Conjugation of pono in Latin
ponoto put, placeirregular
Praesēnspresent
Actions happening now or habitually.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | pono | |
| tū | ponis | |
| is/ea/id | ponit | |
| nōs | ponimus | |
| vōs | ponitis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ponunt |
Common mistakes in the Praesēns
- ego
ponioponoThe present stem is pono-, not ponio-.
Imperfectum
Ongoing or habitual actions in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | ponebam | |
| tū | ponebas | |
| is/ea/id | ponebat | |
| nōs | ponebamus | |
| vōs | ponebatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ponebant |
Futūrum Ifuture
Actions that will happen.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | ponam | |
| tū | pones | |
| is/ea/id | ponet | |
| nōs | ponemus | |
| vōs | ponetis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ponent |
Perfectumpresent perfect
Past actions with a bearing on the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | posui | |
| tū | posuisti | |
| is/ea/id | posuit | |
| nōs | posuimus | |
| vōs | posuistis | |
| eī/eae/ea | posuerunt |
Common mistakes in the Perfectum
- ego
poniviposuiThe perfect is irregular: posui, not a regular -ivi formation.
Plūsquamperfectumpluperfect
Actions completed before another past action.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | posueram | |
| tū | posueras | |
| is/ea/id | posuerat | |
| nōs | posueramus | |
| vōs | posueratis | |
| eī/eae/ea | posuerant |
Futūrum Perfectumfuture perfect
Actions that will be finished by a future point.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | posuero | |
| tū | posueris | |
| is/ea/id | posuerit | |
| nōs | posuerimus | |
| vōs | posueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | posuerint |
Subiūnctīvus Praesēnspresent subjunctive
Wishes, doubts and possibilities in the present.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | ponam | |
| tū | ponas | |
| is/ea/id | ponat | |
| nōs | ponamus | |
| vōs | ponatis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ponant |
Subiūnctīvus Imperfectumimperfect subjunctive
Hypothetical or unreal situations in the past.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | ponerem | |
| tū | poneres | |
| is/ea/id | poneret | |
| nōs | poneremus | |
| vōs | poneretis | |
| eī/eae/ea | ponerent |
Subiūnctīvus Perfectumperfect subjunctive
Completed hypothetical actions.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| ego | posuerim | |
| tū | posueris | |
| is/ea/id | posuerit | |
| nōs | posuerimus | |
| vōs | posueritis | |
| eī/eae/ea | posuerint |
Imperātīvusimperative
Commands and requests.
| Person | Conjugation | |
|---|---|---|
| tū | pone | |
| nōs | ponamus | |
| vōs | ponite |
Common mistakes in the Imperātīvus
- tū
ponisponeThe singular imperative is pone, not a present indicative form.
pono — frequently asked questions
Is pono a regular verb?
No — pono is an irregular Latin verb, so some of its forms do not follow the standard endings.
What does pono mean?
pono is a Latin verb meaning "to put, place".