Ella Verbsproponerse to set out to, to aim to, to resolve to Irregular Verb
At a glance: Proponerse (to set out to, to aim to, to resolve to) is a widely used reflexive irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: me propongo, te propones, se propone, nos proponemos, os proponéis, se proponen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (propongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (me propuse), future (me propondré), conditional (me propondría), subjunctive and past participle (propuesto).

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The Indicative Present of proponerse 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, “me propongo”, meaning “I set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me propongo | I set out to |
| Tú | te propones | you set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se propone | s/he sets out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos proponemos | we set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os proponéis | you (plural) set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se proponen | they set out to |
How it’s built: Yo adds a g (propongo); the other forms are regular. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Preterite of proponerse is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me propuse”, meaning “I set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me propuse | I set out to |
| Tú | te propusiste | you set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se propuso | s/he set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos propusimos | we set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os propusisteis | you (plural) set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se propusieron | they set out to |
How it’s built: Irregular stem propus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Imperfect of proponerse is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me proponía”, meaning “I used to set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me proponía | I used to set out to |
| Tú | te proponías | you used to set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se proponía | s/he used to set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos proponíamos | we used to set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os proponíais | you (plural) used to set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se proponían | they used to set out to |
How it’s built: Regular: stem propon- plus the -er endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Present Continuous of proponerse is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me estoy proponiendo”, meaning “I am setting out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me estoy proponiendo | I am setting out to |
| Tú | te estás proponiendo | you are setting out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se está proponiendo | s/he is setting out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos estamos proponiendo | we are setting out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os estáis proponiendo | you (plural) are setting out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se están proponiendo | they are setting out to |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund proponiendo. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Informal Future of proponerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me voy a proponer”, meaning “I am going to set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me voy a proponer | I am going to set out to |
| Tú | te vas a proponer | you are going to set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se va a proponer | s/he is going to set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos vamos a proponer | we are going to set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os vais a proponer | you (plural) are going to set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se van a proponer | they are going to set out to |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive proponer. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
The Indicative Future of proponerse is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me propondré”, meaning “I will set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me propondré | I will set out to |
| Tú | te propondrás | you will set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se propondrá | s/he will set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos propondremos | we will set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os propondréis | you (plural) will set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se propondrán | they will set out to |
How it’s built: Irregular stem propondr- instead of proponer, plus the future endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional of proponerse is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me propondría”, meaning “I would set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me propondría | I would set out to |
| Tú | te propondrías | you would set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se propondría | s/he would set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos propondríamos | we would set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os propondríais | you (plural) would set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se propondrían | they would set out to |
How it’s built: Irregular stem propondr- instead of proponer, plus the conditional endings. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Present Perfect of proponerse 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, “me he propuesto”, meaning “I have set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me he propuesto | I have set out to |
| Tú | te has propuesto | you have set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se ha propuesto | s/he has set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hemos propuesto | we have set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habéis propuesto | you (plural) have set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se han propuesto | they have set out to |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle propuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Past Perfect of proponerse is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había propuesto”, meaning “I had set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me había propuesto | I had set out to |
| Tú | te habías propuesto | you had set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se había propuesto | s/he had set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habíamos propuesto | we had set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habíais propuesto | you (plural) had set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habían propuesto | they had set out to |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle propuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Future Perfect of proponerse is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habré propuesto”, meaning “I will have set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habré propuesto | I will have set out to |
| Tú | te habrás propuesto | you will have set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habrá propuesto | s/he will have set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habremos propuesto | we will have set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habréis propuesto | you (plural) will have set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrán propuesto | they will have set out to |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle propuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of proponerse is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría propuesto”, meaning “I would have set out to”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me habría propuesto | I would have set out to |
| Tú | te habrías propuesto | you would have set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se habría propuesto | s/he would have set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos habríamos propuesto | we would have set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os habríais propuesto | you (plural) would have set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se habrían propuesto | they would have set out to |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle propuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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, “me proponga”, meaning “I set out to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me proponga | I set out to |
| Tú | te propongas | you set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se proponga | s/he sets out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos propongamos | we set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os propongáis | you (plural) set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se propongan | they set out to |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, propongo (proponga, propongas, proponga, propongamos, propongáis, propongan). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me propusiera”, meaning “I set out to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me propusiera | I set out to |
| Tú | te propusieras | you set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se propusiera | s/he set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos propusiéramos | we set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os propusierais | you (plural) set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se propusieran | they set out to |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, propusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (propusiéramos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me propusiere”, meaning “I will set out to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me propusiere | I will set out to |
| Tú | te propusieres | you will set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se propusiere | s/he will set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos propusiéremos | we will set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os propusiereis | you (plural) will set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se propusieren | they will set out to |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, propusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (propusiéremos). The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me haya propuesto”, meaning “I have set out to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me haya propuesto | I have set out to |
| Tú | te hayas propuesto | you have set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se haya propuesto | s/he has set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hayamos propuesto | we have set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hayáis propuesto | you (plural) have set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hayan propuesto | they have set out to |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle propuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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, “me hubiera propuesto”, meaning “I had set out to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiera propuesto | I had set out to |
| Tú | te hubieras propuesto | you had set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiera propuesto | s/he had set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéramos propuesto | we had set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubierais propuesto | you (plural) had set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieran propuesto | they had set out to |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle propuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere propuesto”, meaning “I will have set out to”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | me hubiere propuesto | I will have set out to |
| Tú | te hubieres propuesto | you will have set out to |
| Ella / Él / Usted | se hubiere propuesto | s/he will have set out to |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | nos hubiéremos propuesto | we will have set out to |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | os hubiereis propuesto | you (plural) will have set out to |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | se hubieren propuesto | they will have set out to |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle propuesto. The reflexive pronoun (me, te, se, nos, os, se) goes in front.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “propóngase”, meaning “(to you formal) set out to!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | proponte | (to you) set out to! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | propóngase | (to you formal) set out to! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | propongámonos | let's set out to! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | proponeos | (to you plural) set out to! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | propónganse | (to you plural formal) set out to! |
How it’s built: Tú is irregular (proponte); usted and ustedes take the subjunctive present and attach se (propóngase, propónganse); nosotros takes the subjunctive present, drops the s and attaches nos (propongámonos); vosotros drops the final r of the infinitive and attaches os (proponeos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no se proponga”, meaning “(to you formal) don't set out to!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no te propongas | (to you) don't set out to! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no se proponga | (to you formal) don't set out to! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no nos propongamos | let's not set out to! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no os propongáis | (to you plural) don't set out to! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no se propongan | (to you plural formal) don't set out to! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no te propongas, no se proponga, no nos propongamos, no os propongáis, no se propongan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Proponerse 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 (me propuse), future (me propondré), conditional (me propondría), subjunctive and past participle (propuesto).
In the present tense (presente), proponerse is conjugated as: yo me propongo, tú te propones, él/ella/usted se propone, nosotros nos proponemos, vosotros os proponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), proponerse is conjugated as: yo me propuse, tú te propusiste, él/ella/usted se propuso, nosotros nos propusimos, vosotros os propusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se propusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), proponerse is conjugated as: yo me proponía, tú te proponías, él/ella/usted se proponía, nosotros nos proponíamos, vosotros os proponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes se proponían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), proponerse is conjugated as: yo me propondré, tú te propondrás, él/ella/usted se propondrá, nosotros nos propondremos, vosotros os propondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se propondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), proponerse is conjugated as: yo me proponga, tú te propongas, él/ella/usted se proponga, nosotros nos propongamos, vosotros os propongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes se 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.
Proponer means ‘to propose, to put forward’ and proponerse means ‘to set out to, to aim to, to resolve to’. 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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