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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
poseer
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
poseiendo
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
poseido
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | poseo I possess |
tú | posees you possess |
él/ella/usted | posee he/she/you possesss |
nosotros | poseemos we possess |
vosotros | poseéis you all possess |
ellos/ustedes | poseen they/you all possess |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | poseía I used to possess |
tú | poseías you used to possess |
él/ella/usted | poseía he/she/you used to possess |
nosotros | poseíamos we used to possess |
vosotros | poseíais you all used to possess |
ellos/ustedes | poseían they/you all used to possess |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | poseí I possessed |
tú | poseiste you possessed |
él/ella/usted | poseió he/she/you possessed |
nosotros | poseimos we possessed |
vosotros | poseisteis you all possessed |
ellos/ustedes | poseieron they/you all possessed |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | poseeré I will possess |
tú | poseerás you will possess |
él/ella/usted | poseerá he/she/you will possess |
nosotros | poseeremos we will possess |
vosotros | poseeréis you all will possess |
ellos/ustedes | poseerán they/you all will possess |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | poseería I would possess |
tú | poseerías you would possess |
él/ella/usted | poseería he/she/you would possess |
nosotros | poseeríamos we would possess |
vosotros | poseeríais you all would possess |
ellos/ustedes | poseerían they/you all would possess |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | posea that I possess |
tú | poseas that you possess |
él/ella/usted | posea that he/she/you possess |
nosotros | poseamos that we possess |
vosotros | poseáis that you all possess |
ellos/ustedes | posean that they/you all possess |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | poseiera or poseiese that I possessed |
tú | poseieras or poseieses that you possessed |
él/ella/usted | poseiera or poseiese that he/she/you possessed |
nosotros | poseiéramos or poseiésemos that we possessed |
vosotros | poseierais or poseieseis that you all possessed |
ellos/ustedes | poseieran or poseiesen that they/you all possessed |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he poseido I have possessed |
tú | has poseido you have possessed |
él/ella/usted | ha poseido he/she/you have possessed |
nosotros | hemos poseido we have possessed |
vosotros | habéis poseido you all have possessed |
ellos/ustedes | han poseido they/you all have possessed |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había poseido I had possessed |
tú | habías poseido you had possessed |
él/ella/usted | había poseido he/she/you had possessed |
nosotros | habíamos poseido we had possessed |
vosotros | habíais poseido you all had possessed |
ellos/ustedes | habían poseido they/you all had possessed |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube poseido I had possessed |
tú | hubiste poseido you had possessed |
él/ella/usted | hubo poseido he/she/you had possessed |
nosotros | hubimos poseido we had possessed |
vosotros | hubisteis poseido you all had possessed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron poseido they/you all had possessed |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré poseido I will have possessed |
tú | habrás poseido you will have possessed |
él/ella/usted | habrá poseido he/she/you will have possessed |
nosotros | habremos poseido we will have possessed |
vosotros | habréis poseido you all will have possessed |
ellos/ustedes | habrán poseido they/you all will have possessed |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría poseido I would have possessed |
tú | habrías poseido you would have possessed |
él/ella/usted | habría poseido he/she/you would have possessed |
nosotros | habríamos poseido we would have possessed |
vosotros | habríais poseido you all would have possessed |
ellos/ustedes | habrían poseido they/you all would have possessed |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya poseido that I have possessed |
tú | hayas poseido that you have possessed |
él/ella/usted | haya poseido that he/she/you have possessed |
nosotros | hayamos poseido that we have possessed |
vosotros | hayáis poseido that you all have possessed |
ellos/ustedes | hayan poseido that they/you all have possessed |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera poseido that I had possessed |
tú | hubieras poseido that you had possessed |
él/ella/usted | hubiera poseido that he/she/you had possessed |
nosotros | hubiéramos poseido that we had possessed |
vosotros | hubierais poseido that you all had possessed |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran poseido that they/you all had possessed |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | posee | possess! (you) |
usted | posea | possess! (you formal) |
nosotros | poseamos | let's possess! |
vosotros | poseed | possess! (you all) |
ustedes | posean | possess! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no poseas | don't possess! (you) |
usted | no posea | don't possess! (you formal) |
nosotros | no poseamos | let's not possess! |
vosotros | no poseáis | don't possess! (you all) |
ustedes | no posean | don't possess! (you all) |
More About "poseer"
Examples in Context
Poseyó grandes riquezas.
He/She possessed great riches.
Preterite
Poseo un título universitario.
I possess a university degree.
Present
Ha poseído varias propiedades.
He/She has possessed several properties.
Present Perfect
Poseeré mi propia casa.
I will own my own house.
Future
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms:
Usage Notes
- •Poseer is a regular -er verb with spelling changes
- •In preterite, 3rd person changes i→y: poseyó, poseyeron
- •Main meaning: to possess, to own
- •More formal than tener
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