
permitir Conditional Conjugation
permitir — to permit
The conditional of permitir is regular: permitiría, permitirías, permitiría, permitiríamos, permitiríais, permitirían.
permitir Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to express what would be permitted under certain circumstances or to make polite requests/suggestions about permission.
Notes on permitir in the Conditional
Permitir is regular in the conditional. The endings are added directly to the infinitive.
Example Sentences
Ese cambio nos permitiría trabajar mejor.
That change would permit us to work better.
él/ella/usted
¿Me permitirías usar tu teléfono?
Would you permit me to use your phone?
tú
Ellos permitirían el evento si fuera gratis.
They would permit the event if it were free.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: permitiria (without accent)
Correct: permitiría
Why: Like the imperfect, conditional forms always have an accent on the 'í'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: permito
Permitir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: permito, permites, permite, permitimos, permitís, permiten.
Preterite
yo: permití
The preterite of permitir is regular: permití, permitiste, permitió, permitimos, permitisteis, permitieron.
Imperfect
yo: permitía
The imperfect of permitir follows regular -ir patterns: permitía, permitías, permitía, permitíamos, permitíais, permitían.
Future
yo: permitiré
The future of permitir uses the infinitive as a base: permitiré, permitirás, permitirá, permitiremos, permitiréis, permitirán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: permita
The present subjunctive of permitir uses -a endings: permita, permitas, permita, permitamos, permitáis, permitan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: permitiera
The imperfect subjunctive of permitir uses the preterite stem: permitiera, permitieras, permitiera, permitiéramos, permitierais, permitieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: permite
The affirmative imperative of permitir is: permite (tú), permita (usted), permitamos (nosotros), permitid (vosotros), permitan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no permitas
The negative imperative of permitir uses present subjunctive forms: no permitas, no permita, no permitamos, no permitáis, no permitan.