Poner means to put. Learn five tenses, then practise each person.
Present: pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.
Poner in the present tense
Use the present for current states, habits and actions. The subject can be omitted when the verb makes it clear.
Vosotros is informal plural you in Spain. Ustedes uses the ellos/ellas form and is the usual plural you in Latin America.
Poner in the preterite tense
Use the preterite for a completed event in the past, viewed as a whole.
Poner in the imperfect tense
Use the imperfect for past habits, ongoing situations and background descriptions, without marking their endpoint.
Poner in the future tense
Use the simple future for what will happen. Spanish also uses this tense for a guess about the present.
Poner in the conditional tense
Use the conditional for what would happen, a polite request or a hypothetical situation.
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All six persons. Blue, bold forms differ from regular endings, including spelling changes that preserve pronunciation.
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | pongo | puse | ponía | pondré | pondría |
| tú | pones | pusiste | ponías | pondrás | pondrías |
| él / ella / usted | pone | puso | ponía | pondrá | pondría |
| nosotros / nosotras | ponemos | pusimos | poníamos | pondremos | pondríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | ponéis | pusisteis | poníais | pondréis | pondríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ponen | pusieron | ponían | pondrán | pondrían |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pongo | I put |
| tú | pones | you put |
| él / ella / usted | pone | he/she puts |
| nosotros / nosotras | ponemos | we put |
| vosotros / vosotras | ponéis | you all (vosotros) put |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ponen | they put |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | puse | I put |
| tú | pusiste | you put |
| él / ella / usted | puso | he/she put |
| nosotros / nosotras | pusimos | we put |
| vosotros / vosotras | pusisteis | you all (vosotros) put |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pusieron | they put |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ponía | I used to put |
| tú | ponías | you used to put |
| él / ella / usted | ponía | he/she used to put |
| nosotros / nosotras | poníamos | we used to put |
| vosotros / vosotras | poníais | you all (vosotros) used to put |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ponían | they used to put |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pondré | I will put |
| tú | pondrás | you will put |
| él / ella / usted | pondrá | he/she will put |
| nosotros / nosotras | pondremos | we will put |
| vosotros / vosotras | pondréis | you all (vosotros) will put |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pondrán | they will put |
| Person | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pondría | I would put |
| tú | pondrías | you would put |
| él / ella / usted | pondría | he/she would put |
| nosotros / nosotras | pondríamos | we would put |
| vosotros / vosotras | pondríais | you all (vosotros) would put |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pondrían | they would put |
Poner differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite, future, conditional. Changed forms include present: pongo; preterite: puse, pusiste, puso; future: pondré, pondrás, pondrá; conditional: pondría, pondrías, pondría. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The present forms are pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen, in the order yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros and ellos/ellas/ustedes.
puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron. For example, puse means “I put”.
Poner differs from the regular endings in the present, preterite, future, conditional. Changed forms include present: pongo; preterite: puse, pusiste, puso; future: pondré, pondrás, pondrá; conditional: pondría, pondrías, pondría. Highlighted forms include spelling changes that preserve pronunciation as well as irregular stems and endings.
The preterite (puse) presents a completed event; the imperfect (ponía) gives a past habit or background situation. The English glosses are “I put” and “I used to put”, but context determines the best translation.
The yo forms are pondré (“I will put”) and pondría (“I would put”). The full charts above include every person.
Poner means to put.
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