Ella Verbsimponerse to assert (oneself), to prevail, to win, to be fashionable Irregular Verb
At a glance: Imponerse (to assert (oneself), to prevail, to win, to be fashionable) is a widely used reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me impongo, te impones, se impone, nos imponemos, os imponéis, se imponen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (impongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me impuse), future (me impondré), conditional (me impondría), subjunctive and past participle (impuesto).

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The Indicative Present of imponerse 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, “me impongo”, meaning “I assert”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me impongo | I assert |
| Tú | te impones | you assert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se impone | s/he asserts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos imponemos | we assert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os imponéis | you (plural) assert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se imponen | they assert |
How it’s built: Yo adds a g (impongo); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of imponerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me impuse”, meaning “I asserted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me impuse | I asserted |
| Tú | te impusiste | you asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se impuso | s/he asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos impusimos | we asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os impusisteis | you (plural) asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se impusieron | they asserted |
How it’s built: Irregular stem impus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of imponerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me imponía”, meaning “I used to assert”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me imponía | I used to assert |
| Tú | te imponías | you used to assert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se imponía | s/he used to assert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos imponíamos | we used to assert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os imponíais | you (plural) used to assert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se imponían | they used to assert |
How it’s built: Regular: stem impon- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of imponerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy imponiendo”, meaning “I am asserting”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy imponiendo | I am asserting |
| Tú | te estás imponiendo | you are asserting |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está imponiendo | s/he is asserting |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos imponiendo | we are asserting |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis imponiendo | you (plural) are asserting |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están imponiendo | they are asserting |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund imponiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of imponerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a imponer”, meaning “I am going to assert”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a imponer | I am going to assert |
| Tú | te vas a imponer | you are going to assert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a imponer | s/he is going to assert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a imponer | we are going to assert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a imponer | you (plural) are going to assert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a imponer | they are going to assert |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive imponer. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of imponerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me impondré”, meaning “I will assert”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me impondré | I will assert |
| Tú | te impondrás | you will assert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se impondrá | s/he will assert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos impondremos | we will assert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os impondréis | you (plural) will assert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se impondrán | they will assert |
How it’s built: Irregular stem impondr- instead of imponer, plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional of imponerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me impondría”, meaning “I would assert”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me impondría | I would assert |
| Tú | te impondrías | you would assert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se impondría | s/he would assert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos impondríamos | we would assert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os impondríais | you (plural) would assert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se impondrían | they would assert |
How it’s built: Irregular stem impondr- instead of imponer, plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Present Perfect of imponerse 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, “me he impuesto”, meaning “I have asserted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he impuesto | I have asserted |
| Tú | te has impuesto | you have asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha impuesto | s/he has asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos impuesto | we have asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis impuesto | you (plural) have asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han impuesto | they have asserted |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle impuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Past Perfect of imponerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había impuesto”, meaning “I had asserted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había impuesto | I had asserted |
| Tú | te habías impuesto | you had asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había impuesto | s/he had asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos impuesto | we had asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais impuesto | you (plural) had asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían impuesto | they had asserted |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle impuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Future Perfect of imponerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré impuesto”, meaning “I will have asserted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré impuesto | I will have asserted |
| Tú | te habrás impuesto | you will have asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá impuesto | s/he will have asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos impuesto | we will have asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis impuesto | you (plural) will have asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán impuesto | they will have asserted |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle impuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of imponerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría impuesto”, meaning “I would have asserted”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría impuesto | I would have asserted |
| Tú | te habrías impuesto | you would have asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría impuesto | s/he would have asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos impuesto | we would have asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais impuesto | you (plural) would have asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían impuesto | they would have asserted |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle impuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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, “me imponga”, meaning “I assert”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me imponga | I assert |
| Tú | te impongas | you assert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se imponga | s/he asserts |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos impongamos | we assert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os impongáis | you (plural) assert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se impongan | they assert |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, impongo (imponga, impongas, imponga, impongamos, impongáis, impongan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me impusiera”, meaning “I asserted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me impusiera | I asserted |
| Tú | te impusieras | you asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se impusiera | s/he asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos impusiéramos | we asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os impusierais | you (plural) asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se impusieran | they asserted |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, impusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (impusiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me impusiere”, meaning “I will assert”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me impusiere | I will assert |
| Tú | te impusieres | you will assert |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se impusiere | s/he will assert |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos impusiéremos | we will assert |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os impusiereis | you (plural) will assert |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se impusieren | they will assert |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, impusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (impusiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me haya impuesto”, meaning “I have asserted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya impuesto | I have asserted |
| Tú | te hayas impuesto | you have asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya impuesto | s/he has asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos impuesto | we have asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis impuesto | you (plural) have asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan impuesto | they have asserted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle impuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me hubiera impuesto”, meaning “I had asserted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera impuesto | I had asserted |
| Tú | te hubieras impuesto | you had asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera impuesto | s/he had asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos impuesto | we had asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais impuesto | you (plural) had asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran impuesto | they had asserted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle impuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere impuesto”, meaning “I will have asserted”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere impuesto | I will have asserted |
| Tú | te hubieres impuesto | you will have asserted |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere impuesto | s/he will have asserted |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos impuesto | we will have asserted |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis impuesto | you (plural) will have asserted |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren impuesto | they will have asserted |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle impuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “impóngase”, meaning “(to you formal) assert!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | imponte | (to you) assert! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | impóngase | (to you formal) assert! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | impongámonos | let's assert! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | imponeos | (to you plural) assert! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | impónganse | (to you plural formal) assert! |
How it’s built: Tú is irregular (imponte); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (impóngase, impónganse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (impongámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (imponeos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se imponga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't assert!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te impongas | (to you) don't assert! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se imponga | (to you formal) don't assert! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos impongamos | let's not assert! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os impongáis | (to you plural) don't assert! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se impongan | (to you plural formal) don't assert! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te impongas, no se imponga, no nos impongamos, no os impongáis, no se impongan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Imponerse is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like poner. In the present tense: yo adds a g (impongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me impuse), future (me impondré), conditional (me impondría), subjunctive and past participle (impuesto).
In the present tense (presente), imponerse is conjugated as: yo me impongo, tú te impones, él/ella/usted se impone, nosotros nos imponemos, vosotros os imponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se imponen. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), imponerse is conjugated as: yo me impuse, tú te impusiste, él/ella/usted se impuso, nosotros nos impusimos, vosotros os impusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se impusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), imponerse is conjugated as: yo me imponía, tú te imponías, él/ella/usted se imponía, nosotros nos imponíamos, vosotros os imponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se imponían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), imponerse is conjugated as: yo me impondré, tú te impondrás, él/ella/usted se impondrá, nosotros nos impondremos, vosotros os impondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se impondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), imponerse is conjugated as: yo me imponga, tú te impongas, él/ella/usted se imponga, nosotros nos impongamos, vosotros os impongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se impongan. 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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