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How to conjugate Poseer in Spanish

To possess, to own Irregular Verb

Introduction

Poseer is the Spanish verb for "to possess, to own". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

ItemSpanishEnglish
Infinitiveposeerto possess, to own
Past participleposeídopossessed
Gerundposeyendopossessing

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Indicative Tenses of Poseer

Poseer in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of poseer 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, "poseo", meaning "I possess".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoposeoI possess
poseesyou possess
Ella / Él / Ustedposees/he possesses, you (formal) possess
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeemoswe possess
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeéisyou (plural) possess
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeenthey possess, you (plural formal) possess

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Poseer in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of poseer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "poseí", meaning "I possessed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoposeíI possessed
poseíste you possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedposeyó s/he possessed, you (formal) possessed
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeímos we possessed
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeísteis you (plural) possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeyeron they possessed, you (plural formal) possessed

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Poseer in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of poseer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "poseía", meaning "I used to possess".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoposeíaI used to possess
poseíasyou used to possess
Ella / Él / Ustedposeías/he used to possess, you (formal) used to possess
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeíamoswe used to possess
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeíaisyou (plural) used to possess
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeíanthey used to possess, you (plural formal) used to possess

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Poseer in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of poseer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy poseyendo", meaning "I am possessing".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy poseyendo I am possessing
estás poseyendo you are possessing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá poseyendo s/he is possessing, you (formal) are possessing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos poseyendo we are possessing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis poseyendo you (plural) are possessing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán poseyendo they are possessing, you (plural formal) are possessing

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Poseer in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of poseer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a poseer", meaning "I am going to possess".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a poseerI am going to possess
vas a poseeryou are going to possess
Ella / Él / Ustedva a poseers/he is going to possess, you (formal) are going to possess
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a poseerwe are going to possess
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a poseeryou (plural) are going to possess
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a poseerthey are going to possess, you (plural formal) are going to possess

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Poseer in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of poseer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "poseeré", meaning "I will possess".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoposeeréI will possess
poseerásyou will possess
Ella / Él / Ustedposeerás/he will possess, you (formal) will possess
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeeremoswe will possess
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeeréisyou (plural) will possess
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeeránthey will possess, you (plural formal) will possess

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Poseer in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of poseer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "poseería", meaning "I would possess".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoposeeríaI would possess
poseeríasyou would possess
Ella / Él / Ustedposeerías/he would possess, you (formal) would possess
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeeríamoswe would possess
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeeríaisyou (plural) would possess
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeeríanthey would possess, you (plural formal) would possess

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Poseer in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of poseer 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 poseído", meaning "I have possessed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe poseído I have possessed
has poseído you have possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedha poseído s/he has possessed, you (formal) have possessed
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos poseído we have possessed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis poseído you (plural) have possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan poseído they have possessed, you (plural formal) have possessed

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Poseer in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of poseer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había poseído", meaning "I had possessed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía poseído I had possessed
habías poseído you had possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía poseído s/he had possessed, you (formal) had possessed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos poseído we had possessed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais poseído you (plural) had possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían poseído they had possessed, you (plural formal) had possessed

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Poseer in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of poseer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré poseído", meaning "I will have possessed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré poseído I will have possessed
habrás poseído you will have possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá poseído s/he will have possessed, you (formal) will have possessed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos poseído we will have possessed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis poseído you (plural) will have possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán poseído they will have possessed, you (plural formal) will have possessed

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Poseer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of poseer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría poseído", meaning "I would have possessed".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría poseído I would have possessed
habrías poseído you would have possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría poseído s/he would have possessed, you (formal) would have possessed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos poseído we would have possessed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais poseído you (plural) would have possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían poseído they would have possessed, you (plural formal) would have possessed

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Subjunctive Tenses of Poseer

Poseer 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, "posea", meaning "I possess".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoposeaI possess
poseasyou possess
Ella / Él / Ustedposeas/he possesses, you (formal) possess
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeamoswe possess
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeáisyou (plural) possess
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeanthey possess, you (plural formal) possess

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Poseer 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, "poseyera", meaning "I possessed".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoposeyera I possessed
poseyeras you possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedposeyera s/he possessed, you (formal) possessed
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeyéramos we possessed
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeyerais you (plural) possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeyeran they possessed, you (plural formal) possessed

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Poseer 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, "poseyere", meaning "I will possess".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoposeyere I will possess
poseyeres you will possess
Ella / Él / Ustedposeyere s/he will possess, you (formal) will possess
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeyéremos we will possess
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeyereis you (plural) will possess
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposeyeren they will possess, you (plural formal) will possess

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Poseer 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 poseído", meaning "I have possessed".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya poseído I have possessed
hayas poseído you have possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya poseído s/he has possessed, you (formal) have possessed
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos poseído we have possessed
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis poseído you (plural) have possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan poseído they have possessed, you (plural formal) have possessed

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Poseer 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 poseído", meaning "I had possessed".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera poseído I had possessed
hubieras poseído you had possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera poseído s/he had possessed, you (formal) had possessed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos poseído we had possessed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais poseído you (plural) had possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran poseído they had possessed, you (plural formal) had possessed

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Poseer 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 poseído", meaning "I will have possessed".

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere poseído I will have possessed
hubieres poseído you will have possessed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere poseído s/he will have possessed, you (formal) will have possessed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos poseído we will have possessed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis poseído you (plural) will have possessed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren poseído they will have possessed, you (plural formal) will have possessed

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Imperative Tenses of Poseer

Poseer in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "posea", meaning "(to you formal) possess!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
posee(to you) possess!
Ella / Él / Ustedposea(to you formal) possess!
Nosotras / Nosotrosposeamoslet's possess!
Vosotras / Vosotrosposeed(to you plural) possess!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesposean(to you plural formal) possess!

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Poseer in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no posea", meaning "(to you formal) don't possess!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
no poseas(to you) don't possess!
Ella / Él / Ustedno posea(to you formal) don't possess!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno poseamoslet's not possess!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno poseáis(to you plural) don't possess!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno posean(to you plural formal) don't possess!

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