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How to conjugate Proponerse in Spanish

proponerse 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).

Past participle
propuesto set out to
Gerund
proponiendo setting out to

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Indicative tenses of Proponerse

Proponerse in the Indicative Present

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome propongoI set out to
Túte proponesyou set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse propones/he sets out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos proponemoswe set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos proponéisyou (plural) set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse proponenthey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Preterite

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome propuseI set out to
Túte propusisteyou set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse propusos/he set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos propusimoswe set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos propusisteisyou (plural) set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse propusieronthey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Imperfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome proponíaI used to set out to
Túte proponíasyou used to set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse proponías/he used to set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos proponíamoswe used to set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos proponíaisyou (plural) used to set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse proponíanthey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Present Continuous

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome estoy proponiendoI am setting out to
Túte estás proponiendoyou are setting out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse está proponiendos/he is setting out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos estamos proponiendowe are setting out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos estáis proponiendoyou (plural) are setting out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse están proponiendothey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Informal Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome voy a proponerI am going to set out to
Túte vas a proponeryou are going to set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse va a proponers/he is going to set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos vamos a proponerwe are going to set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos vais a proponeryou (plural) are going to set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse van a proponerthey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Future

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome propondréI will set out to
Túte propondrásyou will set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse propondrás/he will set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos propondremoswe will set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos propondréisyou (plural) will set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse propondránthey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Conditional

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome propondríaI would set out to
Túte propondríasyou would set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse propondrías/he would set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos propondríamoswe would set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos propondríaisyou (plural) would set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse propondríanthey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Present Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome he propuestoI have set out to
Túte has propuestoyou have set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse ha propuestos/he has set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hemos propuestowe have set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habéis propuestoyou (plural) have set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse han propuestothey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Past Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome había propuestoI had set out to
Túte habías propuestoyou had set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse había propuestos/he had set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habíamos propuestowe had set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habíais propuestoyou (plural) had set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habían propuestothey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Future Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habré propuestoI will have set out to
Túte habrás propuestoyou will have set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse habrá propuestos/he will have set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habremos propuestowe will have set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habréis propuestoyou (plural) will have set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrán propuestothey 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.

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Proponerse in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome habría propuestoI would have set out to
Túte habrías propuestoyou would have set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse habría propuestos/he would have set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos habríamos propuestowe would have set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos habríais propuestoyou (plural) would have set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse habrían propuestothey 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.

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Subjunctive tenses of Proponerse

Proponerse 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, “me proponga”, meaning “I set out to”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome propongaI set out to
Túte propongasyou set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse propongas/he sets out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos propongamoswe set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos propongáisyou (plural) set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse proponganthey 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.

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Proponerse 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, “me propusiera”, meaning “I set out to”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome propusieraI set out to
Túte propusierasyou set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse propusieras/he set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos propusiéramoswe set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos propusieraisyou (plural) set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse propusieranthey 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.

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Proponerse 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, “me propusiere”, meaning “I will set out to”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome propusiereI will set out to
Túte propusieresyou will set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse propusieres/he will set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos propusiéremoswe will set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos propusiereisyou (plural) will set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse propusierenthey 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.

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Proponerse 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, “me haya propuesto”, meaning “I have set out to”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome haya propuestoI have set out to
Túte hayas propuestoyou have set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse haya propuestos/he has set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hayamos propuestowe have set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hayáis propuestoyou (plural) have set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hayan propuestothey 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.

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Proponerse 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, “me hubiera propuesto”, meaning “I had set out to”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiera propuestoI had set out to
Túte hubieras propuestoyou had set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiera propuestos/he had set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéramos propuestowe had set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubierais propuestoyou (plural) had set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieran propuestothey 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.

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Proponerse 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, “me hubiere propuesto”, meaning “I will have set out to”.

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

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yome hubiere propuestoI will have set out to
Túte hubieres propuestoyou will have set out to
Ella / Él / Ustedse hubiere propuestos/he will have set out to
Nosotras / Nosotrosnos hubiéremos propuestowe will have set out to
Vosotras / Vosotrosos hubiereis propuestoyou (plural) will have set out to
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesse hubieren propuestothey 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.

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Imperative tenses of Proponerse

Proponerse in the Imperative Affirmative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túproponte(to you) set out to!
Ella / Él / Ustedpropóngase(to you formal) set out to!
Nosotras / Nosotrospropongámonoslet's set out to!
Vosotras / Vosotrosproponeos(to you plural) set out to!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedespropónganse(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).

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Proponerse in the Imperative Negative

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".

PronounSpanishEnglish
Yo--
Túno te propongas(to you) don't set out to!
Ella / Él / Ustedno se proponga(to you formal) don't set out to!
Nosotras / Nosotrosno nos propongamoslet's not set out to!
Vosotras / Vosotrosno os propongáis(to you plural) don't set out to!
Ellas / Ellos / Ustedesno 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.

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Frequently asked questions about Proponerse

Is proponerse a regular or irregular verb?

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).

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

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.

How do you conjugate proponerse in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?

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.

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

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.

How do you conjugate proponerse in the future tense (futuro simple)?

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.

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

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.

What’s the difference between proponer and proponerse?

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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