permitir Imperfect Subjunctive Conjugation
permitir — to permit
The imperfect subjunctive of permitir uses the preterite stem: permitiera, permitieras, permitiera, permitiéramos, permitierais, permitieran.
permitir Imperfect Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Imperfect Subjunctive
Use this for hypothetical situations involving permission or after verbs of influence in the past (e.g., 'I asked that they permit...').
Notes on permitir in the Imperfect Subjunctive
Permitir is regular. It follows the pattern of taking the 'ellos' preterite (permitieron) and adding the -a endings.
Example Sentences
Si el jefe me permitiera, me iría de vacaciones.
If the boss permitted me, I would go on vacation.
yo
Queríamos que nos permitieran entrar gratis.
We wanted them to permit us to enter for free.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si permitieras mi ayuda, terminarías rápido.
If you permitted my help, you would finish quickly.
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: permitiera (without accent on nosotros)
Correct: permitiéramos
Why: The nosotros form of the imperfect subjunctive always requires an accent on the vowel before the ending.
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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.
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.