Conjugation of poñer in Galician
poñerto putirregular
Presente
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | poño | |
| ti | poñes | |
| el/ela | pon | |
| nós | poñemos | |
| vós | poñedes | |
| eles/elas | poñen |
Common mistakes in the Presente
- eu
pongopoñoDon't use Spanish 'pongo' or Portuguese 'ponho' — Galician is 'poño'.
Pretéritosimple past
Completed actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | puxen | |
| ti | puxeches | |
| el/ela | puxo | |
| nós | puxemos | |
| vós | puxestes | |
| eles/elas | puxeron |
Common mistakes in the Pretérito
- eu
pusepuxenLearners often use Spanish 'puse'; the Galician simple past is 'puxen'.
Imperfecto
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | poñía | |
| ti | poñías | |
| el/ela | poñía | |
| nós | poñiamos | |
| vós | poñíades | |
| eles/elas | poñían |
Futurofuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | poñerei | |
| ti | poñerás | |
| el/ela | poñerá | |
| nós | poñeremos | |
| vós | poñeredes | |
| eles/elas | poñerán |
Condicionalconditional
Actions that would happen under some condition.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | poñería | |
| ti | poñerías | |
| el/ela | poñería | |
| nós | poñeríamos | |
| vós | poñeríades | |
| eles/elas | poñerían |
Subxuntivo presentepresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | poña | |
| ti | poñas | |
| el/ela | poña | |
| nós | poñamos | |
| vós | poñades | |
| eles/elas | poñan |
Subxuntivo imperfectoimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | puxese | |
| ti | puxeses | |
| el/ela | puxese | |
| nós | puxésemos | |
| vós | puxésedes | |
| eles/elas | puxesen |
Imperativoimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ti | pon | |
| el/ela | poña | |
| nós | poñamos | |
| vós | poñede | |
| eles/elas | poñan |
Common mistakes in the Imperativo
- ti
poñeponThe correct Galician affirmative imperative for 'ti' is 'pon', not 'poñe'.
Xerundiogerund
The -ing form used for ongoing action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | poñendo | |
| ti | poñendo | |
| el/ela | poñendo | |
| nós | poñendo | |
| vós | poñendo | |
| eles/elas | poñendo |
Participiopast participle
The form used in compound tenses and the passive.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| eu | posto | |
| ti | posto | |
| el/ela | posto | |
| nós | posto | |
| vós | posto | |
| eles/elas | posto |
Common mistakes in the Participio
- eu
puestopostoDo not use Spanish 'puesto' — the Galician past participle is 'posto'.
poñer — frequently asked questions
Is poñer a regular verb?
No — poñer is an irregular Galician verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does poñer mean?
poñer is a Galician verb meaning "to put".