The Spanish verb poner means "to put". Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of poner is yo pongo, tú pones, él/ella/usted pone, nosotros ponemos, vosotros ponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes ponen. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. The tables below cover 8 tenses, from the present to the present perfect. Every present form and 4 example sentences have a listen button.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | pongo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | pones | |
| él/ | pone | |
| nosotros | ponemos | |
| vosotros | ponéis | |
| ellos/ | ponen |
| yo | puse (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | pusiste (irregular) |
| él/ | puso (irregular) |
| nosotros | pusimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pusisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | pusieron (irregular) |
| yo | ponía |
|---|---|
| tú | ponías |
| él/ | ponía |
| nosotros | poníamos |
| vosotros | poníais |
| ellos/ | ponían |
| yo | pondré (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | pondrás (irregular) |
| él/ | pondrá (irregular) |
| nosotros | pondremos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pondréis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | pondrán (irregular) |
| yo | pondría (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | pondrías (irregular) |
| él/ | pondría (irregular) |
| nosotros | pondríamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pondríais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | pondrían (irregular) |
| yo | ponga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | pongas (irregular) |
| él/ | ponga (irregular) |
| nosotros | pongamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | pongáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | pongan (irregular) |
| tú | pon (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | ponga (irregular) |
| nosotros | pongamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | poned |
| ustedes | pongan (irregular) |
| yo | he puesto (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | has puesto (irregular) |
| él/ | ha puesto (irregular) |
| nosotros | hemos puesto (irregular) |
| vosotros | habéis puesto (irregular) |
| ellos/ | han puesto (irregular) |
Poner is irregular. Its table shows pongo in the present, puse in the preterite, and pondré in the future. The past participle is puesto, and the present perfect uses forms of haber plus puesto.
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No. Poner is irregular, with forms such as pongo, puse, pondré, and puesto in the table.
The future forms are pondré, pondrás, pondrá, pondremos, pondréis, and pondrán.
The past participle is puesto. The present perfect uses a form of haber plus puesto, such as he puesto and han puesto.