ponerse Negative Imperative Conjugation
ponerse — to put on
Negative commands use 'no' plus the present subjunctive: no te pongas, no se ponga.
ponerse Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone NOT to put something on or NOT to get into a certain mood (e.g., 'Don't get mad').
Notes on ponerse in the Negative Imperative
These follow the 'pong-' stem from the present subjunctive.
Example Sentences
No te pongas esa corbata, es muy fea.
Don't put on that tie; it's very ugly.
tú
No se ponga nervioso, todo saldrá bien.
Don't get nervous; everything will turn out fine.
No nos pongamos en lo peor.
Let's not assume the worst.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'no te ponte'.
Correct: No te pongas.
Why: Negative commands never use the affirmative imperative form; they always use the subjunctive.
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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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: ponte
The informal command is 'ponte', while others use the 'pong-' stem (póngase, pongámonos).