Poner imperfect conjugation
Poner in the imperfect: ponía, ponías, ponía, poníamos, poníais, ponían.
- to put; to place; to set
- irregular
- Participle: puesto
- Gerund: poniendo
Imperfect imperfecto
| yo | ponía |
|---|---|
| tú | ponías |
| él/ella/usted | ponía |
| nosotros | poníamos |
| vosotros | poníais |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | ponían |
How to use poner in the imperfect
The imperfect of poner is regular: ponía, ponías, ponía, poníamos, ponían. Use it for habits ("Siempre ponía la alarma a las seis") and background descriptions. "Me ponía nervioso" describes a repeated reaction in the past. Compare "se puso nervioso," which describes a single moment. The difference matters a lot in storytelling.
Examples
Siempre ponía la alarma a las seis.
I always set the alarm for six.
Me ponía muy nerviosa en las entrevistas.
I used to get really nervous in interviews.
El profesor ponía mucha tarea los viernes.
The teacher used to give a lot of homework on Fridays.
Quick check: poner in the imperfect
More poner tenses
- All poner tenses
- Poner present
- Poner preterite
- Poner future
- Poner conditional
- Poner present subjunctive
- Poner affirmative commands
Other verbs in the imperfect
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