reponer Imperfect Conjugation
reponer — to replace
The imperfect of reponer is regular: reponía, reponías, reponía, reponíamos, reponíais, reponían.
reponer Imperfect Forms
When to Use the Imperfect
Use this for habitual past restocking or to describe an ongoing process of recovery or replacement in the past.
Notes on reponer in the Imperfect
Reponer is completely regular in the imperfect tense, following the standard -er endings.
Example Sentences
Él reponía los productos cada viernes.
He used to restock the products every Friday.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros reponíamos fuerzas comiendo fruta.
We were recovering our strength by eating fruit.
nosotros
Las tiendas reponían el pan dos veces al día.
The stores used to restock the bread twice a day.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Adding a 'g' or 'u' stem (e.g., 'reponguía').
Correct: reponía
Why: Learners over-apply the irregularities from the present or preterite to the imperfect, which is regular.
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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.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: repón
The affirmative imperative has a short 'tú' form: repón (tú), reponga (usted), repongamos (nosotros), reponed (vosotros), repongan (ustedes).
Negative Imperative
yo: no repongas
The negative imperative uses the 'g' stem: no repongas, no reponga, no repongamos, no repongáis, no repongan.