What does permanecer mean in English?

Permanecer means "to remain" in English.

How do you conjugate permanecer in Spanish?

Permanecer is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What should I know about using permanecer?

Permanecer is a -cer verb with spelling change

How do you use permanecer in a sentence?

Example: "Permanecí en silencio." which means "I remained silent." in English.

What are synonyms for permanecer?

Spanish synonyms for permanecer include: quedarse. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Permanecer

to remain

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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	English
yo	permaneco I remain	I remain
tú	permaneces you remain	you remain
él/ella/usted	permanece he/she/you remains	he/she/you remains
nosotros	permanecemos we remain	we remain
vosotros	permanecéis you all remain	you all remain
ellos/ustedes	permanecen they/you all remain	they/you all remain

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permanecía I used to remain	I used to remain
tú	permanecías you used to remain	you used to remain
él/ella/usted	permanecía he/she/you used to remain	he/she/you used to remain
nosotros	permanecíamos we used to remain	we used to remain
vosotros	permanecíais you all used to remain	you all used to remain
ellos/ustedes	permanecían they/you all used to remain	they/you all used to remain

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permanecí I remained	I remained
tú	permaneciste you remained	you remained
él/ella/usted	permaneció he/she/you remained	he/she/you remained
nosotros	permanecimos we remained	we remained
vosotros	permanecisteis you all remained	you all remained
ellos/ustedes	permanecieron they/you all remained	they/you all remained

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permaneceré I will remain	I will remain
tú	permanecerás you will remain	you will remain
él/ella/usted	permanecerá he/she/you will remain	he/she/you will remain
nosotros	permaneceremos we will remain	we will remain
vosotros	permaneceréis you all will remain	you all will remain
ellos/ustedes	permanecerán they/you all will remain	they/you all will remain

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permanecería I would remain	I would remain
tú	permanecerías you would remain	you would remain
él/ella/usted	permanecería he/she/you would remain	he/she/you would remain
nosotros	permaneceríamos we would remain	we would remain
vosotros	permaneceríais you all would remain	you all would remain
ellos/ustedes	permanecerían they/you all would remain	they/you all would remain

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permaneca that I remain	that I remain
tú	permanecas that you remain	that you remain
él/ella/usted	permaneca that he/she/you remain	that he/she/you remain
nosotros	permanecamos that we remain	that we remain
vosotros	permanecáis that you all remain	that you all remain
ellos/ustedes	permanecan that they/you all remain	that they/you all remain

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	permaneciera or permaneciese that I remained	that I remained
tú	permanecieras or permanecieses that you remained	that you remained
él/ella/usted	permaneciera or permaneciese that he/she/you remained	that he/she/you remained
nosotros	permaneciéramos or permaneciésemos that we remained	that we remained
vosotros	permanecierais or permanecieseis that you all remained	that you all remained
ellos/ustedes	permanecieran or permaneciesen that they/you all remained	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	English
yo	he permanecido I have remained	I have remained
tú	has permanecido you have remained	you have remained
él/ella/usted	ha permanecido he/she/you have remained	he/she/you have remained
nosotros	hemos permanecido we have remained	we have remained
vosotros	habéis permanecido you all have remained	you all have remained
ellos/ustedes	han permanecido they/you all have remained	they/you all have remained

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había permanecido I had remained	I had remained
tú	habías permanecido you had remained	you had remained
él/ella/usted	había permanecido he/she/you had remained	he/she/you had remained
nosotros	habíamos permanecido we had remained	we had remained
vosotros	habíais permanecido you all had remained	you all had remained
ellos/ustedes	habían permanecido they/you all had remained	they/you all had remained

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube permanecido I had remained	I had remained
tú	hubiste permanecido you had remained	you had remained
él/ella/usted	hubo permanecido he/she/you had remained	he/she/you had remained
nosotros	hubimos permanecido we had remained	we had remained
vosotros	hubisteis permanecido you all had remained	you all had remained
ellos/ustedes	hubieron permanecido they/you all had remained	they/you all had remained

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré permanecido I will have remained	I will have remained
tú	habrás permanecido you will have remained	you will have remained
él/ella/usted	habrá permanecido he/she/you will have remained	he/she/you will have remained
nosotros	habremos permanecido we will have remained	we will have remained
vosotros	habréis permanecido you all will have remained	you all will have remained
ellos/ustedes	habrán permanecido they/you all will have remained	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	English
yo	habría permanecido I would have remained	I would have remained
tú	habrías permanecido you would have remained	you would have remained
él/ella/usted	habría permanecido he/she/you would have remained	he/she/you would have remained
nosotros	habríamos permanecido we would have remained	we would have remained
vosotros	habríais permanecido you all would have remained	you all would have remained
ellos/ustedes	habrían permanecido they/you all would have remained	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	English
yo	haya permanecido that I have remained	that I have remained
tú	hayas permanecido that you have remained	that you have remained
él/ella/usted	haya permanecido that he/she/you have remained	that he/she/you have remained
nosotros	hayamos permanecido that we have remained	that we have remained
vosotros	hayáis permanecido that you all have remained	that you all have remained
ellos/ustedes	hayan permanecido that they/you all have remained	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	English
yo	hubiera permanecido that I had remained	that I had remained
tú	hubieras permanecido that you had remained	that you had remained
él/ella/usted	hubiera permanecido that he/she/you had remained	that he/she/you had remained
nosotros	hubiéramos permanecido that we had remained	that we had remained
vosotros	hubierais permanecido that you all had remained	that you all had remained
ellos/ustedes	hubieran permanecido that they/you all had remained	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)

Más sobre "permanecer"

Ejemplos en contexto

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

Sinónimos y antónimos

Sinónimos:

quedarse(to stay, to remain)

More common in everyday speech

Notas de uso

•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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