poner Future Conjugation
poner — to put
The future of poner uses the irregular stem 'pondr-': pondré, pondrás, pondrá...
poner Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use this for things you will put, place, or turn on in the future, or to make a guess about where something might be right now.
Notes on poner in the Future
Instead of using the full infinitive 'poner', we drop the 'e' and add a 'd', resulting in the stem 'pondr-'.
Example Sentences
Pondré el cuadro en esta pared mañana.
I will put the painting on this wall tomorrow.
yo
Mañana pondrán la película en el cine.
Tomorrow they will show (put on) the movie at the cinema.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
¿Dónde pondremos todas estas cajas?
Where will we put all these boxes?
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'poneré'.
Correct: pondré.
Why: Learners often forget to use the irregular 'pondr-' stem and try to use the whole infinitive.
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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...
Conditional
yo: pondría
The conditional uses the irregular stem 'pondr-': pondría, pondrías, pondría...
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...