To put in Spanish 🇪🇸

Pronunciation

Normal speech: PO-ner
IPA: /’po.neɾ/

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Pronunciation

Poh-ner

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poner info.

Tips to remember ‘poner’:
– Associate ‘poner’ with the English verb ‘to put’, as they share the common ‘p’ at the beginning.
– Think of the action of ‘placing’ something somewhere, which ‘poner’ represents.
– Connect it to the English phrase ‘to put on’ clothes, as ‘ponerse’ is commonly used in Spanish to describe putting on clothing.

Explanations:
– ‘Poner’ is a Spanish verb meaning ‘to put’ or ‘to place’.
– It is often used when talking about placing objects in a location or in certain positions.
– ‘Poner’ can also mean ‘to set’ in the context of setting a table or ‘to turn on’ in regards to electronic devices.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Colocar (to place)
– Situar (to situate)
– Ubicar (to locate)

Different conjugations of ‘poner’:

Present:
– yo pongo (I put)
– tú pones (you put, singular familiar)
– él/ella/usted pone (he/she/you put, singular formal)
– nosotros/nosotras ponemos (we put)
– vosotros/vosotras ponéis (you put, plural familiar Spain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes ponen (they/you put, plural formal)

Preterite (Simple past):
– yo puse (I put)
– tú pusiste (you put)
– él/ella/usted puso (he/she/you put)
– nosotros/nosotras pusimos (we put)
– vosotros/vosotras pusisteis (you put)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes pusieron (they/you put)

Imperfect (Past):
– yo ponía (I used to put)
– tú ponías (you used to put)
– él/ella/usted ponía (he/she/you used to put)
– nosotros/nosotras poníamos (we used to put)
– vosotros/vosotras poníais (you used to put)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes ponían (they/you used to put)

Future:
– yo pondré (I will put)
– tú pondrás (you will put)
– él/ella/usted pondrá (he/she will put)
– nosotros/nosotras pondremos (we will put)
– vosotros/vosotras pondréis (you will put)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes pondrán (they will put)

Examples of sentences that use ‘poner’:
– Voy a poner la mesa antes de cenar. (I’m going to set the table before dinner.)
– ¿Dónde pusiste las llaves? (Where did you put the keys?)
– Antes ponía mis zapatos aquí, pero ya no. (I used to put my shoes here, but not anymore.)
– Puso la televisión para ver el partido de fútbol. (He turned on the TV to watch the soccer match.)
– Mañana pondré más esfuerzo en mi trabajo. (Tomorrow I will put more effort into my work.)
– Pon la comida en el refrigerador, por favor. (Please, put the food in the refrigerator.)
– Se puso el suéter porque hacía frío. (He put on the sweater because it was cold.)

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