Puse otro recordatorio en mi agenda para pasar por la ferretería.

I put another reminder in my planner to stop by the hardware store.

Breakdown of Puse otro recordatorio en mi agenda para pasar por la ferretería.

• yo: I
• en: in
• mi: my
• para: to

Questions & Answers about Puse otro recordatorio en mi agenda para pasar por la ferretería.

Why is it puse and not ponía or he puesto?

• Puse = preterite (simple past) of poner. It marks a completed action at a definite point in the past: you set the reminder, done.
• Ponía = imperfect. It’s used for ongoing, habitual, or background actions in the past (e.g., “I used to put reminders…”).
• He puesto = present perfect. In Spain it’s common for very recent past (“I’ve set…”). In Latin America, the preterite (puse) is used more often instead.

How do you conjugate poner in the preterite?

Irregular forms:

• yo: puse
• tú: pusiste
• él/ella/usted: puso
• nosotros: pusimos
• ellos/ustedes: pusieron

Why is it en mi agenda and not a mi agenda?

With poner, the default preposition is en to mean “put something in/on” a place or container: poner algo en un calendario/una lista.
If you use verbs like agregar/añadir, you can say agregar/añadir algo a una agenda.

Does agenda mean “calendar,” like on my phone, or a meeting’s agenda?