componer Present Conjugation
componer — to compose
The present tense of componer is irregular in the first person (yo compongo), then follows the pattern of 'poner'.
componer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to talk about things being made up of parts, someone currently writing music or poetry, or things that are being repaired right now.
Notes on componer in the Present
This verb follows the 'poner' pattern. It has a 'g' added in the yo form (compongo) but is otherwise regular for -er verbs.
Example Sentences
Yo compongo canciones en mi tiempo libre.
I compose songs in my free time.
yo
El agua se compone de hidrógeno y oxígeno.
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
él/ella/usted
¿Tú compones música clásica?
Do you compose classical music?
tú
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Yo compono.
Correct: Yo compongo.
Why: Verbs ending in -poner always take the 'go' ending in the first person present.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: compuse
The preterite of componer uses the irregular stem 'compus-' with specific endings: compuse, compusiste, compuso.
Imperfect
yo: componía
The imperfect of componer is regular: componía, componías, componía, componíamos, componíais, componían.
Future
yo: compondré
The future of componer uses the irregular stem 'compondr-': compondré, compondrás, compondrá.
Conditional
yo: compondría
The conditional of componer uses the irregular stem 'compondr-': compondría, compondrías, compondría.
Present Subjunctive
yo: componga
The present subjunctive of componer is based on the 'yo' form: componga, compongas, componga.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: compusiera
The imperfect subjunctive of componer uses the irregular stem 'compusie-': compusiera, compusieras, compusiera.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: compón
The imperative of componer has a short 'tú' form: compón.
Negative Imperative
yo: no compongas
The negative imperative of componer uses the present subjunctive: no compongas, no componga.