Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Plantear in Spanish
To pose, to propose Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Plantear (to pose, to propose) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: planteo, planteas, plantea, planteamos, planteáis, plantean. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Plantear
- Plantear in the Indicative Present
- Plantear in the Indicative Preterite
- Plantear in the Indicative Imperfect
- Plantear in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Plantear in the Indicative Informal Future
- Plantear in the Indicative Future
- Plantear in the Indicative Conditional
- Plantear in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Plantear in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Plantear in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Plantear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Plantear
- Imperative tenses of Plantear
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Plantear conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Plantear is the Spanish verb for "to pose, to propose". It is a regular AR verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to plantear include: proponer.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | plantear | to pose, to propose |
| Past participle | planteado | posed |
| Gerund | planteando | posing |
Indicative Tenses of Plantear
Plantear in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of plantear 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, "planteo", meaning "I pose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | planteo | I pose |
| Tú | planteas | you pose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | plantea | s/he poses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | planteamos | we pose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | planteáis | you (plural) pose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | plantean | they pose |
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Plantear in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of plantear is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "planteé", meaning "I posed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | planteé | I posed |
| Tú | planteaste | you posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | planteó | s/he posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | planteamos | we posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | planteasteis | you (plural) posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | plantearon | they posed |
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Plantear in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of plantear is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "planteaba", meaning "I used to pose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | planteaba | I used to pose |
| Tú | planteabas | you used to pose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | planteaba | s/he used to pose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | planteábamos | we used to pose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | planteabais | you (plural) used to pose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | planteaban | they used to pose |
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Plantear in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of plantear is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy planteando", meaning "I am posing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy planteando | I am posing |
| Tú | estás planteando | you are posing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está planteando | s/he is posing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos planteando | we are posing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis planteando | you (plural) are posing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están planteando | they are posing |
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Plantear in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of plantear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a plantear", meaning "I am going to pose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a plantear | I am going to pose |
| Tú | vas a plantear | you are going to pose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a plantear | s/he is going to pose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a plantear | we are going to pose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a plantear | you (plural) are going to pose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a plantear | they are going to pose |
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Plantear in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of plantear is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "plantearé", meaning "I will pose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | plantearé | I will pose |
| Tú | plantearás | you will pose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | planteará | s/he will pose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | plantearemos | we will pose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | plantearéis | you (plural) will pose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | plantearán | they will pose |
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Plantear in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of plantear is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "plantearía", meaning "I would pose".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | plantearía | I would pose |
| Tú | plantearías | you would pose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | plantearía | s/he would pose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | plantearíamos | we would pose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | plantearíais | you (plural) would pose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | plantearían | they would pose |
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Plantear in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of plantear 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 planteado", meaning "I have posed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he planteado | I have posed |
| Tú | has planteado | you have posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha planteado | s/he has posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos planteado | we have posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis planteado | you (plural) have posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han planteado | they have posed |
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Plantear in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of plantear is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había planteado", meaning "I had posed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había planteado | I had posed |
| Tú | habías planteado | you had posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había planteado | s/he had posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos planteado | we had posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais planteado | you (plural) had posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían planteado | they had posed |
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Plantear in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of plantear is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré planteado", meaning "I will have posed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré planteado | I will have posed |
| Tú | habrás planteado | you will have posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá planteado | s/he will have posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos planteado | we will have posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis planteado | you (plural) will have posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán planteado | they will have posed |
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Plantear in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of plantear is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría planteado", meaning "I would have posed".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría planteado | I would have posed |
| Tú | habrías planteado | you would have posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría planteado | s/he would have posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos planteado | we would have posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais planteado | you (plural) would have posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían planteado | they would have posed |
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Subjunctive Tenses of Plantear
Plantear 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, "plantee", meaning "I pose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | plantee | I pose |
| Tú | plantees | you pose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | plantee | s/he poses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | planteemos | we pose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | planteéis | you (plural) pose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | planteen | they pose |
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Plantear 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, "planteara", meaning "I posed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | planteara | I posed |
| Tú | plantearas | you posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | planteara | s/he posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | planteáramos | we posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | plantearais | you (plural) posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | plantearan | they posed |
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Plantear 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, "planteare", meaning "I will pose".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | planteare | I will pose |
| Tú | planteares | you will pose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | planteare | s/he will pose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | planteáremos | we will pose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | planteareis | you (plural) will pose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | plantearen | they will pose |
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Plantear 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 planteado", meaning "I have posed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya planteado | I have posed |
| Tú | hayas planteado | you have posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya planteado | s/he has posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos planteado | we have posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis planteado | you (plural) have posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan planteado | they have posed |
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Plantear 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 planteado", meaning "I had posed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera planteado | I had posed |
| Tú | hubieras planteado | you had posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera planteado | s/he had posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos planteado | we had posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais planteado | you (plural) had posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran planteado | they had posed |
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Plantear 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 planteado", meaning "I will have posed".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere planteado | I will have posed |
| Tú | hubieres planteado | you will have posed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere planteado | s/he will have posed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos planteado | we will have posed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis planteado | you (plural) will have posed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren planteado | they will have posed |
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Imperative Tenses of Plantear
Plantear in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "plantee", meaning "(to you formal) pose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | plantea | (to you) pose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | plantee | (to you formal) pose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | planteemos | let's pose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | plantead | (to you plural) pose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | planteen | (to you plural formal) pose! |
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Plantear in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no plantee", meaning "(to you formal) don't pose!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no plantees | (to you) don't pose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no plantee | (to you formal) don't pose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no planteemos | let's not pose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no planteéis | (to you plural) don't pose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no planteen | (to you plural formal) don't pose! |
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Frequently asked questions about Plantear
Is plantear a regular or irregular verb?
Plantear is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate plantear in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), plantear is conjugated as: yo planteo, tú planteas, él/ella/usted plantea, nosotros planteamos, vosotros planteáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes plantean. 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 plantear in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), plantear is conjugated as: yo planteé, tú planteaste, él/ella/usted planteó, nosotros planteamos, vosotros planteasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes plantearon. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate plantear in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), plantear is conjugated as: yo planteaba, tú planteabas, él/ella/usted planteaba, nosotros planteábamos, vosotros planteabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes planteaban. 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 plantear in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), plantear is conjugated as: yo plantearé, tú plantearás, él/ella/usted planteará, nosotros plantearemos, vosotros plantearéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes plantearán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate plantear in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), plantear is conjugated as: yo plantee, tú plantees, él/ella/usted plantee, nosotros planteemos, vosotros planteéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes planteen. 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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