How to conjugate Ponerse in Spanish
To put on, to place on Irregular Verb Top 100
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Ponerse
- Ponerse in the Indicative Present
- Ponerse in the Indicative Preterite
- Ponerse in the Indicative Imperfect
- Ponerse in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Ponerse in the Indicative Informal Future
- Ponerse in the Indicative Future
- Ponerse in the Indicative Conditional
- Ponerse in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Ponerse in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Ponerse in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Ponerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Ponerse
- Imperative tenses of Ponerse
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Ponerse conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Ponerse is the Spanish verb for "to put on, to place on". It is an irregular reflexive verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | ponerse | to put on, to place on |
| Past participle | puesto | put on |
| Gerund | poniendo | putting on |
Indicative Tenses of Ponerse
Ponerse in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of ponerse 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 pongo", meaning "I put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pongo | I put on |
| Tú | te pones | you put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pone | s/he puts on, you (formal) put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos ponemos | we put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os ponéis | you (plural) put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ponen | they put on, you (plural formal) put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of ponerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me puse", meaning "I put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me puse | I put on |
| Tú | te pusiste | you put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se puso | s/he put on, you (formal) put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pusimos | we put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pusisteis | you (plural) put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pusieron | they put on, you (plural formal) put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of ponerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me ponía", meaning "I used to put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ponía | I used to put on |
| Tú | te ponías | you used to put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ponía | s/he used to put on, you (formal) used to put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos poníamos | we used to put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os poníais | you (plural) used to put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se ponían | they used to put on, you (plural formal) used to put on |
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Ponerse in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of ponerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me estoy poniendo", meaning "I am putting on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy poniendo | I am putting on |
| Tú | te estás poniendo | you are putting on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está poniendo | s/he is putting on, you (formal) are putting on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos poniendo | we are putting on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis poniendo | you (plural) are putting on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están poniendo | they are putting on, you (plural formal) are putting on |
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Ponerse in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of ponerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me voy a poner", meaning "I am going to put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a poner | I am going to put on |
| Tú | te vas a poner | you are going to put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a poner | s/he is going to put on, you (formal) are going to put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a poner | we are going to put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a poner | you (plural) are going to put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a poner | they are going to put on, you (plural formal) are going to put on |
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Ponerse in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of ponerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me pondré", meaning "I will put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pondré | I will put on |
| Tú | te pondrás | you will put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pondrá | s/he will put on, you (formal) will put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pondremos | we will put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pondréis | you (plural) will put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pondrán | they will put on, you (plural formal) will put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of ponerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me pondría", meaning "I would put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pondría | I would put on |
| Tú | te pondrías | you would put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pondría | s/he would put on, you (formal) would put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pondríamos | we would put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pondríais | you (plural) would put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pondrían | they would put on, you (plural formal) would put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of ponerse 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 puesto", meaning "I have put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he puesto | I have put on |
| Tú | te has puesto | you have put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha puesto | s/he has put on, you (formal) have put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos puesto | we have put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis puesto | you (plural) have put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han puesto | they have put on, you (plural formal) have put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of ponerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había puesto", meaning "I had put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había puesto | I had put on |
| Tú | te habías puesto | you had put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había puesto | s/he had put on, you (formal) had put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos puesto | we had put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais puesto | you (plural) had put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían puesto | they had put on, you (plural formal) had put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of ponerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habré puesto", meaning "I will have put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré puesto | I will have put on |
| Tú | te habrás puesto | you will have put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá puesto | s/he will have put on, you (formal) will have put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos puesto | we will have put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis puesto | you (plural) will have put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán puesto | they will have put on, you (plural formal) will have put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of ponerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría puesto", meaning "I would have put on".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría puesto | I would have put on |
| Tú | te habrías puesto | you would have put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría puesto | s/he would have put on, you (formal) would have put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos puesto | we would have put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais puesto | you (plural) would have put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían puesto | they would have put on, you (plural formal) would have put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Subjunctive Tenses of Ponerse
Ponerse 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 ponga", meaning "I put on".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me ponga | I put on |
| Tú | te pongas | you put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ponga | s/he puts on, you (formal) put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pongamos | we put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pongáis | you (plural) put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pongan | they put on, you (plural formal) put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse 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 pusiera", meaning "I put on".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pusiera | I put on |
| Tú | te pusieras | you put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pusiera | s/he put on, you (formal) put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pusiéramos | we put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pusierais | you (plural) put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pusieran | they put on, you (plural formal) put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse 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 pusiere", meaning "I will put on".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me pusiere | I will put on |
| Tú | te pusieres | you will put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se pusiere | s/he will put on, you (formal) will put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos pusiéremos | we will put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os pusiereis | you (plural) will put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se pusieren | they will put on, you (plural formal) will put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse 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 puesto", meaning "I have put on".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya puesto | I have put on |
| Tú | te hayas puesto | you have put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya puesto | s/he has put on, you (formal) have put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos puesto | we have put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis puesto | you (plural) have put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan puesto | they have put on, you (plural formal) have put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse 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 puesto", meaning "I had put on".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera puesto | I had put on |
| Tú | te hubieras puesto | you had put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera puesto | s/he had put on, you (formal) had put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos puesto | we had put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais puesto | you (plural) had put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran puesto | they had put on, you (plural formal) had put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse 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 puesto", meaning "I will have put on".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere puesto | I will have put on |
| Tú | te hubieres puesto | you will have put on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere puesto | s/he will have put on, you (formal) will have put on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos puesto | we will have put on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis puesto | you (plural) will have put on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren puesto | they will have put on, you (plural formal) will have put on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Imperative Tenses of Ponerse
Ponerse in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "póngase", meaning "(to you formal) put! on".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | ponte | (to you) put! on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | póngase | (to you formal) put! on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | pongámonos | let's put! on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | poneos | (to you plural) put! on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | pónganse | (to you plural formal) put! on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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Ponerse in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no se ponga", meaning "(to you formal) don't put! on".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te pongas | (to you) don't put! on |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se ponga | (to you formal) don't put! on |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos pongamos | let's not put! on |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os pongáis | (to you plural) don't put! on |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se pongan | (to you plural formal) don't put! on |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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