The Spanish verb ponerse means "to put on, become". It is the reflexive form of poner ("to put"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. 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 ponerse is yo me pongo, tú te pones, él/ella/usted se pone, nosotros nos ponemos, vosotros os ponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ponen. It is irregular: 1 of its 6 present forms break the regular -er pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: ponte.
Forms in orange break the regular -er pattern.
| yo | me pongo (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te pones | |
| él/ | se pone | |
| nosotros | nos ponemos | |
| vosotros | os ponéis | |
| ellos/ | se ponen |
| yo | me puse (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te pusiste (irregular) |
| él/ | se puso (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos pusimos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os pusisteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se pusieron (irregular) |
| yo | me ponía |
|---|---|
| tú | te ponías |
| él/ | se ponía |
| nosotros | nos poníamos |
| vosotros | os poníais |
| ellos/ | se ponían |
| yo | me pondré (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te pondrás (irregular) |
| él/ | se pondrá (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos pondremos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os pondréis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se pondrán (irregular) |
| yo | me pondría (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te pondrías (irregular) |
| él/ | se pondría (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos pondríamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os pondríais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se pondrían (irregular) |
| yo | me ponga (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te pongas (irregular) |
| él/ | se ponga (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos pongamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os pongáis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se pongan (irregular) |
| tú | ponte (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | póngase (irregular) |
| nosotros | pongámonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | poneos |
| ustedes | pónganse (irregular) |
| yo | me he puesto (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te has puesto (irregular) |
| él/ | se ha puesto (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos hemos puesto (irregular) |
| vosotros | os habéis puesto (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se han puesto (irregular) |
Ponerse is irregular: the table shows me pongo, me puse, and me pondré. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in ponte, póngase, and poniéndose.
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No. Ponerse is irregular, with forms such as me pongo, me puse, me pondré, and puesto shown in the table.
Ponerse means to put on or become. Poner means to put.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me pongo and me puse, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in ponte and poniéndose. The table shows the irregular stems pong, pus, and pond, and the participle puesto.