poner Conditional Conjugation
poner — to put
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'pondr-': pondría, pondrías, pondría...
poner Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use this for hypotheticals (I would put), polite suggestions, or 'future-in-the-past' (He said he would put).
Notes on poner in the Conditional
Like the future tense, the conditional uses the stem 'pondr-' instead of the full infinitive.
Example Sentences
Yo pondría el sofá en el otro lado.
I would put the sofa on the other side.
yo
¿Pondrías tú la lavadora por mí?
Would you put the laundry in for me?
tú
Dijeron que pondrían el aire acondicionado.
They said they would turn on the air conditioning.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'ponería'.
Correct: pondría.
Why: The same 'd' insertion from the future tense happens here: poner becomes pondr-.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pongo
Poner is regular in the present tense, except for the 'yo' form: pongo.
Preterite
yo: puse
The preterite of poner is highly irregular, using the 'pus-' stem: puse, pusiste, puso, pusimos, pusisteis, pusieron.
Imperfect
yo: ponía
Poner is completely regular in the imperfect: ponía, ponías, ponía...
Future
yo: pondré
The future of poner uses the irregular stem 'pondr-': pondré, pondrás, pondrá...
Present Subjunctive
yo: ponga
The present subjunctive of poner follows the 'yo' form: ponga, pongas, ponga...
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pusiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'pusier-' stem: pusiera, pusieras, pusiera...
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pon
The command for 'tú' is short and irregular: pon.
Negative Imperative
yo: no pongas
Negative commands use the present subjunctive: no pongas, no ponga, no pongamos...