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How to conjugate Proponer in Spanish

proponer to propose, to put forward Irregular Verb

At a glance: Proponer (to propose, to put forward) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: propongo, propones, propone, proponemos, proponéis, proponen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (propongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (propuse), future (propondré), conditional (propondría), subjunctive and past participle (propuesto).

Past participle
propuesto proposed
Gerund
proponiendo proposing
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Indicative tenses of Proponer

Proponer in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of proponer 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, “propongo”, meaning “I propose”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopropongoI propose
Túproponesyou propose
Ella / Él / Ustedpropones/he proposes
Nosotras / Nosotrosproponemoswe propose
Vosotras / Vosotrosproponéisyou (plural) propose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesproponenthey propose

How it’s built: Yo adds a g (propongo); the other forms are regular.

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Proponer in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of proponer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “propuse”, meaning “I proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopropuseI proposed
Túpropusisteyou proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedpropusos/he proposed
Nosotras / Nosotrospropusimoswe proposed
Vosotras / Vosotrospropusisteisyou (plural) proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespropusieronthey proposed

How it’s built: Irregular stem propus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.

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Proponer in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of proponer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “proponía”, meaning “I used to propose”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YoproponíaI used to propose
Túproponíasyou used to propose
Ella / Él / Ustedproponías/he used to propose
Nosotras / Nosotrosproponíamoswe used to propose
Vosotras / Vosotrosproponíaisyou (plural) used to propose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesproponíanthey used to propose

How it’s built: Regular: stem propon- plus the -er endings.

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Proponer in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of proponer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy proponiendo”, meaning “I am proposing”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yoestoy proponiendoI am proposing
Túestás proponiendoyou are proposing
Ella / Él / Ustedestá proponiendos/he is proposing
Nosotras / Nosotrosestamos proponiendowe are proposing
Vosotras / Vosotrosestáis proponiendoyou (plural) are proposing
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesestán proponiendothey are proposing

How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund proponiendo.

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Proponer in the Indicative Informal Future

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yovoy a proponerI am going to propose
Túvas a proponeryou are going to propose
Ella / Él / Ustedva a proponers/he is going to propose
Nosotras / Nosotrosvamos a proponerwe are going to propose
Vosotras / Vosotrosvais a proponeryou (plural) are going to propose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesvan a proponerthey are going to propose

How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive proponer.

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Proponer in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of proponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “propondré”, meaning “I will propose”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopropondréI will propose
Túpropondrásyou will propose
Ella / Él / Ustedpropondrás/he will propose
Nosotras / Nosotrospropondremoswe will propose
Vosotras / Vosotrospropondréisyou (plural) will propose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespropondránthey will propose

How it’s built: Irregular stem propondr- instead of proponer, plus the future endings.

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Proponer in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of proponer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “propondría”, meaning “I would propose”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopropondríaI would propose
Túpropondríasyou would propose
Ella / Él / Ustedpropondrías/he would propose
Nosotras / Nosotrospropondríamoswe would propose
Vosotras / Vosotrospropondríaisyou (plural) would propose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespropondríanthey would propose

How it’s built: Irregular stem propondr- instead of proponer, plus the conditional endings.

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Proponer in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of proponer 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 propuesto”, meaning “I have proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohe propuestoI have proposed
Túhas propuestoyou have proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedha propuestos/he has proposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshemos propuestowe have proposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabéis propuestoyou (plural) have proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshan propuestothey have proposed

How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle propuesto.

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Proponer in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of proponer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había propuesto”, meaning “I had proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabía propuestoI had proposed
Túhabías propuestoyou had proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabía propuestos/he had proposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabíamos propuestowe had proposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabíais propuestoyou (plural) had proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabían propuestothey had proposed

How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle propuesto.

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Proponer in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of proponer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré propuesto”, meaning “I will have proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabré propuestoI will have proposed
Túhabrás propuestoyou will have proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabrá propuestos/he will have proposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabremos propuestowe will have proposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabréis propuestoyou (plural) will have proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrán propuestothey will have proposed

How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle propuesto.

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Proponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of proponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría propuesto”, meaning “I would have proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohabría propuestoI would have proposed
Túhabrías propuestoyou would have proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhabría propuestos/he would have proposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshabríamos propuestowe would have proposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshabríais propuestoyou (plural) would have proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshabrían propuestothey would have proposed

How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle propuesto.

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Subjunctive tenses of Proponer

Proponer 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, “proponga”, meaning “I propose”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopropongaI propose
Túpropongasyou propose
Ella / Él / Ustedpropongas/he proposes
Nosotras / Nosotrospropongamoswe propose
Vosotras / Vosotrospropongáisyou (plural) propose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesproponganthey propose

How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, propongo (proponga, propongas, proponga, propongamos, propongáis, propongan).

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Proponer 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, “propusiera”, meaning “I proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopropusieraI proposed
Túpropusierasyou proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedpropusieras/he proposed
Nosotras / Nosotrospropusiéramoswe proposed
Vosotras / Vosotrospropusieraisyou (plural) proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespropusieranthey proposed

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, propusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (propusiéramos).

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Proponer 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, “propusiere”, meaning “I will propose”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
YopropusiereI will propose
Túpropusieresyou will propose
Ella / Él / Ustedpropusieres/he will propose
Nosotras / Nosotrospropusiéremoswe will propose
Vosotras / Vosotrospropusiereisyou (plural) will propose
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespropusierenthey will propose

How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, propusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (propusiéremos).

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Proponer 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 propuesto”, meaning “I have proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohaya propuestoI have proposed
Túhayas propuestoyou have proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhaya propuestos/he has proposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshayamos propuestowe have proposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshayáis propuestoyou (plural) have proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshayan propuestothey have proposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle propuesto.

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Proponer 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 propuesto”, meaning “I had proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiera propuestoI had proposed
Túhubieras propuestoyou had proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiera propuestos/he had proposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéramos propuestowe had proposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubierais propuestoyou (plural) had proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieran propuestothey had proposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle propuesto.

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Proponer 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 propuesto”, meaning “I will have proposed”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yohubiere propuestoI will have proposed
Túhubieres propuestoyou will have proposed
Ella / Él / Ustedhubiere propuestos/he will have proposed
Nosotras / Nosotroshubiéremos propuestowe will have proposed
Vosotras / Vosotroshubiereis propuestoyou (plural) will have proposed
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedeshubieren propuestothey will have proposed

How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle propuesto.

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Imperative tenses of Proponer

Proponer in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “proponga”, meaning “(to you formal) propose!”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túpropón(to you) propose!
Ella / Él / Ustedproponga(to you formal) propose!
Nosotras / Nosotrospropongamoslet's propose!
Vosotras / Vosotrosproponed(to you plural) propose!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespropongan(to you plural formal) propose!

How it’s built: Tú is irregular (propón); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (proponga, propongamos, propongan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (proponed).

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Proponer in the Imperative Negative

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

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno propongas(to you) don't propose!
Ella / Él / Ustedno proponga(to you formal) don't propose!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno propongamoslet's not propose!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno propongáis(to you plural) don't propose!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno propongan(to you plural formal) don't propose!

How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no propongas, no proponga, no propongamos, no propongáis, no propongan.

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Frequently asked questions about Proponer

Is proponer a regular or irregular verb?

Proponer is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like poner. In the present tense: yo adds a g (propongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (propuse), future (propondré), conditional (propondría), subjunctive and past participle (propuesto).

How do you conjugate proponer in the present tense (presente)?

In the present tense (presente), proponer is conjugated as: yo propongo, tú propones, él/ella/usted propone, nosotros proponemos, vosotros proponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes proponen. 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 proponer in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), proponer is conjugated as: yo propuse, tú propusiste, él/ella/usted propuso, nosotros propusimos, vosotros propusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes propusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.

How do you conjugate proponer in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?

In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), proponer is conjugated as: yo proponía, tú proponías, él/ella/usted proponía, nosotros proponíamos, vosotros proponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes proponían. 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 proponer in the future tense (futuro simple)?

In the future tense (futuro simple), proponer is conjugated as: yo propondré, tú propondrás, él/ella/usted propondrá, nosotros propondremos, vosotros propondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes propondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.

How do you conjugate proponer in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?

In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), proponer is conjugated as: yo proponga, tú propongas, él/ella/usted proponga, nosotros propongamos, vosotros propongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes propongan. 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.

What’s the difference between proponer and proponerse?

Proponer means ‘to propose, to put forward’ and proponerse means ‘to decide’. Proponerse is the reflexive form of proponer, so it always takes a reflexive pronoun – me, te, se, nos, os or se – that matches the subject. The verb itself is conjugated the same way: in the present tense, yo propongo becomes me propongo. In the affirmative tú imperative the pronoun attaches to the end of the verb, so propón becomes proponte.


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