How to conjugate Proponer in Spanish
To propose, to put forward Irregular Verb
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Proponer
- Proponer in the Indicative Present
- Proponer in the Indicative Preterite
- Proponer in the Indicative Imperfect
- Proponer in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Proponer in the Indicative Informal Future
- Proponer in the Indicative Future
- Proponer in the Indicative Conditional
- Proponer in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Proponer in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Proponer in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Proponer in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Proponer
- Imperative tenses of Proponer
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Proponer conjugations (free mobile app)
Introduction
Proponer is the Spanish verb for "to propose, to put forward". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to proponer include: plantear.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | proponer | to propose, to put forward |
| Past participle | propuesto | proposed |
| Gerund | proponiendo | proposing |
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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propongo | I propose |
| Tú | propones | you propose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propone | s/he proposes, you (formal) propose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proponemos | we propose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proponéis | you (plural) propose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proponen | they propose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propuse | I proposed |
| Tú | propusiste | you proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propuso | s/he proposed, you (formal) proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propusimos | we proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propusisteis | you (plural) proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propusieron | they proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proponía | I used to propose |
| Tú | proponías | you used to propose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proponía | s/he used to propose, you (formal) used to propose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | proponíamos | we used to propose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proponíais | you (plural) used to propose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | proponían | they used to propose, |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy proponiendo | I am proposing |
| Tú | estás proponiendo | you are proposing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está proponiendo | s/he is proposing, you (formal) are proposing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos proponiendo | we are proposing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis proponiendo | you (plural) are proposing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están proponiendo | they are proposing, |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a proponer | I am going to propose |
| Tú | vas a proponer | you are going to propose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a proponer | s/he is going to propose, you (formal) are going to propose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a proponer | we are going to propose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a proponer | you (plural) are going to propose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a proponer | they are going to propose, |
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propondré | I will propose |
| Tú | propondrás | you will propose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propondrá | s/he will propose, you (formal) will propose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propondremos | we will propose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propondréis | you (plural) will propose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propondrán | they will propose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propondría | I would propose |
| Tú | propondrías | you would propose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propondría | s/he would propose, you (formal) would propose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propondríamos | we would propose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propondríais | you (plural) would propose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propondrían | they would propose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he propuesto | I have proposed |
| Tú | has propuesto | you have proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha propuesto | s/he has proposed, you (formal) have proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos propuesto | we have proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis propuesto | you (plural) have proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han propuesto | they have proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había propuesto | I had proposed |
| Tú | habías propuesto | you had proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había propuesto | s/he had proposed, you (formal) had proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos propuesto | we had proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais propuesto | you (plural) had proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían propuesto | they had proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré propuesto | I will have proposed |
| Tú | habrás propuesto | you will have proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá propuesto | s/he will have proposed, you (formal) will have proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos propuesto | we will have proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis propuesto | you (plural) will have proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán propuesto | they will have proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría propuesto | I would have proposed |
| Tú | habrías propuesto | you would have proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría propuesto | s/he would have proposed, you (formal) would have proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos propuesto | we would have proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais propuesto | you (plural) would have proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían propuesto | they would have proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | proponga | I propose |
| Tú | propongas | you propose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proponga | s/he proposes, you (formal) propose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propongamos | we propose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propongáis | you (plural) propose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propongan | they propose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propusiera | I proposed |
| Tú | propusieras | you proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propusiera | s/he proposed, you (formal) proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propusiéramos | we proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propusierais | you (plural) proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propusieran | they proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | propusiere | I will propose |
| Tú | propusieres | you will propose |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propusiere | s/he will propose, you (formal) will propose |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propusiéremos | we will propose |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | propusiereis | you (plural) will propose |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propusieren | they will propose, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya propuesto | I have proposed |
| Tú | hayas propuesto | you have proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya propuesto | s/he has proposed, you (formal) have proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos propuesto | we have proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis propuesto | you (plural) have proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan propuesto | they have proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera propuesto | I had proposed |
| Tú | hubieras propuesto | you had proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera propuesto | s/he had proposed, you (formal) had proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos propuesto | we had proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais propuesto | you (plural) had proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran propuesto | they had proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere propuesto | I will have proposed |
| Tú | hubieres propuesto | you will have proposed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere propuesto | s/he will have proposed, you (formal) will have proposed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos propuesto | we will have proposed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis propuesto | you (plural) will have proposed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren propuesto | they will have proposed, |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | propón | (to you) propose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | proponga | (to you formal) propose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propongamos | let's propose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proponed | (to you plural) propose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propongan | (to you plural formal) propose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no propongas | (to you) don't propose! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no proponga | (to you formal) don't propose! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no propongamos | let's not propose! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no propongáis | (to you plural) don't propose! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no propongan | (to you plural formal) don't propose! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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