poner
to put, to place
"Puse las llaves en un lugar inolvidable."
I put the keys in an unforgettable place.
to put on, to play
"Pon música; esta conversación necesita cortinas."
Put on music; this conversation needs curtains.
to make someone feel
"Esa sonrisa me pone nervioso y hambriento."
That smile makes me nervous and hungry.
poner infinitive
Base forms
Present "I put"
yo pongo
"Pongo el despertador y lo ignoro tres veces."
I set the alarm and ignore it three times.
"No pongo excusas, simplemente no quiero ir."
I'm not making excuses, I simply don't want to go.
"Pongo mi confianza en el WiFi y nunca me falla."
I put my trust in WiFi and it never fails me.
tú pones
"¿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.
él/ella pone
"Mi gato se pone en el teclado justo cuando trabajo."
My cat puts himself on the keyboard just when I'm working.
"Ella pone todo su corazón en evitar el lunes."
She puts all her heart into avoiding Monday.
"El café me pone de buen humor, o al menos tolerable."
Coffee puts me in a good mood, or at least tolerable.
Preterite "I put"
él/ella puso
"Puso cara de 'no entiendo nada' durante toda la reunión."
She put on an 'I don't understand anything' face during the whole meeting.
"Steve Jobs puso diseño sobre todo y cambió el mundo."
Steve Jobs put design above everything and changed the world.
"Mi teléfono se puso al 1% en el momento más crítico."
My phone went to 1% at the most critical moment.
nosotros pusimos
"Nos pusimos de acuerdo en que nadie tiene razón."
We agreed that nobody is right.
"Pusimos todas las esperanzas en el delivery."
We put all our hopes in delivery.
"Nos pusimos a ver series y perdimos la noción del tiempo."
We started watching series and lost track of time.
Imperfect "I used to put"
Future "I will put"
Conditional "I would put"
Present subjunctive "that I put"
tú pongas
"No pongas esa canción, todavía me duele."
Don't play that song, it still hurts.
"Espero que pongas atención, esto es importante... o no."
I hope you pay attention, this is important... or not.
"Cuando te pongas nervioso, respira y pide pizza."
When you get nervous, breathe and order pizza.