Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pongo | |
| tú | pones | |
| él / ella / usted | pone | |
| nosotros / nosotras | ponemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | ponéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ponen |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | puse | |
| tú | pusiste | |
| él / ella / usted | puso | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pusimos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pusisteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pusieron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ponía | |
| tú | ponías | |
| él / ella / usted | ponía | |
| nosotros / nosotras | poníamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | poníais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | ponían |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pondré | |
| tú | pondrás | |
| él / ella / usted | pondrá | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pondremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pondréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pondrán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | pondría | |
| tú | pondrías | |
| él / ella / usted | pondría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pondríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pondríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pondrían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | ponga | |
| tú | pongas | |
| él / ella / usted | ponga | |
| nosotros / nosotras | pongamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | pongáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pongan |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to put, to place (cause to assume a specified position)
- to write
- to type (with a keyboard, etc.), (with a dative object) to send
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations