permitir Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
permitir — to permit
The affirmative imperative of permitir is: permite (tú), permita (usted), permitamos (nosotros), permitid (vosotros), permitan (ustedes).
permitir Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give a direct order or authorization to someone to allow something to happen.
Notes on permitir in the Affirmative Imperative
Permitir is regular. The 'tú' form matches the present indicative 'él' form, and 'vosotros' replaces the -r with -d.
Example Sentences
Permite que te ayude con las maletas.
Permit (allow) me to help you with the suitcases.
tú
Permita que me presente, señor.
Permit (allow) me to introduce myself, sir.
usted
Permitan que les explique el plan.
Permit (allow) me to explain the plan to you all.
ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: permitir (as a command for tú)
Correct: permite
Why: In Spanish, the infinitive is not used for affirmative 'tú' commands; you must use the conjugated form.
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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.
Conditional
yo: permitiría
The conditional of permitir is regular: permitiría, permitirías, permitiría, permitiríamos, permitiríais, permitirían.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no permitas
The negative imperative of permitir uses present subjunctive forms: no permitas, no permita, no permitamos, no permitáis, no permitan.