Poner present conjugation
Poner in the present: pongo, pones, pone, ponemos, ponéis, ponen.
- to put; to place; to set
- irregular
- Participle: puesto
- Gerund: poniendo
Present presente
| yo | pongo |
|---|---|
| tú | pones |
| él/ella/usted | pone |
| nosotros | ponemos |
| vosotros | ponéis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | ponen |
How to use poner in the present
In the present, poner is irregular only in the yo form: pongo. The rest are regular: pones, pone, ponemos, ponen. Use it for placing things, for routines like putting on clothes ("Me pongo el uniforme"), and for emotional changes: "Me pongo nervioso cuando hablo en público." In Latin America, "poner" also means to turn on: "¿Pongo el aire acondicionado?"
Examples
¿Pongo el aire acondicionado?
Should I turn on the air conditioning?
Me pongo el uniforme en el hospital.
I put on my uniform at the hospital.
Siempre ponemos la mesa antes de las ocho.
We always set the table before eight.
Quick check: poner in the present
More poner tenses
- All poner tenses
- Poner preterite
- Poner imperfect
- Poner future
- Poner conditional
- Poner present subjunctive
- Poner affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present
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