Poner imperative and others Flashcards
Put the keys on the table.
Pon las llaves sobre la mesa.
affirmative tu command?
Pon
negative tu command?
No pongas
Don’t put the keys on the table
No pongas las llaves en la mesa.
affirmative and negative usted command?
Ponga
Ponga las llaves en la mesa.
No ponga las llaves en la mesa.
Put the keys on the table
Don’t put the keys on the table.
suelo
floor
do you want me to put the suitcases in the car?
(subjunctive)
Queres que ponga las maletas en el carro?
Parrilla
Grill
Do you want me to put the hamburgers on the grill?
Quieres que ponga las hamburguesas en la parrilla?
Qué le pusiste a la sopa?
What did you put in the soup?
What did you put in it?
Qué le pusiste?
Don’t put more salt in the soup.
No le pongas más sal a la sopa.
Put more salt in it.
Ponle más sal.
The news of her death made me sad.
La noticia de su muerte me puso triste.
the lies
las mentiras
Lies make me furious.
Las mentiras me ponen furioso/a.
Your jokes make me uncomfortable.
Tus bromas me ponen incómodo.
Ponerse + adjective ?
To become
Me puse feliz al verte.
I became happy upon seeing you/when I saw you.
We got nervous during the exam.
No pusimos nerviosos durante el examen.
Ella se puso un vestido rojo.
She put on a red dress.
Don’t put on that shirt. It’s dirty.
No te pongas esa camisa. Está sucia.
we are using ponerse but also the command form. So we need “te” to agree
Put on that white shirt.
Ponte la camisa blanca.
We are using ponerse but also using the command form.
Poner a prueba
To put to the test
Vamos a poner a prueba tu español.
We are going to put your Spanish to the test.
To set the table
Poner la mesa
The kids always help to set the table before dinner.
Los niños siempre ayudan a poner la mesa antes de cenar.
Poner en marcha
To set something in motion
Poner huevos
To lay eggs
