Poner (to put) · Future
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Poner in the Spanish future (futuro simple) is: yo pondré, tú pondrás, él/ella/usted pondrá, nosotros/as pondremos, vosotros/as pondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes pondrán. The future of poner uses the irregular contracted stem 'pondr-' — the 'e' of the infinitive drops and a 'd' inserts. Same pattern as tener (tendr-), venir (vendr-), salir (saldr-), valer (valdr-).
| To Put | Poner |
|---|---|
| I will put | yo pondré |
| you will put | tú pondrás |
| he/she will put | él/ella/usted pondrá |
| we will put | nosotros/as pondremos |
| you will put | vosotros/as pondréis |
| they will put | ellos/ellas/ustedes pondrán |
Poner (to put) in context
Sentences that use poner in the future. Tap each to hear it.
Tomorrow I will hang the new curtains.
Where will you put the Christmas tree?
The electrician will install the lamp on Monday.
We will put up a fence in the garden.
You will put the gifts under the tree.
The technicians will install the air conditioning tomorrow.
Working with the future
The simple future ("haré", "tendré") competes with the more conversational "voy a + infinitive" construction in everyday Spanish — the going-to form is more common for near-term plans. The simple future shines in two cases: formal or more distant predictions, and conjecture about the present ("¿qué hora será?" = "what time could it be?"). About 12 high-frequency verbs use contracted future stems (har-, dir-, tendr-, pondr-, vendr-, saldr-, podr-, querr-, sabr-, habr-, valdr-, cabr-); the rest just append future endings to the full infinitive.
Frequently asked questions
How do you conjugate poner in the future?
Why is the future stem 'pondr-' instead of 'poner-'?
When should I use 'pondré' instead of 'voy a poner'?
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