Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Posar in Spanish
posar to place Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Posar (to place) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: poso, posas, posa, posamos, posáis, posan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- posado placed
- Gerund
- posando placing
- Similar
- colocar, meter, poner, situar
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Posar
- Posar in the Indicative Present
- Posar in the Indicative Preterite
- Posar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Posar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Posar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Posar in the Indicative Future
- Posar in the Indicative Conditional
- Posar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Posar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Posar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Posar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Posar
- Imperative tenses of Posar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Posar
Posar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of posar 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, “poso”, meaning “I place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | poso | I place |
| Tú | posas | you place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | posa | s/he places |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posamos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posáis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posan | they place |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pos- plus the -ar endings.
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Posar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of posar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “posé”, meaning “I placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | posé | I placed |
| Tú | posaste | you placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | posó | s/he placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posamos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posasteis | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posaron | they placed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pos- plus the -ar endings.
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Posar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of posar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “posaba”, meaning “I used to place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | posaba | I used to place |
| Tú | posabas | you used to place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | posaba | s/he used to place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posábamos | we used to place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posabais | you (plural) used to place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posaban | they used to place |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pos- plus the -ar endings.
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Posar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of posar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy posando”, meaning “I am placing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy posando | I am placing |
| Tú | estás posando | you are placing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está posando | s/he is placing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos posando | we are placing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis posando | you (plural) are placing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están posando | they are placing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund posando.
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Posar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of posar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a posar”, meaning “I am going to place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a posar | I am going to place |
| Tú | vas a posar | you are going to place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a posar | s/he is going to place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a posar | we are going to place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a posar | you (plural) are going to place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a posar | they are going to place |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive posar.
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Posar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of posar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “posaré”, meaning “I will place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | posaré | I will place |
| Tú | posarás | you will place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | posará | s/he will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posaremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posaréis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posarán | they will place |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive posar plus the future endings.
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Posar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of posar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “posaría”, meaning “I would place”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | posaría | I would place |
| Tú | posarías | you would place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | posaría | s/he would place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posaríamos | we would place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posaríais | you (plural) would place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posarían | they would place |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive posar plus the conditional endings.
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Posar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of posar 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 posado”, meaning “I have placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he posado | I have placed |
| Tú | has posado | you have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha posado | s/he has placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos posado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis posado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han posado | they have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle posado.
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Posar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of posar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había posado”, meaning “I had placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había posado | I had placed |
| Tú | habías posado | you had placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había posado | s/he had placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos posado | we had placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais posado | you (plural) had placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían posado | they had placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle posado.
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Posar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of posar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré posado”, meaning “I will have placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré posado | I will have placed |
| Tú | habrás posado | you will have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá posado | s/he will have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos posado | we will have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis posado | you (plural) will have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán posado | they will have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle posado.
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Posar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of posar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría posado”, meaning “I would have placed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría posado | I would have placed |
| Tú | habrías posado | you would have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría posado | s/he would have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos posado | we would have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais posado | you (plural) would have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían posado | they would have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle posado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Posar
Posar 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, “pose”, meaning “I place”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | pose | I place |
| Tú | poses | you place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pose | s/he places |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posemos | we place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | poséis | you (plural) place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posen | they place |
How it’s built: Regular: stem pos- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Posar 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, “posara”, meaning “I placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | posara | I placed |
| Tú | posaras | you placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | posara | s/he placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posáramos | we placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posarais | you (plural) placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posaran | they placed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, posaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (posáramos).
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Posar 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, “posare”, meaning “I will place”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | posare | I will place |
| Tú | posares | you will place |
| Ella / Él / Usted | posare | s/he will place |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posáremos | we will place |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posareis | you (plural) will place |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posaren | they will place |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, posaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (posáremos).
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Posar 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 posado”, meaning “I have placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya posado | I have placed |
| Tú | hayas posado | you have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya posado | s/he has placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos posado | we have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis posado | you (plural) have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan posado | they have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle posado.
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Posar 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 posado”, meaning “I had placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera posado | I had placed |
| Tú | hubieras posado | you had placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera posado | s/he had placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos posado | we had placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais posado | you (plural) had placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran posado | they had placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle posado.
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Posar 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 posado”, meaning “I will have placed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere posado | I will have placed |
| Tú | hubieres posado | you will have placed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere posado | s/he will have placed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos posado | we will have placed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis posado | you (plural) will have placed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren posado | they will have placed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle posado.
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Imperative tenses of Posar
Posar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “pose”, meaning “(to you formal) place!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | posa | (to you) place! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | pose | (to you formal) place! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | posemos | let's place! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | posad | (to you plural) place! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posen | (to you plural formal) place! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (posa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (pose, posemos, posen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (posad).
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Posar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no pose”, meaning “(to you formal) don't place!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no poses | (to you) don't place! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no pose | (to you formal) don't place! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no posemos | let's not place! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no poséis | (to you plural) don't place! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no posen | (to you plural formal) don't place! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no poses, no pose, no posemos, no poséis, no posen.
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Frequently asked questions about Posar
Is posar a regular or irregular verb?
Posar 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 posar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), posar is conjugated as: yo poso, tú posas, él/ella/usted posa, nosotros posamos, vosotros posáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes posan. 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 posar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), posar is conjugated as: yo posé, tú posaste, él/ella/usted posó, nosotros posamos, vosotros posasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes posaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate posar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), posar is conjugated as: yo posaba, tú posabas, él/ella/usted posaba, nosotros posábamos, vosotros posabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes posaban. 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 posar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), posar is conjugated as: yo posaré, tú posarás, él/ella/usted posará, nosotros posaremos, vosotros posaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes posarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate posar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), posar is conjugated as: yo pose, tú poses, él/ella/usted pose, nosotros posemos, vosotros poséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes posen. 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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