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SPANISH VERB

proponer

to suggest, to propose

  • #141 most used
  • Irregular -er verb
  • Gerund: proponiendo
  • Past participle: propuesto

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

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

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

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

Imperfect

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

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

Future

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

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

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

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

Present subjunctive

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

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

Past subjunctive

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

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

Imperative

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

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

How to use proponer

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

  1. Present

    Propongo cenar en Triana y luego tomar algo.

    I suggest dinner in Triana and then a drink.

  2. Past

    Juan me propuso matrimonio en la Plaza de España.

    Juan proposed to me in the Plaza de España.

  3. Imperfect

    Cada verano proponíamos un viaje distinto.

    Every summer we'd suggest a different trip.

  4. Future

    Mañana propondré el cambio de horario al jefe.

    Tomorrow I'll propose the schedule change to the boss.

  5. Conditional

    Yo propondría ir a la playa el domingo.

    I'd suggest going to the beach on Sunday.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que propongas algo mejor que el cine.

    I hope you suggest something better than the cinema.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Me pidieron que propusiera un nombre para el bar.

    They asked me to propose a name for the bar.

  8. Imperative

    ¡Propón tú el plan, que yo nunca acierto!

    You suggest the plan, I never get it right!

Good to know

  • Proponerse algo is to set yourself a goal: me propuse correr cada día.

Where you hear proponer

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

Spanish · Advanced Level 3

  • Os propongo una cosa: la cena, en mi bar. I suggest something: dinner, at my bar.
  • Le propuse a Sarah casarnos en Teotitlán. I suggested to Sarah that we get married in Teotitlan.
  • Le propondré a la editora un segundo libro. I'll suggest a second book to the publisher.

Spanish · Fluency Level 1

  • Propongo cortar el capítulo cuatro. I propose cutting chapter four.
  • Pablo propuso la fecha, y Lucía dijo que sí. Pablo proposed the date, and Lucia said yes.
  • En la cena, voy a proponer un brindis por Encarna. At dinner, I'm going to propose a toast to Encarna.
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The More I Think About It

Advanced Level 3 · te propongo un trato

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Passing the Baton

Fluency Level 1 · he propuesto

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Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular -er verb.