How to conjugate Imponer in Spanish
To impose Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Imponer
- Imponer in the Indicative Present
- Imponer in the Indicative Preterite
- Imponer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Imponer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Imponer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Imponer in the Indicative Future
- Imponer in the Indicative Conditional
- Imponer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Imponer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Imponer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Imponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Imponer
- Imperative tenses of Imponer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Imponer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Imponer is the Spanish verb for "to impose". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | imponer | to impose |
Past participle | impuesto | imposed |
Gerund | imponiendo | imposing |
Indicative Tenses of Imponer
Imponer in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of imponer 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, "impongo", meaning "I impose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | impongo | I impose |
Tú | impones | you impose |
Ella / Él / Usted | impone | s/he imposes, you (formal) impose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | imponemos | we impose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | imponéis | you (plural) impose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | imponen | they impose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of imponer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "impuse", meaning "I imposed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | impuse | I imposed |
Tú | impusiste | you imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | impuso | s/he imposed, you (formal) imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | impusimos | we imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | impusisteis | you (plural) imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impusieron | they imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of imponer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "imponía", meaning "I used to impose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | imponía | I used to impose |
Tú | imponías | you used to impose |
Ella / Él / Usted | imponía | s/he used to impose, you (formal) used to impose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | imponíamos | we used to impose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | imponíais | you (plural) used to impose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | imponían | they used to impose, |
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Imponer in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of imponer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy imponiendo", meaning "I am imposing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy imponiendo | I am imposing |
Tú | estás imponiendo | you are imposing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está imponiendo | s/he is imposing, you (formal) are imposing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos imponiendo | we are imposing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis imponiendo | you (plural) are imposing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están imponiendo | they are imposing, |
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Imponer in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of imponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a imponer", meaning "I am going to impose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a imponer | I am going to impose |
Tú | vas a imponer | you are going to impose |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a imponer | s/he is going to impose, you (formal) are going to impose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a imponer | we are going to impose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a imponer | you (plural) are going to impose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a imponer | they are going to impose, |
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Imponer in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of imponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "impondré", meaning "I will impose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | impondré | I will impose |
Tú | impondrás | you will impose |
Ella / Él / Usted | impondrá | s/he will impose, you (formal) will impose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | impondremos | we will impose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | impondréis | you (plural) will impose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impondrán | they will impose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of imponer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "impondría", meaning "I would impose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | impondría | I would impose |
Tú | impondrías | you would impose |
Ella / Él / Usted | impondría | s/he would impose, you (formal) would impose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | impondríamos | we would impose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | impondríais | you (plural) would impose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impondrían | they would impose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of imponer 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 impuesto", meaning "I have imposed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he impuesto | I have imposed |
Tú | has impuesto | you have imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha impuesto | s/he has imposed, you (formal) have imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos impuesto | we have imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis impuesto | you (plural) have imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han impuesto | they have imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of imponer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había impuesto", meaning "I had imposed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había impuesto | I had imposed |
Tú | habías impuesto | you had imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | había impuesto | s/he had imposed, you (formal) had imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos impuesto | we had imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais impuesto | you (plural) had imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían impuesto | they had imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of imponer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré impuesto", meaning "I will have imposed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré impuesto | I will have imposed |
Tú | habrás impuesto | you will have imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá impuesto | s/he will have imposed, you (formal) will have imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos impuesto | we will have imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis impuesto | you (plural) will have imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán impuesto | they will have imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of imponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría impuesto", meaning "I would have imposed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría impuesto | I would have imposed |
Tú | habrías impuesto | you would have imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría impuesto | s/he would have imposed, you (formal) would have imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos impuesto | we would have imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais impuesto | you (plural) would have imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían impuesto | they would have imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Subjunctive Tenses of Imponer
Imponer 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, "imponga", meaning "I impose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | imponga | I impose |
Tú | impongas | you impose |
Ella / Él / Usted | imponga | s/he imposes, you (formal) impose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | impongamos | we impose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | impongáis | you (plural) impose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impongan | they impose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer 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, "impusiera", meaning "I imposed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | impusiera | I imposed |
Tú | impusieras | you imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | impusiera | s/he imposed, you (formal) imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | impusiéramos | we imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | impusierais | you (plural) imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impusieran | they imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer 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, "impusiere", meaning "I will impose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | impusiere | I will impose |
Tú | impusieres | you will impose |
Ella / Él / Usted | impusiere | s/he will impose, you (formal) will impose |
Nosotras / Nosotros | impusiéremos | we will impose |
Vosotras / Vosotros | impusiereis | you (plural) will impose |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impusieren | they will impose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer 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 impuesto", meaning "I have imposed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya impuesto | I have imposed |
Tú | hayas impuesto | you have imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya impuesto | s/he has imposed, you (formal) have imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos impuesto | we have imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis impuesto | you (plural) have imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan impuesto | they have imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer 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 impuesto", meaning "I had imposed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera impuesto | I had imposed |
Tú | hubieras impuesto | you had imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera impuesto | s/he had imposed, you (formal) had imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos impuesto | we had imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais impuesto | you (plural) had imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran impuesto | they had imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer 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 impuesto", meaning "I will have imposed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere impuesto | I will have imposed |
Tú | hubieres impuesto | you will have imposed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere impuesto | s/he will have imposed, you (formal) will have imposed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos impuesto | we will have imposed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis impuesto | you (plural) will have imposed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren impuesto | they will have imposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imperative Tenses of Imponer
Imponer in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "imponga", meaning "(to you formal) impose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | impón | (to you) impose! |
Ella / Él / Usted | imponga | (to you formal) impose! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | impongamos | let's impose! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | imponed | (to you plural) impose! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impongan | (to you plural formal) impose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imponer in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no imponga", meaning "(to you formal) don't impose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no impongas | (to you) don't impose! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no imponga | (to you formal) don't impose! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no impongamos | let's not impose! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no impongáis | (to you plural) don't impose! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no impongan | (to you plural formal) don't impose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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