poner
to put, to place
Pon los platos en la mesa.
Put the plates on the table.
poner present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
poner present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
poner preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
poner imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
poner present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
poner future
Actions yet to happen.
poner informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
poner future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
poner conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
poner conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
poner pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
poner subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
poner subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
poner subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
poner subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
poner imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
poner imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.