posponer Imperfect Conjugation
posponer — to postpone
The imperfect of posponer is completely regular: posponía, posponías, posponía.
posponer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this to describe a past habit of procrastinating or a situation that was being delayed over an indefinite period.
Notes on posponer in the Imperfect
There are no irregularities here. It follows the standard -er endings for the imperfect tense.
Example Sentences
De niño, posponía mis deberes hasta el domingo.
As a child, I used to postpone my homework until Sunday.
yo
Parecía que ellos posponían el proyecto a propósito.
It seemed like they were postponing the project on purpose.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Nosotros posponíamos el pago cada mes.
We used to postpone the payment every month.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the irregular stem 'pospus-' in the imperfect.
Correct: posponía
Why: Irregular stems like 'pospus-' only apply to the preterite, not the imperfect.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pospongo
The present of posponer follows the 'poner' pattern, using 'pospongo' for the yo form.
Preterite
yo: pospuse
The preterite of posponer is highly irregular, using the 'pospus-' stem.
Future
yo: pospondré
The future of posponer uses the irregular stem 'pospondr-'.
Conditional
yo: pospondría
The conditional of posponer uses the stem 'pospondr-' plus 'ía' endings.
Present Subjunctive
yo: posponga
The present subjunctive of posponer uses the 'posponga' stem.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: pospusiera
The imperfect subjunctive of posponer uses the 'pospusie-' stem.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: pospón
The imperative of posponer features the short 'tú' form: pospón.
Negative Imperative
yo: no pospongas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms.