permitir Present Subjunctive Conjugation
permitir — to permit
The present subjunctive of permitir uses -a endings: permita, permitas, permita, permitamos, permitáis, permitan.
permitir Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive when expressing a wish, hope, or doubt about someone allowing something (e.g., 'Espero que me permita...').
Notes on permitir in the Present Subjunctive
Permitir is regular in the present subjunctive, using the stem from the 'yo' form of the present indicative.
Example Sentences
Espero que ella me permita ir a la fiesta.
I hope that she permits me to go to the party.
él/ella/usted
Dudo que ellos permitan fumar aquí.
I doubt that they permit smoking here.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No es probable que permitamos eso.
It is not likely that we permit that.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: permite (as subjunctive)
Correct: permita
Why: Learners often use the indicative -e instead of the subjunctive -a for -ir verbs.
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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.
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.