ponerse
Spanish
Verb
ponerse (first-person singular present me pongo, first-person singular preterite me puse, past participle puesto)
- reflexive of poner, to put on, as in clothing.
- Me puse las gafas.
- I put my glasses on.
- to become (used with adjective)
- Se puso muy enfermo después de comerse la comida descompuesta.
- He got very sick after eating the rotten food.
- to set (sun)
- ¿A qué hora se pone el sol?
- What time does the sun set?
- to begin (doing something)
- Se puso a decirnos de las cosas que había visto.
- He began telling us about the things he had seen.
Conjugation
| infinitive | ponerse | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | poniéndose | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | puesto | puesta | |||||
| plural | puestos | puestas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | me pongo | te ponestú se ponésvos |
se pone | nos ponemos | os ponéis | se ponen | |
| imperfect | me ponía | te ponías | se ponía | nos poníamos | os poníais | se ponían | |
| preterite | me puse | te pusiste | se puso | nos pusimos | os pusisteis | se pusieron | |
| future | me pondré | te pondrás | se pondrá | nos pondremos | os pondréis | se pondrán | |
| conditional | me pondría | te pondrías | se pondría | nos pondríamos | os pondríais | se pondrían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | me ponga | te pongas | se ponga | nos pongamos | os pongáis | se pongan | |
| imperfect (ra) |
me pusiera | te pusieras | se pusiera | nos pusiéramos | os pusierais | se pusieran | |
| imperfect (se) |
me pusiese | te pusieses | se pusiese | nos pusiésemos | os pusieseis | se pusiesen | |
| future1 | me pusiere | te pusieres | se pusiere | nos pusiéremos | os pusiereis | se pusieren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | ponte | póngase | pongámonos | poneos | pónganse | ||
| negative | no te pongas | no se ponga | no nos pongamos | no os pongáis | no se pongan | ||
- 1 Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
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| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| Infinitives | |||||||
| accusative | ponerme | ponerte | ponerse | ponernos | poneros | ponerse | |
| gerunds | |||||||
| accusative | poniéndome | poniéndote | poniéndose | poniéndonos | poniéndoos | poniéndose | |
| with positive imperatives | |||||||
| accusative | not used | ponte | póngase | pongámonos | poneos | pónganse | |
Usage notes
- ponerse in the sense of to become is used to indicate changes in physical condition, appearance, or mood (voluntary or involuntary) which are usually short-lived.
- The form of ponerse a is followed by an infinitive verb form.
Synonyms
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