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All the words: Spanish

poner

Level A1

Meaning

to put, to place

Example

Pon la mesa, que la cena ya está lista.

Set the table, dinner is ready now.

A way to remember it

Same Latin root ponere "to put" as English "component", "deposit", "postpone": a "deposit" is something put down.

Word forms

Conjugation
present
I
pongo
you (sg.)
pones
he, she
pone
we
ponemos
you (pl.)
ponéis
they
ponen
simple past
I
puse
you (sg.)
pusiste
he, she
puso
we
pusimos
you (pl.)
pusisteis
they
pusieron
imperfect
I
ponía
you (sg.)
ponías
he, she
ponía
we
poníamos
you (pl.)
poníais
they
ponían
imperative
you (sg.)
pon
we
pongamos
you (pl.)
poned
future
I
pondré
you (sg.)
pondrás
he, she
pondrá
conditional
I
pondría
you (sg.)
pondrías
he, she
pondría
we
pondríamos
you (pl.)
pondríais
they
pondrían
present subjunctive
I
ponga
you (sg.)
pongas
he, she
ponga
we
pongamos
you (pl.)
pongáis
they
pongan
imperfect subjunctive
I
pusiera / pusiese
you (sg.)
pusieras / pusieses
he, she
pusiera / pusiese
we
pusiéramos / pusiésemos
you (pl.)
pusierais / pusieseis
they
pusieran / pusiesen

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