How to Say "i placed" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “i placed” is “puse” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1

puse

verbA1

to locate something

A cartoon hand placing a bright red block onto a sturdy wooden shelf, illustrating the act of physically placing an object.

Examples

Puse la llave dentro del buzón como me pediste.

I put the key inside the mailbox as you asked me to.

Puse mi mochila al lado de la puerta.

I placed my backpack next to the door.

Irregular Preterite Form

"Puse" is the simple past ('preterite') form of 'poner' for 'I'. It is highly irregular and does not follow the standard verb pattern. Memorize 'puse', 'pusiste', 'puso', etc., as a unit.

Not Using the Irregular Stem

Mistake: “Yo poní (Incorrect attempt to use imperfect or regular -er ending)”

Correction: Yo puse. (The stem changes completely from PONE- to PUS- in the simple past.)

See full entry for “puse” →

Related Translations

i assigned→i gave→i played→i put→i set→

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