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permitir — Imperfect (Imperfecto)

to permit / to allow

The imperfect conjugation of permitir (regular -ir verb, ranked #51). Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.

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Pronoun Imperfect conjugation
yo permitía
permitías
él/ella/Ud. permitía
nosotros permitíamos
vosotros permitíais
ellos/ellas/Uds. permitían

Example sentence

Antes yo permitía con frecuencia.

Before, I used to permit / to allow often.

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