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In the Wild
Real-world usage & examples
"¿Por qué pones esa cara cuando te hablo de responsabilidades?"
Why do you make that face when I talk to you about responsibilities?
"Pones mucho esfuerzo en evitar el esfuerzo."
You put a lot of effort into avoiding effort.
"Cuando pones música a todo volumen, los vecinos lo saben."
When you play music at full volume, the neighbors know it.
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Conjugations
Most common forms
poner
Infinitive
Most Used
"to put"
pongo
Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers.
Most Used
"I put"
pone
Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Most Used
"he/she puts"
pones
Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers.
Current
"you put"
ponen
Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"they put"
puso
Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers.
Common
"he/she put"
| Form | Tense / Mood | Person | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| poner | Infinitive | — | "to put" |
| poniendo | Gerund | — | "putting" |
| puesto | Participle | — | "put" |
| Present Indicative | |||
| pongo | Singular · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I put" |
| pones | Singular · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you put" |
| pone | Singular · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she puts" |
| ponemos | Plural · PRES · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we put" |
| ponéis | Plural · PRES · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all put" |
| ponen | Plural · PRES · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they put" |
| Preterite (Past) | |||
| puse | Singular · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I put" |
| pusiste | Singular · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you put" |
| puso | Singular · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she put" |
| pusimos | Plural · PRET · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we put" |
| pusisteis | Plural · PRET · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all put" |
| pusieron | Plural · PRET · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they put" |
| Imperfect | |||
| ponías | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you used to put" |
| ponía | Singular · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she used to put" |
| poníamos | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we used to put" |
| poníais | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all used to put" |
| ponían | Plural · IMPERF · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they used to put" |
| Future | |||
| pondré | Singular · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | yo | "I will put" |
| pondrás | Singular · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you will put" |
| pondrá | Singular · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she will put" |
| pondremos | Plural · FUT · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we will put" |
| pondréis | Plural · FUT · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all will put" |
| pondrán | Plural · FUT · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they will put" |
| Conditional | |||
| pondrías | Singular · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | tú | "you would put" |
| pondría | Singular · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "he/she would put" |
| pondríamos | Plural · COND · Ind · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "we would put" |
| pondríais | Plural · COND · Ind · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "you all would put" |
| pondrían | Plural · COND · Ind · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "they would put" |
| Present Subjunctive | |||
| pongas | Singular · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | tú | "that you put" |
| ponga | Singular · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | él/ella/usted | "that he/she put" |
| pongamos | Plural · PRES · Subj · 1ª pers. | nosotros | "that we put" |
| pongáis | Plural · PRES · Subj · 2ª pers. | vosotros | "that you all put" |
| pongan | Plural · PRES · Subj · 3ª pers. | ellos/ellas/ustedes | "that they put" |