What does poner mean in English?

Poner means "to put" in English.

How do you conjugate poner in Spanish?

Poner is conjugated across all Spanish tenses including present, preterite, imperfect, future, conditional, subjunctive, and more. Each tense has specific conjugations for yo, tú, él/ella/usted, nosotros, vosotros, and ellos/ustedes. You can see complete conjugation tables with audio pronunciations on this page.

What are common idiomatic expressions with poner?

Common idiomatic expressions using poner include: "poner en marcha" (to start up / to set in motion), "ponerse de acuerdo" (to come to an agreement / to agree), "poner en práctica" (to put into practice). These expressions are frequently used in everyday Spanish conversation.

What should I know about using poner?

Poner is highly irregular in most tenses

What verbs are related to poner?

Verbs related to poner include: componer, disponer, exponer. These verbs share similar meanings, stems, or conjugation patterns.

How do you use poner in a sentence?

Example: "Pongo la mesa para cenar." which means "I set the table for dinner." in English.

What are synonyms for poner?

Spanish synonyms for poner include: colocar, meter. The exact synonym to use depends on the context and specific meaning intended.

Poner

to put

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Infinitive (infinitivo)

Base form of the verb

poner

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Gerund (gerundio)

Present participle (-ing form)

poniendo

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Past Participle

Used in compound tenses

puesto

Simple Tenses

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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)

Present actions and habitual activities

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pongo I put	I put
tú	pones you put	you put
él/ella/usted	pone he/she/you puts	he/she/you puts
nosotros	ponemos we put	we put
vosotros	ponéis you all put	you all put
ellos/ustedes	ponen they/you all put	they/you all put

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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)

Ongoing past actions and descriptions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ponía I used to put	I used to put
tú	ponías you used to put	you used to put
él/ella/usted	ponía he/she/you used to put	he/she/you used to put
nosotros	poníamos we used to put	we used to put
vosotros	poníais you all used to put	you all used to put
ellos/ustedes	ponían they/you all used to put	they/you all used to put

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Preterit (pretérito)

Completed past actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	puse I put	I put
tú	pusiste you put	you put
él/ella/usted	puso he/she/you put	he/she/you put
nosotros	pusimos we put	we put
vosotros	pusisteis you all put	you all put
ellos/ustedes	pusieron they/you all put	they/you all put

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Future (futuro)

Future actions and intentions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pondré I will put	I will put
tú	pondrás you will put	you will put
él/ella/usted	pondrá he/she/you will put	he/she/you will put
nosotros	pondremos we will put	we will put
vosotros	pondréis you all will put	you all will put
ellos/ustedes	pondrán they/you all will put	they/you all will put

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Conditional (potencial simple)

Hypothetical and conditional actions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pondría I would put	I would put
tú	pondrías you would put	you would put
él/ella/usted	pondría he/she/you would put	he/she/you would put
nosotros	pondríamos we would put	we would put
vosotros	pondríais you all would put	you all would put
ellos/ustedes	pondrían they/you all would put	they/you all would put

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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)

Subjective present actions and desires

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	ponga that I put	that I put
tú	pongas that you put	that you put
él/ella/usted	ponga that he/she/you put	that he/she/you put
nosotros	pongamos that we put	that we put
vosotros	pongáis that you all put	that you all put
ellos/ustedes	pongan that they/you all put	that they/you all put

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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	pusiera or pusiese that I put	that I put
tú	pusieras or pusieses that you put	that you put
él/ella/usted	pusiera or pusiese that he/she/you put	that he/she/you put
nosotros	pusiéramos or pusiésemos that we put	that we put
vosotros	pusierais or pusieseis that you all put	that you all put
ellos/ustedes	pusieran or pusiesen that they/you all put	that they/you all put

Compound Tenses

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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed recently or with present relevance

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	he puesto I have put	I have put
tú	has puesto you have put	you have put
él/ella/usted	ha puesto he/she/you have put	he/she/you have put
nosotros	hemos puesto we have put	we have put
vosotros	habéis puesto you all have put	you all have put
ellos/ustedes	han puesto they/you all have put	they/you all have put

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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)

Actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	había puesto I had put	I had put
tú	habías puesto you had put	you had put
él/ella/usted	había puesto he/she/you had put	he/she/you had put
nosotros	habíamos puesto we had put	we had put
vosotros	habíais puesto you all had put	you all had put
ellos/ustedes	habían puesto they/you all had put	they/you all had put

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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)

Actions completed immediately before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hube puesto I had put	I had put
tú	hubiste puesto you had put	you had put
él/ella/usted	hubo puesto he/she/you had put	he/she/you had put
nosotros	hubimos puesto we had put	we had put
vosotros	hubisteis puesto you all had put	you all had put
ellos/ustedes	hubieron puesto they/you all had put	they/you all had put

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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)

Actions that will be completed by a future time

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habré puesto I will have put	I will have put
tú	habrás puesto you will have put	you will have put
él/ella/usted	habrá puesto he/she/you will have put	he/she/you will have put
nosotros	habremos puesto we will have put	we will have put
vosotros	habréis puesto you all will have put	you all will have put
ellos/ustedes	habrán puesto they/you all will have put	they/you all will have put

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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)

Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	habría puesto I would have put	I would have put
tú	habrías puesto you would have put	you would have put
él/ella/usted	habría puesto he/she/you would have put	he/she/you would have put
nosotros	habríamos puesto we would have put	we would have put
vosotros	habríais puesto you all would have put	you all would have put
ellos/ustedes	habrían puesto they/you all would have put	they/you all would have put

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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed in relation to the present

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	haya puesto that I have put	that I have put
tú	hayas puesto that you have put	that you have put
él/ella/usted	haya puesto that he/she/you have put	that he/she/you have put
nosotros	hayamos puesto that we have put	that we have put
vosotros	hayáis puesto that you all have put	that you all have put
ellos/ustedes	hayan puesto that they/you all have put	that they/you all have put

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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)

Subjective actions completed before another past action

Person	Conjugation	English
yo	hubiera puesto that I had put	that I had put
tú	hubieras puesto that you had put	that you had put
él/ella/usted	hubiera puesto that he/she/you had put	that he/she/you had put
nosotros	hubiéramos puesto that we had put	that we had put
vosotros	hubierais puesto that you all had put	that you all had put
ellos/ustedes	hubieran puesto that they/you all had put	that they/you all had put

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Commands (imperativo)

Commands and direct orders

Person	Command	English
tú	pon	put! (you)
usted	ponga	put! (you formal)
nosotros	pongamos	let's put!
vosotros	poned	put! (you all)
ustedes	pongan	put! (you all)

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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)

Negative commands and prohibitions

Person	Command	English
tú	no pongas	don't put! (you)
usted	no ponga	don't put! (you formal)
nosotros	no pongamos	let's not put!
vosotros	no pongáis	don't put! (you all)
ustedes	no pongan	don't put! (you all)

More About "poner"

Idiomatic Expressions

poner en marcha

to start up / to set in motion

💡 Starting a machine, project, or process

ponerse de acuerdo

to come to an agreement / to agree

💡 Reaching consensus

poner en práctica

to put into practice

💡 Applying knowledge or plans

ponerse colorado/rojo

to blush / to turn red

💡 Embarrassment causing redness

poner los pelos de punta

to make one's hair stand on end / to terrify

💡 Something scary or shocking

ponerse las pilas

to get one's act together / to get motivated

💡 Starting to work hard

Examples in Context

Pongo la mesa para cenar.

I set the table for dinner.

Present

Puse el libro en la mesa.

I put the book on the table.

Preterite

Me pondré el abrigo.

I will put on my coat.

Future

Se ha puesto triste.

He has become sad.

Present Perfect

Pondría la radio si pudiera.

I would turn on the radio if I could.

Conditional

Related Verbs

componer(to compose, fix)

compound verb with com- prefix

disponer(to arrange, dispose)

compound verb with dis- prefix

exponer(to expose, exhibit)

compound verb with ex- prefix

imponer(to impose)

compound verb with im- prefix

proponer(to propose)

compound verb with pro- prefix

suponer(to suppose)

compound verb with su- prefix

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

colocar(to place, position)

Emphasizes physical placement

meter(to put in)

Specifically for putting something inside

Antonyms:

quitar(to remove, take away)

Usage Notes

•Poner is highly irregular in most tenses
•Present tense yo form: pongo (irregular)
•Preterite: puse, pusiste, puso (irregular stem)
•Future and conditional stem: pondr- (pondré, pondría)
•Past participle: puesto (highly irregular)
•Reflexive form "ponerse" means to put on (clothes) or to become
•Very versatile verb with many meanings depending on context
•Many compound verbs share its irregular conjugation pattern

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