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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
permanecer
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
permaneciendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
permanecido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | permaneco I remain |
tú | permaneces you remain |
él/ella/usted | permanece he/she/you remains |
nosotros | permanecemos we remain |
vosotros | permanecéis you all remain |
ellos/ustedes | permanecen they/you all remain |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | permanecía I used to remain |
tú | permanecías you used to remain |
él/ella/usted | permanecía he/she/you used to remain |
nosotros | permanecíamos we used to remain |
vosotros | permanecíais you all used to remain |
ellos/ustedes | permanecían they/you all used to remain |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | permanecí I remained |
tú | permaneciste you remained |
él/ella/usted | permaneció he/she/you remained |
nosotros | permanecimos we remained |
vosotros | permanecisteis you all remained |
ellos/ustedes | permanecieron they/you all remained |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | permaneceré I will remain |
tú | permanecerás you will remain |
él/ella/usted | permanecerá he/she/you will remain |
nosotros | permaneceremos we will remain |
vosotros | permaneceréis you all will remain |
ellos/ustedes | permanecerán they/you all will remain |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | permanecería I would remain |
tú | permanecerías you would remain |
él/ella/usted | permanecería he/she/you would remain |
nosotros | permaneceríamos we would remain |
vosotros | permaneceríais you all would remain |
ellos/ustedes | permanecerían they/you all would remain |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | permaneca that I remain |
tú | permanecas that you remain |
él/ella/usted | permaneca that he/she/you remain |
nosotros | permanecamos that we remain |
vosotros | permanecáis that you all remain |
ellos/ustedes | permanecan that they/you all remain |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | permaneciera or permaneciese that I remained |
tú | permanecieras or permanecieses that you remained |
él/ella/usted | permaneciera or permaneciese that he/she/you remained |
nosotros | permaneciéramos or permaneciésemos that we remained |
vosotros | permanecierais or permanecieseis that you all remained |
ellos/ustedes | permanecieran or permaneciesen that they/you all remained |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he permanecido I have remained |
tú | has permanecido you have remained |
él/ella/usted | ha permanecido he/she/you have remained |
nosotros | hemos permanecido we have remained |
vosotros | habéis permanecido you all have remained |
ellos/ustedes | han permanecido they/you all have remained |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había permanecido I had remained |
tú | habías permanecido you had remained |
él/ella/usted | había permanecido he/she/you had remained |
nosotros | habíamos permanecido we had remained |
vosotros | habíais permanecido you all had remained |
ellos/ustedes | habían permanecido they/you all had remained |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube permanecido I had remained |
tú | hubiste permanecido you had remained |
él/ella/usted | hubo permanecido he/she/you had remained |
nosotros | hubimos permanecido we had remained |
vosotros | hubisteis permanecido you all had remained |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron permanecido they/you all had remained |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré permanecido I will have remained |
tú | habrás permanecido you will have remained |
él/ella/usted | habrá permanecido he/she/you will have remained |
nosotros | habremos permanecido we will have remained |
vosotros | habréis permanecido you all will have remained |
ellos/ustedes | habrán permanecido they/you all will have remained |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría permanecido I would have remained |
tú | habrías permanecido you would have remained |
él/ella/usted | habría permanecido he/she/you would have remained |
nosotros | habríamos permanecido we would have remained |
vosotros | habríais permanecido you all would have remained |
ellos/ustedes | habrían permanecido they/you all would have remained |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya permanecido that I have remained |
tú | hayas permanecido that you have remained |
él/ella/usted | haya permanecido that he/she/you have remained |
nosotros | hayamos permanecido that we have remained |
vosotros | hayáis permanecido that you all have remained |
ellos/ustedes | hayan permanecido that they/you all have remained |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera permanecido that I had remained |
tú | hubieras permanecido that you had remained |
él/ella/usted | hubiera permanecido that he/she/you had remained |
nosotros | hubiéramos permanecido that we had remained |
vosotros | hubierais permanecido that you all had remained |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran permanecido that they/you all had remained |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | permanece | remain! (you) |
usted | permaneca | remain! (you formal) |
nosotros | permanecamos | let's remain! |
vosotros | permaneced | remain! (you all) |
ustedes | permanecan | remain! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no permanecas | don't remain! (you) |
usted | no permaneca | don't remain! (you formal) |
nosotros | no permanecamos | let's not remain! |
vosotros | no permanecáis | don't remain! (you all) |
ustedes | no permanecan | don't remain! (you all) |
More About "permanecer"
Examples in Context
Permanecí en silencio.
I remained silent.
Preterite
Permanezco en la oficina.
I remain in the office.
Present
Ha permanecido tranquilo.
He has remained calm.
Present Perfect
Permaneceremos aquí.
We will remain here.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Permanecer is a -cer verb with spelling change
- •Spelling change: c→zc before a/o (permanezco, permanezca)
- •Main meaning: to remain, to stay
- •More formal than quedarse
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