To possess, to own Irregular Verb
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!
Item | Spanish | English |
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Infinitive | poseer | to possess, to own |
Past participle | poseído | possessed |
Gerund | poseyendo | possessing |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | poseo | I possess |
Tú | posees | you possess |
Ella / Él / Usted | posee | s/he possesses, you (formal) possess |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseemos | we possess |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseéis | you (plural) possess |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | poseen | they possess, |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | poseí | I possessed |
Tú | poseíste | you possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | poseyó | s/he possessed, you (formal) possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseímos | we possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseísteis | you (plural) possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | poseyeron | they possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | poseía | I used to possess |
Tú | poseías | you used to possess |
Ella / Él / Usted | poseía | s/he used to possess, you (formal) used to possess |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseíamos | we used to possess |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseíais | you (plural) used to possess |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | poseían | they used to possess, |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | estoy poseyendo | I am possessing |
Tú | estás poseyendo | you are possessing |
Ella / Él / Usted | está poseyendo | s/he is possessing, you (formal) are possessing |
Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos poseyendo | we are possessing |
Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis poseyendo | you (plural) are possessing |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están poseyendo | they are possessing, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | voy a poseer | I am going to possess |
Tú | vas a poseer | you are going to possess |
Ella / Él / Usted | va a poseer | s/he is going to possess, you (formal) are going to possess |
Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a poseer | we are going to possess |
Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a poseer | you (plural) are going to possess |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a poseer | they are going to possess, |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | poseeré | I will possess |
Tú | poseerás | you will possess |
Ella / Él / Usted | poseerá | s/he will possess, you (formal) will possess |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseeremos | we will possess |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseeréis | you (plural) will possess |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | poseerán | they will possess, |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | poseería | I would possess |
Tú | poseerías | you would possess |
Ella / Él / Usted | poseería | s/he would possess, you (formal) would possess |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseeríamos | we would possess |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseeríais | you (plural) would possess |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | poseerían | they would possess, |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | he poseído | I have possessed |
Tú | has poseído | you have possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | ha poseído | s/he has possessed, you (formal) have possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos poseído | we have possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis poseído | you (plural) have possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han poseído | they have possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | había poseído | I had possessed |
Tú | habías poseído | you had possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | había poseído | s/he had possessed, you (formal) had possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos poseído | we had possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais poseído | you (plural) had possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían poseído | they had possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habré poseído | I will have possessed |
Tú | habrás poseído | you will have possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habrá poseído | s/he will have possessed, you (formal) will have possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos poseído | we will have possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis poseído | you (plural) will have possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán poseído | they will have possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | habría poseído | I would have possessed |
Tú | habrías poseído | you would have possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | habría poseído | s/he would have possessed, you (formal) would have possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos poseído | we would have possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais poseído | you (plural) would have possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían poseído | they would have possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | posea | I possess |
Tú | poseas | you possess |
Ella / Él / Usted | posea | s/he possesses, you (formal) possess |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseamos | we possess |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseáis | you (plural) possess |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posean | they possess, |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | poseyera | I possessed |
Tú | poseyeras | you possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | poseyera | s/he possessed, you (formal) possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseyéramos | we possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseyerais | you (plural) possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | poseyeran | they possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | poseyere | I will possess |
Tú | poseyeres | you will possess |
Ella / Él / Usted | poseyere | s/he will possess, you (formal) will possess |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseyéremos | we will possess |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseyereis | you (plural) will possess |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | poseyeren | they will possess, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | haya poseído | I have possessed |
Tú | hayas poseído | you have possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | haya poseído | s/he has possessed, you (formal) have possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos poseído | we have possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis poseído | you (plural) have possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan poseído | they have possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiera poseído | I had possessed |
Tú | hubieras poseído | you had possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera poseído | s/he had possessed, you (formal) had possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos poseído | we had possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais poseído | you (plural) had possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran poseído | they had possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | hubiere poseído | I will have possessed |
Tú | hubieres poseído | you will have possessed |
Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere poseído | s/he will have possessed, you (formal) will have possessed |
Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos poseído | we will have possessed |
Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis poseído | you (plural) will have possessed |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren poseído | they will have possessed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | posee | (to you) possess! |
Ella / Él / Usted | posea | (to you formal) possess! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | poseamos | let's possess! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | poseed | (to you plural) possess! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | posean | (to you plural formal) possess! |
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".
Pronoun | Spanish | English |
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Yo | - | - |
Tú | no poseas | (to you) don't possess! |
Ella / Él / Usted | no posea | (to you formal) don't possess! |
Nosotras / Nosotros | no poseamos | let's not possess! |
Vosotras / Vosotros | no poseáis | (to you plural) don't possess! |
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no posean | (to you plural formal) don't possess! |
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