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How to conjugate Imponerse in Spanish

imponerse 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).

Past participle
impuesto asserted
Gerund
imponiendo asserting
Similar
ganar, prevalecer, prevaler
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Indicative tenses of Imponerse

Imponerse in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome impongoI assert
Túte imponesyou assert
Ella / Él / Ustedse impones/he asserts
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos imponemoswe assert
Vosotras / Vosotrosos imponéisyou (plural) assert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse imponenthey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome impuseI asserted
Túte impusisteyou asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse impusos/he asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos impusimoswe asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos impusisteisyou (plural) asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse impusieronthey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome imponíaI used to assert
Túte imponíasyou used to assert
Ella / Él / Ustedse imponías/he used to assert
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos imponíamoswe used to assert
Vosotras / Vosotrosos imponíaisyou (plural) used to assert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse imponíanthey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy imponiendoI am asserting
Túte estás imponiendoyou are asserting
Ella / Él / Ustedse está imponiendos/he is asserting
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos imponiendowe are asserting
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis imponiendoyou (plural) are asserting
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están imponiendothey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a imponerI am going to assert
Túte vas a imponeryou are going to assert
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a imponers/he is going to assert
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a imponerwe are going to assert
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a imponeryou (plural) are going to assert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a imponerthey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome impondréI will assert
Túte impondrásyou will assert
Ella / Él / Ustedse impondrás/he will assert
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos impondremoswe will assert
Vosotras / Vosotrosos impondréisyou (plural) will assert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse impondránthey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome impondríaI would assert
Túte impondríasyou would assert
Ella / Él / Ustedse impondrías/he would assert
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos impondríamoswe would assert
Vosotras / Vosotrosos impondríaisyou (plural) would assert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse impondríanthey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he impuestoI have asserted
Túte has impuestoyou have asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha impuestos/he has asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos impuestowe have asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis impuestoyou (plural) have asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han impuestothey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había impuestoI had asserted
Túte habías impuestoyou had asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse había impuestos/he had asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos impuestowe had asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais impuestoyou (plural) had asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían impuestothey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré impuestoI will have asserted
Túte habrás impuestoyou will have asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá impuestos/he will have asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos impuestowe will have asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis impuestoyou (plural) will have asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán impuestothey 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.

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Imponerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría impuestoI would have asserted
Túte habrías impuestoyou would have asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría impuestos/he would have asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos impuestowe would have asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais impuestoyou (plural) would have asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían impuestothey 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.

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Subjunctive tenses of Imponerse

Imponerse 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, “me imponga”, meaning “I assert”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome impongaI assert
Túte impongasyou assert
Ella / Él / Ustedse impongas/he asserts
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos impongamoswe assert
Vosotras / Vosotrosos impongáisyou (plural) assert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse imponganthey 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.

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Imponerse 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, “me impusiera”, meaning “I asserted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome impusieraI asserted
Túte impusierasyou asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse impusieras/he asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos impusiéramoswe asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos impusieraisyou (plural) asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse impusieranthey 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.

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Imponerse 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, “me impusiere”, meaning “I will assert”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome impusiereI will assert
Túte impusieresyou will assert
Ella / Él / Ustedse impusieres/he will assert
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos impusiéremoswe will assert
Vosotras / Vosotrosos impusiereisyou (plural) will assert
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse impusierenthey 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.

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Imponerse 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, “me haya impuesto”, meaning “I have asserted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya impuestoI have asserted
Túte hayas impuestoyou have asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya impuestos/he has asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos impuestowe have asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis impuestoyou (plural) have asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan impuestothey 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.

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Imponerse 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, “me hubiera impuesto”, meaning “I had asserted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera impuestoI had asserted
Túte hubieras impuestoyou had asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera impuestos/he had asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos impuestowe had asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais impuestoyou (plural) had asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran impuestothey 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.

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Imponerse 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, “me hubiere impuesto”, meaning “I will have asserted”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere impuestoI will have asserted
Túte hubieres impuestoyou will have asserted
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere impuestos/he will have asserted
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos impuestowe will have asserted
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis impuestoyou (plural) will have asserted
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren impuestothey 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.

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Imperative tenses of Imponerse

Imponerse in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túimponte(to you) assert!
Ella / Él / Ustedimpóngase(to you formal) assert!
Nosotras / Nosotrosimpongámonoslet's assert!
Vosotras / Vosotrosimponeos(to you plural) assert!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesimpónganse(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).

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Imponerse in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te impongas(to you) don't assert!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se imponga(to you formal) don't assert!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos impongamoslet's not assert!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os impongáis(to you plural) don't assert!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Imponerse

Is imponerse a regular or irregular verb?

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).

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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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