permitir Negative Imperative Conjugation
permitir — to permit
The negative imperative of permitir uses present subjunctive forms: no permitas, no permita, no permitamos, no permitáis, no permitan.
permitir Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use the negative imperative to forbid someone from allowing something or to tell someone not to let something happen.
Notes on permitir in the Negative Imperative
Permitir is regular; the negative imperative is always identical to the present subjunctive forms preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No permitas que te hablen así.
Don't permit them to talk to you like that.
tú
No permitan el acceso a desconocidos.
Don't permit access to strangers.
ustedes
No permita que esto le afecte.
Don't permit this to affect you.
usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: no permite (for tú command)
Correct: no permitas
Why: Negative commands must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: permite
The affirmative imperative of permitir is: permite (tú), permita (usted), permitamos (nosotros), permitid (vosotros), permitan (ustedes).