Notes on admitir in the Present Subjunctive
Admitir is regular in the subjunctive; it follows the standard pattern of replacing the -o of 'admito' with -a.
Example Sentences
Espero que ella admita su responsabilidad.
I hope she admits her responsibility.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que nos admitan tan tarde.
I doubt they will admit us so late.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Es importante que tú admitas la verdad.
It is important that you admit the truth.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: admite (as subjunctive)
Correct: admita
Why: Learners often use the indicative ending (-e) when they need the subjunctive ending (-a) for -ir verbs.
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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.
Imperfect
yo: admitía
The imperfect of admitir uses regular -ía endings: admitía, admitías, admitía, admitíamos, admitíais, admitían.
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.
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.