
reponer Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
reponer — to replace
The affirmative imperative has a short 'tú' form: repón (tú), reponga (usted), repongamos (nosotros), reponed (vosotros), repongan (ustedes).
reponer Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use this to give direct orders to replace, restock, or recover something.
Notes on reponer in the Affirmative Imperative
The 'tú' form is 'repón' (shortened, like 'pon'). The other forms use the 'g' stem from the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
¡Repón el papel de baño, por favor!
Replace the toilet paper, please!
tú
Reponga la mercancía en el estante.
Restock the merchandise on the shelf.
Repongamos fuerzas antes de seguir.
Let's recover our strength before continuing.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'repone' for the tú command.
Correct: repón
Why: While many verbs use the third-person present for the tú command, 'poner' and its derivatives like 'reponer' have a shortened form.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: repongo
The present of reponer has an irregular 'yo' form: repongo, repones, repone, reponemos, reponéis, reponen.
Preterite
yo: repuse
The preterite of reponer is highly irregular with a 'u' stem: repuse, repusiste, repuso, repusimos, repusisteis, repusieron.
Imperfect
yo: reponía
The imperfect of reponer is regular: reponía, reponías, reponía, reponíamos, reponíais, reponían.
Future
yo: repondré
The future of reponer uses the irregular stem 'repondr-': repondré, repondrás, repondrá, repondremos, repondréis, repondrán.
Conditional
yo: repondría
The conditional of reponer uses the irregular stem 'repondr-': repondría, repondrías, repondría, repondríamos, repondríais, repondrían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: reponga
The present subjunctive of reponer uses the 'g' stem: reponga, repongas, reponga, repongamos, repongáis, repongan.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: repusiera
The imperfect subjunctive uses the 'repus-' stem: repusiera, repusieras, repusiera, repusiéramos, repusierais, repusieran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no repongas
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no repongas, no reponga, no repongamos, no repongáis, no repongan.