exponer Present Conjugation
exponer — to exhibit
Exponer is mostly regular except for the 'yo' form: expongo, expones, expone, exponemos, exponéis, exponen.
exponer Present Forms
When to Use the Present
Use the present tense to describe habitual actions, like a museum that regularly exhibits art or a person who currently explains a concept.
Notes on exponer in the Present
The only irregularity is the 'yo' form, which adds a 'g' (expongo). All other forms follow the standard -er pattern.
Example Sentences
Yo expongo mis ideas claramente.
I present my ideas clearly.
yo
Este museo expone obras de Picasso.
This museum exhibits works by Picasso.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros exponemos los resultados mañana.
We are presenting the results tomorrow.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'yo expono'.
Correct: expongo
Why: The verb follows the pattern of 'poner', which requires a 'g' in the first person singular.
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Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: expuse
Exponer is highly irregular in the preterite, using the 'u' stem: expuse, expusiste, expuso, expusimos, expusisteis, expusieron.
Imperfect
yo: exponía
Exponer is completely regular in the imperfect: exponía, exponías, exponía, exponíamos, exponíais, exponían.
Future
yo: expondré
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expondr-': expondré, expondrás, expondrá, expondremos, expondréis, expondrán.
Conditional
yo: expondría
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expondr-': expondría, expondrías, expondría, expondríamos, expondríais, expondrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: exponga
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expong-' in the present subjunctive: exponga, expongas, exponga, expongamos, expongáis, expongan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: expusiera
Exponer uses the irregular stem 'expusi-' in the imperfect subjunctive: expusiera, expusieras, expusiera, expusiéramos, expusierais, expusieran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: expón
The affirmative commands for exponer are: expón (tú), exponga (usted), expongamos (nosotros), exponed (vosotros), expongan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no expongas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive forms: no expongas (tú), no exponga (usted), no expongamos (nosotros), no expongáis (vosotros), no expongan (ustedes).