Meaning and behavior
What does posponer mean?
Posponer means to postpone. VerbyGo classifies it as an irregular -ER verb. It is non-reflexive.
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Principal forms
- Infinitive
- posponer
- Gerund
- posponiendo
- Past participle
- pospuesto
Verified irregular pattern
How this verb behaves
Its forms differ from a fully regular -er pattern in the present, preterite, future.
Its past participle, pospuesto, is irregular.
Conjugation guide
Present forms
Present forms
Present
Use the present forms of posponer for current situations, routines and actions that happen regularly.
| Subject | Posponer |
|---|---|
| yo | pospongo |
| tú | pospones |
| él / ella / usted | pospone |
| nosotros / nosotras | posponemos |
| vosotros / vosotras | posponéis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | posponen |
Conjugation guide
Past forms
Past forms
Preterite
Use the preterite when the action of posponer is presented as completed in the past.
| Subject | Posponer |
|---|---|
| yo | pospuse |
| tú | pospusiste |
| él / ella / usted | pospuso |
| nosotros / nosotras | pospusimos |
| vosotros / vosotras | pospusisteis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pospusieron |
Past forms
Imperfect past
Use the imperfect for repeated or ongoing past uses of posponer, or for background information.
| Subject | Posponer |
|---|---|
| yo | posponía |
| tú | posponías |
| él / ella / usted | posponía |
| nosotros / nosotras | posponíamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | posponíais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | posponían |
Conjugation guide
Future and conditional
Future and conditional
Simple future
Use the future forms of posponer for predictions, promises and future statements.
| Subject | Posponer |
|---|---|
| yo | pospondré |
| tú | pospondrás |
| él / ella / usted | pospondrá |
| nosotros / nosotras | pospondremos |
| vosotros / vosotras | pospondréis |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | pospondrán |
Verified context
Examples with posponer
Pospongámoslo hasta la próxima semana.
Let's postpone until next week.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FRLa reunión se pospondrá hasta el 20 de este mes.
The meeting will be postponed till the 20th of this month.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FREl partido se pospuso a causa del mal tiempo.
The game was postponed because of the bad weather.
Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Quick answers
Posponer FAQ
What does posponer mean?
Posponer means to postpone.
Is posponer regular or irregular?
Posponer is a irregular -ER verb.
What is the gerund of posponer?
The gerund of posponer is posponiendo.
What is the past participle of posponer?
The past participle of posponer is pospuesto.
How is posponer conjugated in the present?
The verified public subject set is pospongo, pospones, pospone, posponemos, posponen.
How is posponer conjugated in the preterite?
The verified public subject set is pospuse, pospusiste, pospuso, pospusimos, pospusieron.
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