Poner is a Spanish verb meaning to put. Poner is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Poner appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 7th most used irregular verb….Poner Conjugation: Preterite Tense.
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Is Ponerse imperfect or preterite?
Poner is a Spanish verb meaning to put. Poner is conjugated as an irregular verb in the preterite tense. Poner appears on the 100 Most Used Spanish Preterite Tense Verbs Poster as the 7th most used irregular verb….Poner Conjugation: Preterite Tense.

yo | puse |
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ns. | pusimos |
vs. | pusisteis |
ellos/ellas | pusieron |
What are the conjugations for Ponerse?
Preterite of Ponerse
Subject Pronoun | Preterite Conjugation | Translation |
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yo | me puse | I put on/started/was |
tú | te pusiste | you put on/started/were |
él/ella usted | se puso | he/she put on/started/was, you (formal) put on/started/were |
nosotros/ nosotras | nos pusimos | we put on/started/were |
What type of verb is Ponerse?
Poner in the Present Tense
Subject Pronoun | Present Tense | Translation |
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yo | pongo | I put |
tú | pones | You (informal) put |
él, ella, usted | pone | He, she puts, you (formal) put |
nosotros/nosotras | ponemos | We put |
Is poner and Ponerse the same?
PONERSE (REFLEXIVE) The reflexive version of poner is used much more often. It can refer to a literal placing (from putting clothes on yourself to putting yourself in a physical place) or it can refer to an emotional state (putting yourself in a certain mood or putting you on/off).

What is the subjunctive form of Ponerse?
Mode: Subjunctive
Personal Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | me ponga |
Tu | te pongas |
El/Ella | se ponga |
Nosotros | nos pongamos |
How do you use Ponerse as an adjective?
Ponerse is followed by an adjective and indicates an involuntary physical or emotional change. Me puse enfermo en Madrid. I got sick in Madrid. Ana se pone roja cuando habla.
How do you use Ponerse?
Firstly it is worth looking at how the verb is formed in the present, past and future tenses.
- Present tense: pongo – I put. pones – you put (1 person) pone – he/she puts.
- Past (preterite) puse – I put. pusiste – you put (1 person) puso – he/she put.
- Future: pondré – I will put. pondrás – you will put (1 person)
What is the imperfect tense of ser?
The verb ser (conjugation) means ” be”. It is completely irregular in the imperfect tense….Ser imperfect conjugation.
yo | era | I used to be |
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Ud./él/ella | era | you/he/she used to be |
nosotros/as | éramos | we used to be |
vosotros/as | erais | you guys used to be |
How do you use Ponerse in a sentence?
My roommate has (turned himself into / become) an annoying (person). In the first sentence, ponerse indicates that my roommate has left behind his normal neutral state and is now entering the pesado state. I secretly hope he will stop being annoying.
What is the imperfect subjunctive of tener?
Mode: Subjunctive
Personal Pronoun | Conjugation |
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Yo | tuviera |
Tu | tuvieras |
El/Ella | tuviera |
Nosotros | tuviéramos |
Does Ponerse mean to become?
Using convertirse en / ponerse / hacerse / quedarse to express “to become” (Spanish verbs of change)
What is the difference between Ponerse and Hacerse?
convertirse (en) = to become. hacerse = to become. ponerse = to become.
How do you form the imperfect tense in German?
The simple past or imperfect forms of German strong verbs With German strong verbs in the imperfect, it’s basically the same. The stem change is key. For the ich and er/es/sie (singular) forms, that’s it. For all the other “person” forms you add the same endings as in the regular verbs, without the “imperfective” -te.
What is the difference between Quedarse and Ponerse as verbs of change?
Spanish takeaways Ponerse and quedarse (and sometimes volverse) act as verbs of change when they replace estar (changes in state). Ponerse describes changes in state that are likely to change, while volverse focuses on changes that are unlikely to change. Quedarse cares about aftermaths and anticlimaxes.
What is imperfect tense in Spanish?
The imperfect (imperfecto) is one of the two simple past tenses in Spanish. It is used for ongoing or recurrent actions in the past. It is also used for descriptions, states of being, and for providing background information about the past.
What verbs are imperfect examples?
varias veces
-ar verbs | example: hablar |
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aba abas aba ábamos abais aban | hablaba hablabas hablaba hablábamos hablabais hablaban |