posponer Preterite Conjugation
posponer — to postpone
The preterite of posponer is highly irregular, using the 'pospus-' stem.
posponer Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific time you decided to delay something in the past.
Notes on posponer in the Preterite
This verb uses the irregular stem 'pospus-' and takes the special preterite endings for irregular verbs (e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron) without accents.
Example Sentences
Pospuse mi viaje por motivos de salud.
I postponed my trip for health reasons.
yo
Ellos pospusieron la boda un año.
They postponed the wedding for a year.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Pospusimos la cena porque llegaste tarde.
We postponed dinner because you arrived late.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'posponí' or 'posponió'.
Correct: pospuse / pospuso
Why: Posponer follows the irregular 'pus-' pattern of 'poner' in the preterite.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: pospongo
The present of posponer follows the 'poner' pattern, using 'pospongo' for the yo form.
Imperfect
yo: posponía
The imperfect of posponer is completely regular: posponía, posponías, posponía.
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.