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Poner (to put) - Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative) - Spanish

 Poner (to put) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Poner - Conjugation of to put in Spanish: Conjugation table, examples and exercises in the imperfect past, indicative tense (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo).

Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo (Imperfect Past, indicative)

All conjugations and tenses: Poner (to put) - conjugation and tenses - (Spanish)

Syllabus: Spanish lesson - Electrodomésticos (Household appliances)

Conjugation of to put in Pretérito imperfecto

  • yo ponía I was putting
  • tú ponías you used to put
  • él/ella ponía he/she was putting
  • nosotros/nosotras poníamos we put
  • vosotros/vosotras poníais you all/you lot were putting
  • ellos/ellas ponían they were putting

Example phrases

  • Yo ponía los platos en la mesa. I was putting the plates on the table.
  • Tú ponías la sartén en la cocina. You were putting the frying pan in the kitchen.
  • Él ponía el vaso sobre la mesa. He was putting the glass on the table.
  • Nosotros poníamos las servilletas al lado del plato. We used to put the napkins next to the plate.
  • Vosotros poníais el cuchillo al lado del tenedor. You put the knife next to the fork.
  • Ellos ponían los vasos en el mueble. They were putting the glasses in the cabinet.

Exercise: Conjugate the verbs - poner (to put)

Instruction: Choose the correct word, read the sentence out loud and translate.

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Poner (Pretérito imperfecto, indicativo)

1. Ellos ... los vasos en el mueble.

Ellos ponían los vasos en el mueble.
(They were putting the glasses in the cabinet.)

2. Él ... el vaso sobre la mesa.

Él ponía el vaso sobre la mesa.
(He was putting the glass on the table.)

3. Yo ... los platos en la mesa.

Yo ponía los platos en la mesa.
(I was putting the plates on the table.)

4. Nosotros ... las servilletas al lado del plato.

Nosotros poníamos las servilletas al lado del plato.
(We used to put the napkins next to the plate.)

5. Tú ... la sartén en la cocina.

Tú ponías la sartén en la cocina.
(You were putting the frying pan in the kitchen.)

6. Vosotros ... el cuchillo al lado del tenedor.

Vosotros poníais el cuchillo al lado del tenedor.
(You put the knife next to the fork.)