permitisteis

Permitisteis is the second-person plural preterite form of the Spanish verb permitir. It corresponds to the English “you all allowed” or “you all permitted.” This form uses the pronoun vosotros and is characteristic of Spain and communities that maintain the vośtimo or formalism with vosotros in the past. It is used to describe actions completed in the past when addressing a group.

Grammatically, permitisteis is formed from the stem permit- plus the preterite ending for -ir verbs with vosotros: -isteis. The verb permitir is regular in the preterite, so its conjugation follows the standard pattern for -ir verbs in this tense. Other forms include permití, permitiste, permitió, permitimos, permitisteis, permitieron.

In daily use, permitisteis is common in Spain in informal or familiar contexts. In most Latin American varieties, the vosotros form is not used; speakers typically use ustedes and the corresponding preterite permitieron for past actions, or ustedes permitieron in formal narration. Therefore, permitisteis often signals regional speech and, in many settings, is found mainly in written texts or classroom contexts discussing Spain’s grammar.

Examples illustrative of its use:

- Ayer permitisteis la entrada a todos los invitados.

- ¿Qué permitisteis hacer durante la excursión?

Etymology: permitir derives from Latin permittere, meaning to allow or permit. The preterite form permitisteis reflects the standard Spanish pattern for vosotros conjugations in the past.