Hello, my Spanish students! Today we will study more about Spanish verb poner. It´s a hard verb because it´s very irregular and we have a differents ways to use. With Wanderlust you´all will study the real Latin American Spanish in a funny and dynamic way
Conjugation poner
Contents
Present:
| yo | pongo | nosotros | ponemos | |
| tú / vos | pones / ponés | ustedes | ponen | |
| él, ella, Ud. | pone | ellos, ellas | ponen |
Past perfect
| yo | puse | nosotros | pusimos | |
| tú / vos | pusiste | | ustedes | pusieron |
| él, ella, Ud. | puso | | ellos, ellas | pusieron |
Uses of verb “poner”
The first use of the verb is as a reflexive verb and to refer to the use of clothes. (The translation is “to put on”. For example:
- -Me puse la remera
- -¡Hace calor! ¿Por qué te pusiste el abrigo?
- -Nos pusimos el buzo al revés
The second use is as a verb of change (it is also reflexive) and we use it to refer to a sudden change of state. (the translation is “to become”)For example:
- Me puse nerviosa
- Me puse feliz
- Te pusiste colorada
The last use is to refer to the action of placing things in a place. This is non-reflective. (The translation is “to put”). For example:
- Voy a poner agua a hervir
- Pongo el celular arriba de la mesa
- Ponemos la bicicleta en el balcon
On the other hand, we also have some expressions that we use with this verb.
-Me puse en pedo
(I get drunk)
-Me puso una multa
(He/she gaves me a fine)
-Me tengo que poner a estudiar/trabajar
(I have to start to study/work)
Ponerse de pie
(to stand up)
Ponerse de rodillas
(to kneel, to fall to one’s knees)
Verbs conjugated like poner
componer – to compose
disponer – to dispose
imponer – to impose
proponer – to propose
reponerse – to get well
suponer – to suppose
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