Ella Verbsinterponer to interpose, to place between, to file (an appeal) Irregular Verb
At a glance: Interponer (to interpose, to place between, to file (an appeal)) is a irregular verb in Spanish. In the present tense: interpongo, interpones, interpone, interponemos, interponéis, interponen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (interpongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (interpuse), future (interpondré), conditional (interpondría), subjunctive and past participle (interpuesto).

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The Indicative Present of interponer 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, “interpongo”, meaning “I interpose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interpongo | I interpose |
| Tú | interpones | you interpose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interpone | s/he interposes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interponemos | we interpose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interponéis | you (plural) interpose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interponen | they interpose |
How it’s built: Yo adds a g (interpongo); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of interponer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “interpuse”, meaning “I interposed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interpuse | I interposed |
| Tú | interpusiste | you interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interpuso | s/he interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interpusimos | we interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interpusisteis | you (plural) interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interpusieron | they interposed |
How it’s built: Irregular stem interpus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of interponer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “interponía”, meaning “I used to interpose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interponía | I used to interpose |
| Tú | interponías | you used to interpose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interponía | s/he used to interpose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interponíamos | we used to interpose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interponíais | you (plural) used to interpose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interponían | they used to interpose |
How it’s built: Regular: stem interpon- plus the -er endings.
The Indicative Present Continuous of interponer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy interponiendo”, meaning “I am interposing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy interponiendo | I am interposing |
| Tú | estás interponiendo | you are interposing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está interponiendo | s/he is interposing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos interponiendo | we are interposing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis interponiendo | you (plural) are interposing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están interponiendo | they are interposing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund interponiendo.
The Indicative Informal Future of interponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a interponer”, meaning “I am going to interpose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a interponer | I am going to interpose |
| Tú | vas a interponer | you are going to interpose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a interponer | s/he is going to interpose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a interponer | we are going to interpose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a interponer | you (plural) are going to interpose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a interponer | they are going to interpose |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive interponer.
The Indicative Future of interponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “interpondré”, meaning “I will interpose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interpondré | I will interpose |
| Tú | interpondrás | you will interpose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interpondrá | s/he will interpose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interpondremos | we will interpose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interpondréis | you (plural) will interpose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interpondrán | they will interpose |
How it’s built: Irregular stem interpondr- instead of interponer, plus the future endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional of interponer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “interpondría”, meaning “I would interpose”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interpondría | I would interpose |
| Tú | interpondrías | you would interpose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interpondría | s/he would interpose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interpondríamos | we would interpose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interpondríais | you (plural) would interpose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interpondrían | they would interpose |
How it’s built: Irregular stem interpondr- instead of interponer, plus the conditional endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Present Perfect of interponer 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 interpuesto”, meaning “I have interposed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he interpuesto | I have interposed |
| Tú | has interpuesto | you have interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha interpuesto | s/he has interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos interpuesto | we have interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis interpuesto | you (plural) have interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han interpuesto | they have interposed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle interpuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Past Perfect of interponer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había interpuesto”, meaning “I had interposed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había interpuesto | I had interposed |
| Tú | habías interpuesto | you had interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había interpuesto | s/he had interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos interpuesto | we had interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais interpuesto | you (plural) had interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían interpuesto | they had interposed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle interpuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Future Perfect of interponer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré interpuesto”, meaning “I will have interposed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré interpuesto | I will have interposed |
| Tú | habrás interpuesto | you will have interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá interpuesto | s/he will have interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos interpuesto | we will have interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis interpuesto | you (plural) will have interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán interpuesto | they will have interposed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle interpuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of interponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría interpuesto”, meaning “I would have interposed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría interpuesto | I would have interposed |
| Tú | habrías interpuesto | you would have interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría interpuesto | s/he would have interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos interpuesto | we would have interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais interpuesto | you (plural) would have interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían interpuesto | they would have interposed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle interpuesto.
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, “interponga”, meaning “I interpose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interponga | I interpose |
| Tú | interpongas | you interpose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interponga | s/he interposes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interpongamos | we interpose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interpongáis | you (plural) interpose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interpongan | they interpose |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, interpongo (interponga, interpongas, interponga, interpongamos, interpongáis, interpongan).
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, “interpusiera”, meaning “I interposed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interpusiera | I interposed |
| Tú | interpusieras | you interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interpusiera | s/he interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interpusiéramos | we interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interpusierais | you (plural) interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interpusieran | they interposed |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, interpusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (interpusiéramos).
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, “interpusiere”, meaning “I will interpose”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | interpusiere | I will interpose |
| Tú | interpusieres | you will interpose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interpusiere | s/he will interpose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interpusiéremos | we will interpose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interpusiereis | you (plural) will interpose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interpusieren | they will interpose |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, interpusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (interpusiéremos).
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, “haya interpuesto”, meaning “I have interposed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya interpuesto | I have interposed |
| Tú | hayas interpuesto | you have interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya interpuesto | s/he has interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos interpuesto | we have interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis interpuesto | you (plural) have interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan interpuesto | they have interposed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle interpuesto.
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, “hubiera interpuesto”, meaning “I had interposed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera interpuesto | I had interposed |
| Tú | hubieras interpuesto | you had interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera interpuesto | s/he had interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos interpuesto | we had interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais interpuesto | you (plural) had interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran interpuesto | they had interposed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle interpuesto.
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, “hubiere interpuesto”, meaning “I will have interposed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere interpuesto | I will have interposed |
| Tú | hubieres interpuesto | you will have interposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere interpuesto | s/he will have interposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos interpuesto | we will have interposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis interpuesto | you (plural) will have interposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren interpuesto | they will have interposed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle interpuesto.
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, “interponga”, meaning “(to you formal) interpose!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | interpón | (to you) interpose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | interponga | (to you formal) interpose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | interpongamos | let's interpose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | interponed | (to you plural) interpose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | interpongan | (to you plural formal) interpose! |
How it’s built: Tú is irregular (interpón); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (interponga, interpongamos, interpongan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (interponed).
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 interponga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't interpose!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no interpongas | (to you) don't interpose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no interponga | (to you formal) don't interpose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no interpongamos | let's not interpose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no interpongáis | (to you plural) don't interpose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no interpongan | (to you plural formal) don't interpose! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no interpongas, no interponga, no interpongamos, no interpongáis, no interpongan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Interponer is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like poner. In the present tense: yo adds a g (interpongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (interpuse), future (interpondré), conditional (interpondría), subjunctive and past participle (interpuesto).
In the present tense (presente), interponer is conjugated as: yo interpongo, tú interpones, él/ella/usted interpone, nosotros interponemos, vosotros interponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes interponen. 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), interponer is conjugated as: yo interpuse, tú interpusiste, él/ella/usted interpuso, nosotros interpusimos, vosotros interpusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes interpusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), interponer is conjugated as: yo interponía, tú interponías, él/ella/usted interponía, nosotros interponíamos, vosotros interponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes interponían. 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), interponer is conjugated as: yo interpondré, tú interpondrás, él/ella/usted interpondrá, nosotros interpondremos, vosotros interpondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes interpondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), interponer is conjugated as: yo interponga, tú interpongas, él/ella/usted interponga, nosotros interpongamos, vosotros interpongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes interpongan. 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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