Permitir imperfect conjugation
Permitir in the imperfect: permitía, permitías, permitía, permitíamos, permitíais, permitían.
- to allow; to permit
- regular
- Participle: permitido
- Gerund: permitiendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | permitía |
|---|---|
| tú | permitías |
| él/ella/usted | permitía |
| nosotros | permitíamos |
| vosotros | permitíais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | permitían |
How to use permitir in the imperfect
The imperfect is regular: permitía, permitías, permitíamos, permitían. It describes past rules and conditions (antes la ley no permitía...) and what someone used to allow: mi mamá no me permitía ver televisión entre semana. It is the natural tense when comparing old policies with new ones at work or in society, or describing what a salary or situation used to make possible.
Examples
Antes la empresa no permitía trabajar desde casa.
The company didn't use to allow working from home.
Mi mamá no nos permitía ver televisión entre semana.
My mom didn't let us watch TV on weeknights.
El sueldo apenas me permitía pagar la renta.
My salary barely covered the rent.
Quick check: permitir in the imperfect
More permitir tenses
- All permitir tenses
- Permitir present
- Permitir preterite
- Permitir future
- Permitir conditional
- Permitir present subjunctive
- Permitir affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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