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poner

to put, to place, to set down

verb irregular Word 247 of the core 1,000 · Stage 2, Everyday

How to conjugate poner

The present, preterite, imperfect and future, with the English for every form.

Present

yo pongo I put / I am putting / I place / I am placing / I set down / I am setting down
tú pones you put / you are putting / you place / you are placing / you set down / you are setting down
él/ella pone he/she puts / he/she is putting / you put (formal) / you are putting (formal) / he/she places / he/she is placing / you place (formal) / you are placing (formal) / he/she sets down / he/she is setting down / you set down (formal) / you are setting down (formal)
nosotros ponemos we put / we are putting / we place / we are placing / we set down / we are setting down
ellos/ellas ponen they put / they are putting / you all put / you all are putting / they place / they are placing / you all place / you all are placing / they set down / they are setting down / you all set down / you all are setting down

Preterite

yo puse I put / I placed / I set down
tú pusiste you put / you placed / you set down
él/ella puso he/she put / you put (formal) / he/she placed / you placed (formal) / he/she set down / you set down (formal)
nosotros pusimos we put / we placed / we set down
ellos/ellas pusieron they put / you all put / they placed / you all placed / they set down / you all set down

Imperfect

yo ponía I was putting / I used to put / I was placing / I used to place / I was setting down / I used to set down
tú ponías you were putting / you used to put / you were placing / you used to place / you were setting down / you used to set down
él/ella ponía he/she was putting / he/she used to put / you were putting (formal) / you used to put (formal) / he/she was placing / he/she used to place / you were placing (formal) / you used to place (formal) / he/she was setting down / he/she used to set down / you were setting down (formal) / you used to set down (formal)
nosotros poníamos we were putting / we used to put / we were placing / we used to place / we were setting down / we used to set down
ellos/ellas ponían they were putting / they used to put / you all were putting / you all used to put / they were placing / they used to place / you all were placing / you all used to place / they were setting down / they used to set down / you all were setting down / you all used to set down

Future

yo pondré I will put / I will place / I will set down
tú pondrás you will put / you will place / you will set down
él/ella pondrá he/she will put / you will put (formal) / he/she will place / you will place (formal) / he/she will set down / you will set down (formal)
nosotros pondremos we will put / we will place / we will set down
ellos/ellas pondrán they will put / you all will put / they will place / you all will place / they will set down / you all will set down

In a sentence

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