Present
Presente · now, habits and facts
- it says
SPANISH VERB
poner
to say, to read (written text)
- Irregular -er verb
- Gerund: poniendo
- Past participle: puesto
Conjugation
Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.
Past
Pretérito indefinido · finished actions
- it said
Imperfect
Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”
- it used to say
Future
Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common
- it will say
Conditional
Condicional · “would”
- it would say
Present subjunctive
Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”
- (that) it say
Past subjunctive
Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”
- (if) it said
How to use poner
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present
Aquí pone que has aprobado, Nerea.
It says here you've passed, Nerea.
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Past
El letrero puso cerrado toda la semana.
The sign said closed all week.
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Imperfect
En la lista ponía tu nombre, lo vi yo.
Your name was on the list, I saw it myself.
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Future
Mañana pondrá la fecha correcta en la web.
Tomorrow it'll show the correct date on the website.
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Conditional
Si fuera tuyo, pondría tu nombre en la etiqueta.
If it were yours, it would say your name on the label.
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Present subjunctive
Mira lo que ponga en el prospecto antes de tomarlo.
Look at what it says on the leaflet before taking it.
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Past subjunctive
No me creí que pusiera eso en el periódico.
I didn't believe it said that in the newspaper.
Good to know
- "¿Qué pone aquí?" is "what does it say here?", for anything written: a sign, a letter, a screen. "Poner" is otherwise to put.
Where you hear poner
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Spanish · Fluency Level 3
- Aquí pone que has aprobado. It says here that you have passed.
- En la lista ponía tu nombre. Your name was on the list.
- Mañana va a poner la fecha correcta. Tomorrow it is going to show the correct date.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.