poner
to putPresentewhat is going on now
Presente
Present — what is happening now, and what happens habitually
| yo | pongoI put | nosotros | ponemoswe put |
| tú | ponesyou put | vosotros | ponéisyou all put |
| él/ella/Ud. | ponehe/she puts | ellos/Uds. | ponenthey put |
Pretérito perfecto
Present perfect — have —ed; a past still touching now. Spain: today, this week. Latin America: mostly the indefinido instead
| yo | he puestoI have put | nosotros | hemos puestowe have put |
| tú | has puestoyou have put | vosotros | habéis puestoyou all have put |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha puestohe/she has put | ellos/Uds. | han puestothey have put |
Presente de subjuntivo
Present subjunctive — after que with wishes, doubt, emotion, ojalá
| yo | ponga(that) I put | nosotros | pongamos(that) we put |
| tú | pongas(that) you put | vosotros | pongáis(that) you all put |
| él/ella/Ud. | ponga(that) he/she puts | ellos/Uds. | pongan(that) they put |
Perfecto de subjuntivo
Present perfect subjunctive — have —ed, under doubt or emotion: no creo que haya venido
| yo | haya puesto(that) I have put | nosotros | hayamos puesto(that) we have put |
| tú | hayas puesto(that) you have put | vosotros | hayáis puesto(that) you all have put |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya puesto(that) he/she has put | ellos/Uds. | hayan puesto(that) they have put |
Pasadowhat went on
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite — a finished past action — it started, it ended
| yo | puseI put | nosotros | pusimoswe put |
| tú | pusisteyou put | vosotros | pusisteisyou all put |
| él/ella/Ud. | pusohe/she put | ellos/Uds. | pusieronthey put |
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect — used to / was —ing; background, habits, descriptions
| yo | poníaI used to put | nosotros | poníamoswe used to put |
| tú | poníasyou used to put | vosotros | poníaisyou all used to put |
| él/ella/Ud. | poníahe/she used to put | ellos/Uds. | poníanthey used to put |
Pretérito pluscuamperfecto
Past perfect — had —ed; further back than another past event
| yo | había puestoI had put | nosotros | habíamos puestowe had put |
| tú | habías puestoyou had put | vosotros | habíais puestoyou all had put |
| él/ella/Ud. | había puestohe/she had put | ellos/Uds. | habían puestothey had put |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra)
Imperfect subjunctive — si clauses and past-tense wishes: si tuviera, quería que fuera
| yo | pusiera(that) I put | nosotros | pusiéramos(that) we put |
| tú | pusieras(that) you put | vosotros | pusierais(that) you all put |
| él/ella/Ud. | pusiera(that) he/she put | ellos/Uds. | pusieran(that) they put |
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se)
Imperfect subjunctive — the same tense, second form; commoner in Spain and in writing
| yo | pusiese(that) I put | nosotros | pusiésemos(that) we put |
| tú | pusieses(that) you put | vosotros | pusieseis(that) you all put |
| él/ella/Ud. | pusiese(that) he/she put | ellos/Uds. | pusiesen(that) they put |
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo
Past perfect subjunctive — had —ed, hypothetically: si hubiera sabido
| yo | hubiera puesto(that) I had put | nosotros | hubiéramos puesto(that) we had put |
| tú | hubieras puesto(that) you had put | vosotros | hubierais puesto(that) you all had put |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubiera puesto(that) he/she had put | ellos/Uds. | hubieran puesto(that) they had put |
Pretérito anterior
Preterite perfect — had —ed, immediately before; literary, all but extinct
| yo | hube puestoI had put | nosotros | hubimos puestowe had put |
| tú | hubiste puestoyou had put | vosotros | hubisteis puestoyou all had put |
| él/ella/Ud. | hubo puestohe/she had put | ellos/Uds. | hubieron puestothey had put |
Futurowhat will or would go on
Futuro simple
Future — will — (spoken Spanish often prefers voy a + infinitivo)
| yo | pondréI will put | nosotros | pondremoswe will put |
| tú | pondrásyou will put | vosotros | pondréisyou all will put |
| él/ella/Ud. | pondráhe/she will put | ellos/Uds. | pondránthey will put |
Condicional simple
Conditional — would —; also softens a request into politeness
| yo | pondríaI would put | nosotros | pondríamoswe would put |
| tú | pondríasyou would put | vosotros | pondríaisyou all would put |
| él/ella/Ud. | pondríahe/she would put | ellos/Uds. | pondríanthey would put |
Futuro perfecto
Future perfect — will have —ed; done by some future point
| yo | habré puestoI will have put | nosotros | habremos puestowe will have put |
| tú | habrás puestoyou will have put | vosotros | habréis puestoyou all will have put |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá puestohe/she will have put | ellos/Uds. | habrán puestothey will have put |
Condicional perfecto
Conditional perfect — would have —ed; the road not taken
| yo | habría puestoI would have put | nosotros | habríamos puestowe would have put |
| tú | habrías puestoyou would have put | vosotros | habríais puestoyou all would have put |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría puestohe/she would have put | ellos/Uds. | habrían puestothey would have put |
Futuro de subjuntivo
Future subjunctive — legal and proverbial only: adonde fueres, haz lo que vieres
| yo | pusiere(should) I put | nosotros | pusiéremos(should) we put |
| tú | pusieres(should) you put | vosotros | pusiereis(should) you all put |
| él/ella/Ud. | pusiere(should) he/she put | ellos/Uds. | pusieren(should) they put |
Imperativotelling someone to
Imperativo afirmativo
Imperative (do it) — orders and requests; there is no yo form
| yo | — | nosotros | pongamoslet's put |
| tú | ponput! | vosotros | ponedput! |
| él/ella/Ud. | pongaput! | ellos/Uds. | ponganput! |
Imperativo negativo
Imperative (don't) — no + subjunctive — never the affirmative form with no in front
| yo | — | nosotros | no pongamoslet's not put |
| tú | no pongasdon't put | vosotros | no pongáisdon't put |
| él/ella/Ud. | no pongadon't put | ellos/Uds. | no pongandon't put |
Red = the form breaks the regular pattern. Everything in black you could have worked out from the endings alone.