permitir Present Conjugation
permitir — to permit
Permitir is a regular -ir verb in the present tense: permito, permites, permite, permitimos, permitís, permiten.
permitir Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about current rules, what someone allows habitually, or general permissions. It is common when discussing laws or house rules.
Notes on permitir in the Present
Permitir is entirely regular in the present tense, following the standard pattern for all -ir verbs.
Example Sentences
Mis padres no me permiten llegar tarde.
My parents don't permit me to arrive late.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
El reglamento permite el uso de calculadoras.
The regulation permits the use of calculators.
él/ella/usted
Yo no permito este tipo de comportamiento.
I do not permit this type of behavior.
yo
Common Mistakes
Mistake: permito (for the nosotros form)
Correct: permitimos
Why: Learners sometimes forget the -ir ending changes to -imos for 'we' in the present.
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Related Tenses
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).
Negative Imperative
yo: no permitas
The negative imperative of permitir uses present subjunctive forms: no permitas, no permita, no permitamos, no permitáis, no permitan.