Permitir Conjugation | How to Conjugate Permitir in Spanish

Permitir means “to allow,” “to permit,” or “to make possible.” You will learn its fully regular -IR conjugation and the central patterns permitir algo, permitir + infinitive, and permitir que + subjunctive.

Permitir conjugation at a glance

Verb type: Regular IR. Permitir keeps the stable stem permit- and takes ordinary -IR endings. Its gerund permitiendo — “allowing / permitting” — and participle permitido — “allowed / permitted” — are regular.

Permitir gerund, past participle, and infinitive

The infinitive names the verb, the gerund supports progressive constructions, and the past participle combines with haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — in compound forms. The participle permitido remains invariant in those compounds.

Form	Spanish	Natural English guide
Infinitive	permitir	to allow / permit
Gerund	permitiendo	allowing / permitting
Past participle	permitido	allowed / permitted

Permitir meaning and essential uses

Permitir is transitive: La ley permite esta actividad. — “The law allows this activity.” A person can be expressed with an indirect object: Le permitieron entrar. — “They allowed him / her to enter.”

For a different subject acting, permitir que + subjunctive is common: Permite que los alumnos salgan. — “He / she allows the students to leave.” RAE also records the meaning “to make something possible,” as in conditions that allow an event to happen.

Permitir regular conjugation pattern

The stem permit- remains unchanged throughout the core paradigm. Forms such as permito — “I allow,” permití — “I allowed,” and permita — “that I allow” — use the normal -IR endings.

There is no stem change, spelling alternation, irregular preterite stem, irregular future stem, irregular gerund, or irregular participle.

Permitir indicative and periphrastic conjugations

Permitir present tense conjugation

Present indicative (el presente de indicativo) — Use it for current situations, habits, facts, and contextually near-future reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permito	I allow / permit
Tú — you, singular informal	permites	you allow / permit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permite	he / she allows / permits; you allow / permit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitimos	we allow / permit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitís	you allow / permit (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permiten	they allow / permit; you allow / permit (plural)

• Permito preguntas al final de la sesión. — I allow questions at the end of the session.

Permitir preterite conjugation

Preterite (el pretérito perfecto simple / pretérito indefinido) — Use it for completed or bounded past events. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permití	I allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	permitiste	you allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permitió	he / she allowed / permitted; you allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitimos	we allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitisteis	you allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permitieron	they allowed / permitted; you allowed / permitted (plural)

• Ayer permití una excepción. — Yesterday I allowed an exception.

Permitir imperfect conjugation

Imperfect (el pretérito imperfecto) — Use it for habitual, descriptive, background, or ongoing past situations. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permitía	I used to allow / permit / was allowing / permitting
Tú — you, singular informal	permitías	you used to allow / permit / were allowing / permitting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permitía	he / she used to allow / permit / was allowing / permitting; you used to allow / permit / were allowing / permitting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitíamos	we used to allow / permit / were allowing / permitting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitíais	you used to allow / permit / were allowing / permitting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permitían	they used to allow / permit / were allowing / permitting; you used to allow / permit / were allowing / permitting (plural)

• Antes permitía más flexibilidad. — I used to allow more flexibility.

Permitir present progressive

Present progressive — This verbal periphrasis focuses on an action or process in progress. Form it with present estar — “to be” — plus permitiendo — “allowing / permitting.”

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	estoy permitiendo	I am allowing / permitting
Tú — you, singular informal	estás permitiendo	you are allowing / permitting
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	está permitiendo	he / she is allowing / permitting; you are allowing / permitting (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	estamos permitiendo	we are allowing / permitting
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	estáis permitiendo	you are allowing / permitting (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	están permitiendo	they are allowing / permitting; you are allowing / permitting (plural)

• Estoy permitiendo demasiado ruido. — I am allowing too much noise.

Permitir near future conjugation

Near future — This verbal periphrasis expresses an intention, plan, or expected event. Form it with present ir — “to go” — plus a — “to” — and permitir.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	voy a permitir	I am going to allow / permit
Tú — you, singular informal	vas a permitir	you are going to allow / permit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	va a permitir	he / she is going to allow / permit; you are going to allow / permit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	vamos a permitir	we are going to allow / permit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	vais a permitir	you are going to allow / permit (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	van a permitir	they are going to allow / permit; you are going to allow / permit (plural)

• Voy a permitir una segunda oportunidad. — I am going to allow a second chance.

Permitir future tense conjugation

Simple future (el futuro simple) — Use it for future reference and, where useful, probability. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permitiré	I will allow / permit
Tú — you, singular informal	permitirás	you will allow / permit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permitirá	he / she will allow / permit; you will allow / permit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitiremos	we will allow / permit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitiréis	you will allow / permit (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permitirán	they will allow / permit; you will allow / permit (plural)

• Permitiremos el acceso hasta las seis. — We will allow access until six.

Permitir conditional conjugation

Conditional (el condicional simple) — Use it for hypothetical outcomes, softened statements, or related conditional meanings. The endings attach to the full infinitive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permitiría	I would allow / permit
Tú — you, singular informal	permitirías	you would allow / permit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permitiría	he / she would allow / permit; you would allow / permit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitiríamos	we would allow / permit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitiríais	you would allow / permit (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permitirían	they would allow / permit; you would allow / permit (plural)

• Permitiría más tiempo en ese caso. — I would allow more time in that case.

Permitir present perfect conjugation

Present perfect (el pretérito perfecto compuesto) — Use it for completed events connected to a present reference frame; regional distribution varies. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	he permitido	I have allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	has permitido	you have allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	ha permitido	he / she has allowed / permitted; you have allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hemos permitido	we have allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habéis permitido	you have allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	han permitido	they have allowed / permitted; you have allowed / permitted (plural)

• He permitido varios cambios. — I have allowed several changes.

Permitir past perfect conjugation

Past perfect (el pretérito pluscuamperfecto) — Use it for an event completed before another past reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	había permitido	I had allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	habías permitido	you had allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	había permitido	he / she had allowed / permitted; you had allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habíamos permitido	we had allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habíais permitido	you had allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habían permitido	they had allowed / permitted; you had allowed / permitted (plural)

• Ya habíamos permitido una modificación similar. — We had already allowed a similar change.

Permitir future perfect conjugation

Future perfect (el futuro perfecto) — Use it for an event expected to be completed before a future reference point. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habré permitido	I will have allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrás permitido	you will have allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habrá permitido	he / she will have allowed / permitted; you will have allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habremos permitido	we will have allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habréis permitido	you will have allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrán permitido	they will have allowed / permitted; you will have allowed / permitted (plural)

• Para entonces habrán permitido todas las solicitudes válidas. — By then they will have allowed all valid requests.

Permitir conditional perfect conjugation

Conditional perfect (el condicional compuesto) — Use it for a hypothetical completed outcome. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	habría permitido	I would have allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	habrías permitido	you would have allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	habría permitido	he / she would have allowed / permitted; you would have allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	habríamos permitido	we would have allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	habríais permitido	you would have allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	habrían permitido	they would have allowed / permitted; you would have allowed / permitted (plural)

• Habría permitido otra fecha. — I would have allowed another date.

Permitir subjunctive conjugations

Permitir present subjunctive conjugation

Present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) — Use it in subordinate environments involving wishes, influence, emotion, doubt or denial, evaluation, necessity, possibility, or non-specific reference. The table uses the verified paradigm.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permita	that I allow / permit
Tú — you, singular informal	permitas	that you allow / permit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permita	that he / she allow / permit; that you allow / permit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitamos	that we allow / permit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitáis	that you allow / permit (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permitan	that they allow / permit; that you allow / permit (plural)

• Quiero que permitas la entrada. — I want you to allow entry.

Permitir imperfect subjunctive conjugation

Imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses the -ra series. The accepted -se series is also valid in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permitiera	that I allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	permitieras	that you allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permitiera	that he / she allowed / permitted; that you allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitiéramos	that we allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitierais	that you allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permitieran	that they allowed / permitted; that you allowed / permitted (plural)

• Preferían que permitiéramos más tiempo. — They preferred that we allow more time.
• Era mejor que permitieses una pausa. — It was better for you to allow a break.

Permitir future subjunctive conjugation

Future subjunctive (el futuro de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. It survives mainly in formal, legal, proverbial, literary, or historical contexts. These rare reference forms share the same historical family as the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	permitiere	if / when I should allow / permit
Tú — you, singular informal	permitieres	if / when you should allow / permit
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	permitiere	if / when he / she should allow / permit; if / when you should allow / permit (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	permitiéremos	if / when we should allow / permit
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitiereis	if / when you should allow / permit (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	permitieren	if / when they should allow / permit; if / when you should allow / permit (plural)

• Quien permitiere el acceso deberá registrarlo. — Whoever should allow access must record it.

Permitir present perfect subjunctive conjugation

Present perfect subjunctive (el pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) — Use it when a completed event appears inside a present- or future-oriented subjunctive environment. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	haya permitido	that I have allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	hayas permitido	that you have allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	haya permitido	that he / she has allowed / permitted; that you have allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hayamos permitido	that we have allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hayáis permitido	that you have allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hayan permitido	that they have allowed / permitted; that you have allowed / permitted (plural)

• Me alegra que hayas permitido el cambio. — I am glad that you allowed the change.

Permitir past perfect subjunctive conjugation

Past perfect subjunctive (el pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) — The main table uses hubiera; hubiese is an accepted auxiliary alternative in many contexts and is demonstrated after the table. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiera permitido	that I had allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieras permitido	that you had allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiera permitido	that he / she had allowed / permitted; that you had allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéramos permitido	that we had allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubierais permitido	that you had allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieran permitido	that they had allowed / permitted; that you had allowed / permitted (plural)

• Si hubiéramos permitido más tiempo, habrían terminado. — If we had allowed more time, they would have finished.
• Si hubieses permitido la entrada, habría pasado. — If you had allowed entry, he / she would have gone in.

Permitir future perfect subjunctive conjugation

Future perfect subjunctive (el futuro perfecto de subjuntivo) — Rare in modern everyday Spanish. Treat it as a formal or historical reference form, not an everyday conversational target. Form it with the appropriate form of haber — “to have” as an auxiliary — plus the invariant participle permitido.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Yo — I	hubiere permitido	if / when I should have allowed / permitted
Tú — you, singular informal	hubieres permitido	if / when you should have allowed / permitted
Él / Ella / Usted — he / she / you, singular formal	hubiere permitido	if / when he / she should have allowed / permitted; if / when you should have allowed / permitted (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we	hubiéremos permitido	if / when we should have allowed / permitted
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	hubiereis permitido	if / when you should have allowed / permitted (plural)
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes — they / you, plural	hubieren permitido	if / when they should have allowed / permitted; if / when you should have allowed / permitted (plural)

• Si hubieren permitido excepciones, deberán justificarlas. — If they should have allowed exceptions, they must justify them.

Permitir imperative and commands

Commands address another person directly. The nosotros/nosotras row is a present-subjunctive form used with exhortative “let’s…” value.

Permitir affirmative commands

Use the verified affirmative command forms for direct instructions when the target meaning supports them naturally.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	permite	allow
Usted — you, singular formal	permita	allow (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	permitamos	let’s allow
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	permitid	allow (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	permitan	allow (plural)

• Permite que termine primero. — Allow him / her to finish first.

Permitir negative commands

Negative commands use subjunctive-based forms, with no — “not / do not” — before the verb.

Pronoun and English meaning	Spanish	Natural English guide
Tú — you, singular informal	no permitas	do not allow
Usted — you, singular formal	no permita	do not allow (formal)
Nosotros / Nosotras — we; let’s…	no permitamos	let’s not allow
Vosotros / Vosotras — you, plural informal, mainly Spain	no permitáis	do not allow (plural, mainly Spain)
Ustedes — you, plural	no permitan	do not allow (plural)

• No permitas conductas peligrosas. — Do not allow dangerous behavior.

Common constructions with Permitir

These patterns show sentence frames that materially affect how the target verb is used.

• permitir algo. — to allow / permit something.
• permitir a alguien + infinitive. — to allow someone to do something.
• permitir que + subjunctive. — to allow / make it possible for another subject to do something.

Example sentences with Permitir

These examples reinforce the target verb across useful forms and contexts already taught in the lesson.

• No permiten fumar aquí. — They do not allow smoking here.
• El sistema permite guardar varias versiones. — The system allows you to save several versions.
• Le permitieron salir temprano. — They allowed him / her to leave early.
• Espero que permitan más tiempo. — I hope they allow more time.
• La lluvia no ha permitido jugar. — The rain has not allowed us to play.
• Permite que cada persona termine de hablar. — Allow each person to finish speaking.

Regional and usage notes for Permitir

The core tables retain tú, usted, vosotros/vosotras, and ustedes for project comparability. Voseo changes some second-person singular forms in regions where vos — “you, singular informal” — is used.

• Vos permitís muchas excepciones. — You allow many exceptions. (voseo)
• Permití que termine primero. — Allow him / her to finish first. (affirmative vos command)

Permitir is fully regular. The important learner choice is the complement: use a direct object for what is allowed, an infinitive after the permitted person, or que + subjunctive when introducing a separate subject.