permitir
to allowPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | permitoI allow | nosotros | permitimoswe allow |
| tú | permitesyou allow | vosotros | permitísyou all allow |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitehe/she allows | ellos/Uds. | permitenthey allow |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he permitidoI have allowed | nosotros | hemos permitidowe have allowed |
| tú | has permitidoyou have allowed | vosotros | habéis permitidoyou all have allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha permitidohe/she has allowed | ellos/Uds. | han permitidothey have allowed |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | permita(that) I allow | nosotros | permitamos(that) we allow |
| tú | permitas(that) you allow | vosotros | permitáis(that) you all allow |
| él/ella/Ud. | permita(that) he/she allows | ellos/Uds. | permitan(that) they allow |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya permitido(that) I have allowed | nosotros | hayamos permitido(that) we have allowed |
| tú | hayas permitido(that) you have allowed | vosotros | hayáis permitido(that) you all have allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya permitido(that) he/she has allowed | ellos/Uds. | hayan permitido(that) they have allowed |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | permitíI allowed | nosotros | permitimoswe allowed |
| tú | permitisteyou allowed | vosotros | permitisteisyou all allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitióhe/she allowed | ellos/Uds. | permitieronthey allowed |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | permitíaI used to allow | nosotros | permitíamoswe used to allow |
| tú | permitíasyou used to allow | vosotros | permitíaisyou all used to allow |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitíahe/she used to allow | ellos/Uds. | permitíanthey used to allow |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había permitidoI had allowed | nosotros | habíamos permitidowe had allowed |
| tú | habías permitidoyou had allowed | vosotros | habíais permitidoyou all had allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | había permitidohe/she had allowed | ellos/Uds. | habían permitidothey had allowed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | permitiera(that) I allowed | nosotros | permitiéramos(that) we allowed |
| tú | permitieras(that) you allowed | vosotros | permitierais(that) you all allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitiera(that) he/she allowed | ellos/Uds. | permitieran(that) they allowed |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | permitiese(that) I allowed | nosotros | permitiésemos(that) we allowed |
| tú | permitieses(that) you allowed | vosotros | permitieseis(that) you all allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitiese(that) he/she allowed | ellos/Uds. | permitiesen(that) they allowed |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera permitido(that) I had allowed | nosotros | hubiéramos permitido(that) we had allowed |
| tú | hubieras permitido(that) you had allowed | vosotros | hubierais permitido(that) you all had allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera permitido(that) he/she had allowed | ellos/Uds. | hubieran permitido(that) they had allowed |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube permitidoI had allowed | nosotros | hubimos permitidowe had allowed |
| tú | hubiste permitidoyou had allowed | vosotros | hubisteis permitidoyou all had allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo permitidohe/she had allowed | ellos/Uds. | hubieron permitidothey had allowed |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | permitiréI will allow | nosotros | permitiremoswe will allow |
| tú | permitirásyou will allow | vosotros | permitiréisyou all will allow |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitiráhe/she will allow | ellos/Uds. | permitiránthey will allow |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | permitiríaI would allow | nosotros | permitiríamoswe would allow |
| tú | permitiríasyou would allow | vosotros | permitiríaisyou all would allow |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitiríahe/she would allow | ellos/Uds. | permitiríanthey would allow |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré permitidoI will have allowed | nosotros | habremos permitidowe will have allowed |
| tú | habrás permitidoyou will have allowed | vosotros | habréis permitidoyou all will have allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá permitidohe/she will have allowed | ellos/Uds. | habrán permitidothey will have allowed |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría permitidoI would have allowed | nosotros | habríamos permitidowe would have allowed |
| tú | habrías permitidoyou would have allowed | vosotros | habríais permitidoyou all would have allowed |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría permitidohe/she would have allowed | ellos/Uds. | habrían permitidothey would have allowed |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | permitiere(should) I allow | nosotros | permitiéremos(should) we allow |
| tú | permitieres(should) you allow | vosotros | permitiereis(should) you all allow |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitiere(should) he/she allow | ellos/Uds. | permitieren(should) they allow |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | permitamoslet's allow |
| tú | permiteallow! | vosotros | permitidallow! |
| él/ella/Ud. | permitaallow! | ellos/Uds. | permitanallow! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no permitamoslet's not allow |
| tú | no permitasdon't allow | vosotros | no permitáisdon't allow |
| él/ella/Ud. | no permitadon't allow | ellos/Uds. | no permitandon't allow |
