Kilo Lingo

/poˈneɾ/

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Translation

to put, to place, to set, to turn on

Word origin

From Latin ponere ('to put, to place, to set down').

Origin
Latin
Root
ponere
English cognates
position, component, opponent

Grammar

Verb type-er irregular

Conjugation

Regular spanish-irregular conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..

Indicative

Person PresentPreteriteImperfectFutureConditional
yopongopuseponíapondrépondría
ponespusisteponíaspondráspondrías
él/ella/ud.ponepusoponíapondrápondría
nos.ponemospusimosponíamospondremospondríamos
vos.ponéispusisteisponíaispondréispondríais
ellos/uds.ponenpusieronponíanpondránpondrían

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect (-ra)Imperfect (-se)
yopongapusierapusiese
pongaspusieraspusieses
él/ella/ud.pongapusierapusiese
nos.pongamospusiéramospusiésemos
vos.pongáispusieraispusieseis
ellos/uds.ponganpusieranpusiesen

Imperative

Person Affirmative
pon
ud.ponga
nosotrospongamos
vosotrosponed
uds.pongan

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
poniendo
Past participle
puesto

Examples

abrigo armario llegues .

Put your coat in the wardrobe when you get home.

lleguen.

I am going to set the table before they arrive.

.

You do not know where to put your energy when you are nervous.

¿ lleguen?

Can you set the table before they arrive?

.

They named the boy after his grandfather.

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