reponer Preterite Conjugation
reponer — to replace
The preterite of reponer is highly irregular with a 'u' stem: repuse, repusiste, repuso, repusimos, repusisteis, repusieron.
reponer Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite for a completed action of replacing or restocking something at a specific point in the past.
Notes on reponer in the Preterite
Reponer follows the 'poner' pattern, changing the stem to 'repus-' and using special unstressed endings for 'yo' and 'él/ella'.
Example Sentences
Ayer repuse el aceite del coche.
Yesterday I replaced the car oil.
yo
El empleado repuso la mercancía esta mañana.
The employee restocked the merchandise this morning.
él/ella/usted
Repusimos las piezas rotas de la máquina.
We replaced the broken parts of the machine.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Writing 'reponí' or 'repusió'.
Correct: repuse / repuso
Why: Reponer does not follow regular -er endings in the preterite; it uses the irregular 'u-stem' pattern.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: repongo
The present of reponer has an irregular 'yo' form: repongo, repones, repone, reponemos, reponéis, reponen.
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.
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.