ponerse Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
ponerse — to put on
The informal command is 'ponte', while others use the 'pong-' stem (póngase, pongámonos).
ponerse Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to tell someone to put something on ('Put your shoes on!') or to adopt a certain attitude.
Notes on ponerse in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' command is 'ponte' (shortened from 'ponerse'). The 'nosotros' form drops the 's' before adding 'nos' (pongámonos).
Example Sentences
¡Ponte el casco!
Put on your helmet!
tú
Póngase cómodo, por favor.
Make yourself comfortable (put yourself comfortable), please.
Pongámonos a trabajar.
Let's get to work.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'ponete' (unless in Argentina/Uruguay) or 'pónete'.
Correct: Ponte.
Why: The standard informal command for 'poner' is the irregular 'pon'.
Mistake: Saying 'pongamosnos'.
Correct: Pongámonos.
Why: When adding 'nos' to a 'nosotros' command, the final 's' of the verb is dropped.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: me pongo
Ponerse is irregular only in the 'yo' form (me pongo); the rest follow regular -er patterns.
Preterite
yo: me puse
The preterite of ponerse uses the irregular 'pus-' stem: me puse, te pusiste, se puso, nos pusimos, os pusisteis, se pusieron.
Imperfect
yo: me ponía
Ponerse is completely regular in the imperfect: me ponía, te ponías, se ponía.
Future
yo: me pondré
The future of ponerse uses the irregular stem 'pondr-': me pondré, te pondrás, se pondrá.
Conditional
yo: me pondría
The conditional uses the same irregular stem as the future: 'pondr-'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: me ponga
The subjunctive builds off the 'yo' form 'pongo', resulting in: me ponga, te pongas, se ponga.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: me pusiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the preterite 'pus-' stem: me pusiera, te pusieras, se pusiera.
Negative Imperative
yo: no te pongas
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no te pongas, no se ponga.