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Verb

permitir

to allow, to permit

Auxiliary: haber

Fully regular -ir verb. 'Permitir + infinitivo' or 'permitir que + subjuntivo'. The pronominal 'permitirse' means to allow oneself / to afford.

No permito que me griten.

I don't allow anyone to shout at me.

Indicativo

Presente

Present

yo permito
I allow

No permito ruido después de las diez.

I don't allow noise after ten.

tú permites
you allow

¿Me permites pasar?

Do you allow me to come in?

él/ella/usted permite
he/she/it allows

La aplicación permite editar fotos.

The app allows you to edit photos.

nosotros permitimos
we allow

No permitimos mascotas en el local.

We don't allow pets on the premises.

vosotros permitís
you (pl.) allow

¿Permitís fumar en la terraza?

Do you allow smoking on the terrace?

ellos/ellas/ustedes permiten
they allow

Las normas no permiten excepciones.

The rules do not allow exceptions.

Pretérito indefinido

Preterite

yo permití
I allowed

Le permití usar mi coche una vez.

I let him use my car once.

tú permitiste
you allowed

¿Por qué le permitiste entrar?

Why did you let him in?

él/ella/usted permitió
he/she/it allowed

El árbitro no permitió el gol.

The referee did not allow the goal.

nosotros permitimos
we allowed

Permitimos que los niños jugaran en el jardín.

We let the children play in the garden.

vosotros permitisteis
you (pl.) allowed

¿Le permitisteis quedarse hasta tarde?

Did you let him stay up late?

ellos/ellas/ustedes permitieron
they allowed

Las autoridades permitieron la manifestación.

The authorities allowed the demonstration.

Pretérito imperfecto

Imperfect

yo permitía
I used to allow

Antes permitía que se sentaran donde quisieran.

I used to let them sit wherever they wanted.

tú permitías
you used to allow

Tú nunca permitías que nadie te ayudara.

You never used to let anyone help you.

él/ella/usted permitía
he/she/it used to allow

El horario no permitía ninguna pausa.

The schedule didn't allow any break.

nosotros permitíamos
we used to allow

En casa permitíamos ver la tele solo los fines de semana.

At home we used to allow TV only on weekends.

vosotros permitíais
you (pl.) used to allow

Vosotros permitíais demasiadas licencias.

You used to allow too many liberties.

ellos/ellas/ustedes permitían
they used to allow

Las reglas antiguas no permitían apelación.

The old rules did not allow appeal.

Pretérito perfecto

Present Perfect

yo he permitido
I have allowed

Nunca he permitido que me falten al respeto.

I have never allowed anyone to disrespect me.

tú has permitido
you have allowed

¿Le has permitido salir solo?

Have you let him go out alone?

él/ella/usted ha permitido
he/she/it has allowed

La tecnología ha permitido nuevos avances.

Technology has enabled new advances.

nosotros hemos permitido
we have allowed

Hemos permitido el acceso a los invitados.

We have allowed access to the guests.

vosotros habéis permitido
you (pl.) have allowed

¿Habéis permitido que se cuelen?

Have you let them cut in line?

ellos/ellas/ustedes han permitido
they have allowed

Los avances han permitido curar la enfermedad.

The advances have made it possible to cure the disease.

Futuro simple

Future

yo permitiré
I will allow

No permitiré que se repita el error.

I will not allow the mistake to happen again.

tú permitirás
you will allow

¿Permitirás que te acompañe?

Will you let me come with you?

él/ella/usted permitirá
he/she/it will allow

El nuevo sistema permitirá ahorrar tiempo.

The new system will make it possible to save time.

nosotros permitiremos
we will allow

Permitiremos preguntas al final de la charla.

We will allow questions at the end of the talk.

vosotros permitiréis
you (pl.) will allow

¿Permitiréis grabar la sesión?

Will you allow the session to be recorded?

ellos/ellas/ustedes permitirán
they will allow

Las nuevas leyes permitirán más flexibilidad.

The new laws will allow more flexibility.

Condicional

Condicional simple

Conditional

yo permitiría
I would allow

Yo no permitiría semejante injusticia.

I would not allow such an injustice.

tú permitirías
you would allow

¿Permitirías que un desconocido entrara?

Would you let a stranger in?

él/ella/usted permitiría
he/she/it would allow

Un buen presupuesto permitiría más obras.

A good budget would allow more works.

nosotros permitiríamos
we would allow

Permitiríamos excepciones en casos urgentes.

We would allow exceptions in urgent cases.

vosotros permitiríais
you (pl.) would allow

¿Permitiríais que os grabaran?

Would you allow yourselves to be recorded?

ellos/ellas/ustedes permitirían
they would allow

Los jueces no permitirían esa prueba.

The judges would not allow that evidence.

Subjuntivo

Presente de subjuntivo

Present Subjunctive

yo permita
(that) I allow

No esperes que yo permita eso.

Don't expect me to allow that.

tú permitas
(that) you allow

Te pido que no permitas que se rindan.

I ask you not to let them give up.

él/ella/usted permita
(that) he/she/it allow

Si el tiempo lo permite, saldremos al campo.

If the weather allows, we'll go to the countryside.

nosotros permitamos
(that) we allow

No conviene que permitamos tantas excepciones.

It's not advisable that we allow so many exceptions.

vosotros permitáis
(that) you (pl.) allow

Os ruego que no permitáis el paso.

I beg you not to allow passage.

ellos/ellas/ustedes permitan
(that) they allow

Espero que permitan el acceso a la prensa.

I hope they allow the press to have access.

Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo

Imperfect Subjunctive

yo permitiera
(that) I allowed

Me pidió que le permitiera intentarlo.

She asked me to let her try.

tú permitieras
(that) you allowed

Sería raro que permitieras tal cosa.

It would be odd for you to allow such a thing.

él/ella/usted permitiera
(that) he/she/it allowed

Esperábamos que el director lo permitiera.

We hoped that the director would allow it.

nosotros permitiéramos
(that) we allowed

No era lógico que permitiéramos el desorden.

It wasn't logical for us to allow the disorder.

vosotros permitierais
(that) you (pl.) allowed

Ojalá permitierais más libertad a los alumnos.

I wish you allowed the students more freedom.

ellos/ellas/ustedes permitieran
(that) they allowed

Deseaba que le permitieran viajar solo.

He wished they would let him travel alone.

Imperativo

Imperativo

Imperative

tú permite
allow!

Permíteme ayudarte con eso.

Let me help you with that.

usted permita
allow! (formal)

Permítame presentarle a mi colega.

Allow me to introduce my colleague to you.

nosotros permitamos
let us allow!

Permitamos que cada uno hable.

Let's allow everyone to speak.

vosotros permitid
allow! (pl.)

Permitid que os explique el plan.

Allow me to explain the plan to you.

ustedes permitan
allow! (formal pl.)

Permítanme un momento de su atención.

Allow me a moment of your attention.

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