Admitir Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of admitir — "to admit" in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for admitir with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Admitir means to admit, and it covers admitting a mistake, admitting the truth and admitting someone to a course or a place. It is a regular -ir verb, and it is the opposite of negar in confessions. To see it in a real sentence: Él admite su error ante la clase. — "He/she admits his mistake before the class." Work through the table below, then the formation notes, the usage rules and the contrast with the preterite, and test yourself at the end.

Present tense conjugation table: admitir

Every person of admitir in the present tense. The gerund is admitiendo and the past participle is admitido.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo admito
tú admites
él/ella/Ud. admite
nosotros/as admitimos
vosotros/as admitís
ellos/ellas/Uds. admiten

How the present indicative of admitir is formed

The present indicative of admitir is built from the stem admit- plus the present endings for -ir verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ir ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o admito
tú -es admites
él/ella/Ud. -e admite
nosotros/as -imos admitimos
vosotros/as -ís admitís
ellos/ellas/Uds. -en admiten

The gerund of admitir is admitiendo and the past participle is admitido. Both are regular for this verb, and the participle is the form you need for all the perfect tenses with haber.

When to use the present tense of admitir

The present tense is not one single use — it covers several situations, and admitir appears in all of them. The five uses below are the ones you will meet most often, each with an example that shows the verb in a natural sentence.

Habits and routines

The present tense describes things you do regularly. If you do it every day, every week or every morning, the present is the tense to use. For admitir, this use looks like this: "Yo admito su error ante la clase." — "I admit his mistake before the class." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

General facts

The present tense states facts that are generally true, not tied to one moment. It is the tense for definitions and permanent situations. For admitir, this use looks like this: "Él admite a los alumnos en el curso." — "He/she admits the students onto the course." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

What is happening now

The present tense also covers what is happening at this moment, especially with verbs that describe an action in progress. For admitir, this use looks like this: "Nosotros admitimos la verdad por fin." — "We admit the truth at last." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Timetables and schedules

The present tense is used for fixed plans and timetables, such as trains, classes and opening times, even when they refer to the future. For admitir, this use looks like this: "Ellos admiten que no sabía nada." — "They admit that he knew nothing." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

Instructions and requests

The present tense appears in instructions and polite requests, where it sounds softer than a direct command. For admitir, this use looks like this: "Tú admites su error ante la clase." — "You admit his mistake before the class." Notice how the present form carries the time meaning on its own, without any extra word for the tense.

The present tense vs the preterite

Learners often mix up the present and the preterite with admitir. The rule is simple: the present is for habits, facts and what is happening now, while the preterite is for one finished action in the past. The three pairs below show the same idea in both tenses, so you can feel the difference.

Pair 1: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Yo admito su error ante la clase." — "I admit his mistake before the class."
  • Preterite: "Yo admití su error ante la clase." — "I admitted his mistake before the class." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 2: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Él admite a los alumnos en el curso." — "He/she admits the students onto the course."
  • Preterite: "Él admitió a los alumnos en el curso." — "He/she admitted the students onto the course." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Pair 3: present vs preterite

  • Present: "Nosotros admitimos la verdad por fin." — "We admit the truth at last."
  • Preterite: "Nosotros admitimos la verdad por fin." — "We admitted the truth at last." The first sentence uses the present because it describes a habit or a present fact; the second uses the preterite because it describes a finished action. The verb is the same — only the tense changes the meaning.

Example sentences in the present tense

Eight natural sentences with admitir in the present tense only. Each one uses a form from the table above.

  1. Yo admito su error ante la clase. — I admit his mistake before the class.
  2. Tú admites a los alumnos en el curso. — You admit the students onto the course.
  3. Él admite la verdad por fin. — He/she admits the truth at last.
  4. Nosotros admitimos que no sabía nada. — We admit that he knew nothing.
  5. Vosotros admitís su error ante la clase. — You all admit his mistake before the class.
  6. Ellos admiten a los alumnos en el curso. — They admit the students onto the course.
  7. Yo admito la verdad por fin. — I admit the truth at last.
  8. Él admite que no sabía nada. — He/she admits that he knew nothing.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Vosotros admitis a los alumnos en el curso. — Right: Vosotros admitís a los alumnos en el curso. — The vosotros present form carries a written accent: admitís, not admitis.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo admito la verdad por fin. — Right: Ayer, yo admití la verdad por fin. — Ayer means yesterday, so it needs the preterite (admití), not the present (admito). The present is for now, not for yesterday.
  3. Wrong: Yo admite su error ante la clase. — Right: Yo admito su error ante la clase. — The person matters: admite is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is admito.
  4. Wrong: Yo soy admitido a los alumnos en el curso. — Right: Yo he admitido a los alumnos en el curso. — Spanish perfect tenses use haber, not ser: he admitido. Ser plus the participle makes a passive, not a perfect tense.

Quiz: test yourself

Eight questions on the present tense of admitir. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ su error ante la clase. (present tense) A. admito B. admites C. admite D. admitimos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ a los alumnos en el curso. (present tense) A. admites B. admito C. admite D. admitimos

  3. Complete the sentence: Él ___ la verdad por fin. (present tense) A. admite B. admito C. admites D. admitimos

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros ___ que no sabía nada. (present tense) A. admitimos B. admito C. admites D. admite

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros ___ su error ante la clase. (present tense) A. admitís B. admito C. admites D. admite

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos ___ a los alumnos en el curso. (present tense) A. admiten B. admito C. admites D. admite

  7. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ la verdad por fin. (present tense) A. admito B. admites C. admite D. admitimos

  8. Complete the sentence: Él ___ que no sabía nada. (present tense) A. admite B. admito C. admites D. admitimos

Answer key

  1. admito — The yo present form of admitir is admito. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  2. admites — The tu present form of admitir is admites. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  3. admite — The el present form of admitir is admite. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  4. admitimos — The nosotros present form of admitir is admitimos. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  5. admitís — The vosotros present form of admitir is admitís. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  6. admiten — The ellos present form of admitir is admiten. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  7. admito — The yo present form of admitir is admito. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.
  8. admite — The el present form of admitir is admite. The other options are the other persons of the same tense.

Frequently asked questions

When do I use the present tense of admitir?

Use the present tense of admitir for habits, facts and what is happening now. For example: Yo admito su error ante la clase. — "I admit his mistake before the class." The usage rules above give five situations with examples.

How is the present tense of admitir formed?

Take the stem admit- and add the present endings for -ir verbs. The full table is at the top of this page.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of admitir?

The present describes a habit or a present fact, while the preterite describes a finished action. Compare Yo admito a los alumnos en el curso. with Yo admití a los alumnos en el curso. — the verb is the same, but the time meaning changes.

How do I practise the present tense of admitir?

Drill the six forms in the table above until you can say them without looking, then use the admitir examples and quiz page for more sentences, and test yourself with the Admitir conjugation page for the full picture across all tenses.

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