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How to conjugate Exponer in Spanish

exponer to expose, to display, to set out, to present (an idea), to exhibit Irregular Verb

At a glance: Exponer (to expose, to display, to set out, to present (an idea), to exhibit) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: expongo, expones, expone, exponemos, exponéis, exponen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (expongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (expuse), future (expondré), conditional (expondría), subjunctive and past participle (expuesto).

Past participle
expuesto exposed
Gerund
exponiendo exposing
Similar
enunciar, exhibir

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Indicative tenses of Exponer

Exponer in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of exponer is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “expongo”, meaning “I expose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexpongoI expose
Túexponesyou expose
Ella / Él / Ustedexpones/he exposes
Nosotras / Nosotrosexponemoswe expose
Vosotras / Vosotrosexponéisyou (plural) expose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexponenthey expose

How it’s built: Yo adds a g (expongo); the other forms are regular.

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Exponer in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of exponer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “expuse”, meaning “I exposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexpuseI exposed
Túexpusisteyou exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedexpusos/he exposed
Nosotras / Nosotrosexpusimoswe exposed
Vosotras / Vosotrosexpusisteisyou (plural) exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexpusieronthey exposed

How it’s built: Irregular stem expus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.

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Exponer in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of exponer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “exponía”, meaning “I used to expose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexponíaI used to expose
Túexponíasyou used to expose
Ella / Él / Ustedexponías/he used to expose
Nosotras / Nosotrosexponíamoswe used to expose
Vosotras / Vosotrosexponíaisyou (plural) used to expose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexponíanthey used to expose

How it’s built: Regular: stem expon- plus the -er endings.

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Exponer in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of exponer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy exponiendo”, meaning “I am exposing”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy exponiendoI am exposing
Túestás exponiendoyou are exposing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá exponiendos/he is exposing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos exponiendowe are exposing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis exponiendoyou (plural) are exposing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán exponiendothey are exposing

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund exponiendo.

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Exponer in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of exponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a exponer”, meaning “I am going to expose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a exponerI am going to expose
Túvas a exponeryou are going to expose
Ella / Él / Ustedva a exponers/he is going to expose
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a exponerwe are going to expose
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a exponeryou (plural) are going to expose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a exponerthey are going to expose

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive exponer.

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Exponer in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of exponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “expondré”, meaning “I will expose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexpondréI will expose
Túexpondrásyou will expose
Ella / Él / Ustedexpondrás/he will expose
Nosotras / Nosotrosexpondremoswe will expose
Vosotras / Vosotrosexpondréisyou (plural) will expose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexpondránthey will expose

How it’s built: Irregular stem expondr- instead of exponer, plus the future endings.

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Exponer in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of exponer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “expondría”, meaning “I would expose”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexpondríaI would expose
Túexpondríasyou would expose
Ella / Él / Ustedexpondrías/he would expose
Nosotras / Nosotrosexpondríamoswe would expose
Vosotras / Vosotrosexpondríaisyou (plural) would expose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexpondríanthey would expose

How it’s built: Irregular stem expondr- instead of exponer, plus the conditional endings.

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Exponer in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of exponer is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he expuesto”, meaning “I have exposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe expuestoI have exposed
Túhas expuestoyou have exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedha expuestos/he has exposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos expuestowe have exposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis expuestoyou (plural) have exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan expuestothey have exposed

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle expuesto.

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Exponer in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of exponer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había expuesto”, meaning “I had exposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía expuestoI had exposed
Túhabías expuestoyou had exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía expuestos/he had exposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos expuestowe had exposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais expuestoyou (plural) had exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían expuestothey had exposed

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle expuesto.

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Exponer in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of exponer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré expuesto”, meaning “I will have exposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré expuestoI will have exposed
Túhabrás expuestoyou will have exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá expuestos/he will have exposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos expuestowe will have exposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis expuestoyou (plural) will have exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán expuestothey will have exposed

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle expuesto.

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Exponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of exponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría expuesto”, meaning “I would have exposed”.

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría expuestoI would have exposed
Túhabrías expuestoyou would have exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría expuestos/he would have exposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos expuestowe would have exposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais expuestoyou (plural) would have exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían expuestothey would have exposed

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle expuesto.

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Subjunctive tenses of Exponer

Exponer in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “exponga”, meaning “I expose”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexpongaI expose
Túexpongasyou expose
Ella / Él / Ustedexpongas/he exposes
Nosotras / Nosotrosexpongamoswe expose
Vosotras / Vosotrosexpongáisyou (plural) expose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexponganthey expose

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, expongo (exponga, expongas, exponga, expongamos, expongáis, expongan).

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Exponer in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “expusiera”, meaning “I exposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexpusieraI exposed
Túexpusierasyou exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedexpusieras/he exposed
Nosotras / Nosotrosexpusiéramoswe exposed
Vosotras / Vosotrosexpusieraisyou (plural) exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexpusieranthey exposed

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, expusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (expusiéramos).

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Exponer in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “expusiere”, meaning “I will expose”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoexpusiereI will expose
Túexpusieresyou will expose
Ella / Él / Ustedexpusieres/he will expose
Nosotras / Nosotrosexpusiéremoswe will expose
Vosotras / Vosotrosexpusiereisyou (plural) will expose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexpusierenthey will expose

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, expusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (expusiéremos).

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Exponer in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya expuesto”, meaning “I have exposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya expuestoI have exposed
Túhayas expuestoyou have exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya expuestos/he has exposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos expuestowe have exposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis expuestoyou (plural) have exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan expuestothey have exposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle expuesto.

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Exponer in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera expuesto”, meaning “I had exposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera expuestoI had exposed
Túhubieras expuestoyou had exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera expuestos/he had exposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos expuestowe had exposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais expuestoyou (plural) had exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran expuestothey had exposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle expuesto.

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Exponer in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere expuesto”, meaning “I will have exposed”.

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere expuestoI will have exposed
Túhubieres expuestoyou will have exposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere expuestos/he will have exposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos expuestowe will have exposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis expuestoyou (plural) will have exposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren expuestothey will have exposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle expuesto.

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Imperative tenses of Exponer

Exponer in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “exponga”, meaning “(to you formal) expose!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túexpón(to you) expose!
Ella / Él / Ustedexponga(to you formal) expose!
Nosotras / Nosotrosexpongamoslet's expose!
Vosotras / Vosotrosexponed(to you plural) expose!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesexpongan(to you plural formal) expose!

How it’s built: Tú is irregular (expón); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (exponga, expongamos, expongan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (exponed).

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Exponer in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no exponga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't expose!”.

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno expongas(to you) don't expose!
Ella / Él / Ustedno exponga(to you formal) don't expose!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno expongamoslet's not expose!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno expongáis(to you plural) don't expose!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno expongan(to you plural formal) don't expose!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no expongas, no exponga, no expongamos, no expongáis, no expongan.

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Frequently asked questions about Exponer

Is exponer a regular or irregular verb?

Exponer is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like poner. In the present tense: yo adds a g (expongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (expuse), future (expondré), conditional (expondría), subjunctive and past participle (expuesto).

How do you conjugate exponer in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), exponer is conjugated as: yo expongo, tú expones, él/ella/usted expone, nosotros exponemos, vosotros exponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes exponen. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.

How do you conjugate exponer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), exponer is conjugated as: yo expuse, tú expusiste, él/ella/usted expuso, nosotros expusimos, vosotros expusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes expusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate exponer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), exponer is conjugated as: yo exponía, tú exponías, él/ella/usted exponía, nosotros exponíamos, vosotros exponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes exponían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.

How do you conjugate exponer in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), exponer is conjugated as: yo expondré, tú expondrás, él/ella/usted expondrá, nosotros expondremos, vosotros expondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes expondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate exponer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), exponer is conjugated as: yo exponga, tú expongas, él/ella/usted exponga, nosotros expongamos, vosotros expongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes expongan. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.


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