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SPANISH VERB

poner al día

to bring (someone) up to date

  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: poniendo al día
  • Past participle: puesto al día

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I bring up to date
  2. tú you bring up to date
  3. usted, él, ella he/she brings up to date
  4. nosotros we bring up to date
  5. vosotros Spain you all bring up to date
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they bring up to date

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I brought up to date
  2. tú you brought up to date
  3. usted, él, ella he/she brought up to date
  4. nosotros we brought up to date
  5. vosotros Spain you all brought up to date
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they brought up to date

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to bring up to date
  2. tú you used to bring up to date
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to bring up to date
  4. nosotros we used to bring up to date
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to bring up to date
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to bring up to date

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will bring up to date
  2. tú you will bring up to date
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will bring up to date
  4. nosotros we will bring up to date
  5. vosotros Spain you all will bring up to date
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will bring up to date

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would bring up to date
  2. tú you would bring up to date
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would bring up to date
  4. nosotros we would bring up to date
  5. vosotros Spain you all would bring up to date
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would bring up to date

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I bring up to date
  2. tú (that) you bring up to date
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she bring up to date
  4. nosotros (that) we bring up to date
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all bring up to date
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they bring up to date

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I brought up to date
  2. tú (if) you brought up to date
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she brought up to date
  4. nosotros (if) we brought up to date
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all brought up to date
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they brought up to date

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú bring up to date!
  2. usted bring up to date! (formal)
  3. nosotros bring up to date! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain bring up to date! (all of you)
  5. ustedes bring up to date! (all of you)

How to use poner al día

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Mi hermana me pone al día de todo el barrio.

    My sister brings me up to date on the whole neighbourhood.

  2. Past

    Manolo nos puso al día en diez minutos.

    Manolo brought us up to date in ten minutes.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada domingo, mi abuela nos ponía al día de la familia.

    Every Sunday, my grandmother brought us up to date on the family.

  4. Future

    Te pondré al día cuando llegues, tranquila.

    I'll bring you up to date when you arrive, don't worry.

  5. Conditional

    Yo te pondría al día, pero no sé nada.

    I'd bring you up to date, but I don't know anything.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Necesito que alguien me ponga al día del proyecto.

    I need someone to bring me up to date on the project.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Le pedí a Curro que me pusiera al día de la obra.

    I asked Curro to bring me up to date on the building work.

  8. Imperative

    Ponme al día, que llevo un mes fuera.

    Bring me up to date, I've been away a month.

Good to know

  • "Poner al día a alguien" is to tell them what they've missed; "ponerse al día" is to catch up yourself: me pongo al día con el correo.

Where you hear poner al día

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Spanish · Fluency Level 3

  • Mi hermana siempre me pone al día por teléfono. My sister always brings me up to date on the phone.
  • Ayer puse al día a Emily. Desde el principio. Yesterday I brought Emily up to date. From the beginning.
  • Luego te voy a poner al día de todo el barrio, Curro. Later I'm going to bring you up to date on the whole neighbourhood, Curro.
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Catch Up with Friends

Fluency Level 3 · Ponme al día.

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