imponerConjugation
imponer means to impose.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'impusi-' stem: impusiera, impusieras, impusiera, impusiéramos, impusierais, impusieran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive uses the 'impong-' stem: imponga, impongas, imponga, impongamos, impongáis, impongan.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative always uses the present subjunctive: no impongas, no imponga, no impongamos, no impongáis, no impongan.
Imperative
The affirmative imperative has a short 'tú' form (impón) and uses 'impong-' for formal/plural commands.
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of imponer uses the irregular stem 'impondr-': impondría, impondrías, impondría, etc.
Preterite
Imponer uses the irregular 'pus-' stem in the preterite: impuse, impusiste, impuso, impusimos, impusisteis, impusieron.
Imperfect
The imperfect of imponer is completely regular: imponía, imponías, imponía, imponíamos, imponíais, imponían.
Present
The present tense of imponer uses the 'g-verb' pattern for 'yo' (impongo), but follows regular -er patterns for all other persons.
Future
The future tense of imponer uses the irregular stem 'impondr-': impondré, impondrás, impondrá, etc.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does imponer mean in Spanish?
imponer means "to impose".
Is imponer a regular or irregular verb?
imponer is a irregular -er verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate imponer in the present tense?
The present tense of imponer is: yo impongo, tú impones, él/ella/usted impone, nosotros imponemos, vosotros imponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes imponen.
How do you conjugate imponer in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of imponer is: yo impuse, tú impusiste, él/ella/usted impuso, nosotros impusimos, vosotros impusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes impusieron.
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