Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | permito | |
| tú | permites | |
| él / ella / usted | permite | |
| nosotros / nosotras | permitimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | permitís | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | permiten |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | permití | |
| tú | permitiste | |
| él / ella / usted | permitió | |
| nosotros / nosotras | permitimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | permitisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | permitieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | permitía | |
| tú | permitías | |
| él / ella / usted | permitía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | permitíamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | permitíais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | permitían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | permitiré | |
| tú | permitirás | |
| él / ella / usted | permitirá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | permitiremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | permitiréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | permitirán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | permitiría | |
| tú | permitirías | |
| él / ella / usted | permitiría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | permitiríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | permitiríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | permitirían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | permita | |
| tú | permitas | |
| él / ella / usted | permita | |
| nosotros / nosotras | permitamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | permitáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | permitan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to allow, permit
- to afford, to allow
- to indulge in
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations