Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Dispersar in Spanish
dispersar to disperse, to scatter Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Dispersar (to disperse, to scatter) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: disperso, dispersas, dispersa, dispersamos, dispersáis, dispersan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- dispersado dispersed
- Gerund
- dispersando dispersing
- Similar
- esparcir
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Dispersar
- Dispersar in the Indicative Present
- Dispersar in the Indicative Preterite
- Dispersar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Dispersar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Dispersar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Dispersar in the Indicative Future
- Dispersar in the Indicative Conditional
- Dispersar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Dispersar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Dispersar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Dispersar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Dispersar
- Imperative tenses of Dispersar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Dispersar
Dispersar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of dispersar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “disperso”, meaning “I disperse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disperso | I disperse |
| Tú | dispersas | you disperse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispersa | s/he disperses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersamos | we disperse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersáis | you (plural) disperse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersan | they disperse |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dispers- plus the -ar endings.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of dispersar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “dispersé”, meaning “I dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispersé | I dispersed |
| Tú | dispersaste | you dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispersó | s/he dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersamos | we dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersasteis | you (plural) dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersaron | they dispersed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dispers- plus the -ar endings.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of dispersar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “dispersaba”, meaning “I used to disperse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispersaba | I used to disperse |
| Tú | dispersabas | you used to disperse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispersaba | s/he used to disperse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersábamos | we used to disperse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersabais | you (plural) used to disperse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersaban | they used to disperse |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dispers- plus the -ar endings.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of dispersar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy dispersando”, meaning “I am dispersing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy dispersando | I am dispersing |
| Tú | estás dispersando | you are dispersing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está dispersando | s/he is dispersing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos dispersando | we are dispersing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis dispersando | you (plural) are dispersing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están dispersando | they are dispersing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund dispersando.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of dispersar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a dispersar”, meaning “I am going to disperse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a dispersar | I am going to disperse |
| Tú | vas a dispersar | you are going to disperse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a dispersar | s/he is going to disperse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a dispersar | we are going to disperse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a dispersar | you (plural) are going to disperse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a dispersar | they are going to disperse |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive dispersar.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of dispersar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “dispersaré”, meaning “I will disperse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispersaré | I will disperse |
| Tú | dispersarás | you will disperse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispersará | s/he will disperse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersaremos | we will disperse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersaréis | you (plural) will disperse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersarán | they will disperse |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive dispersar plus the future endings.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of dispersar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “dispersaría”, meaning “I would disperse”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispersaría | I would disperse |
| Tú | dispersarías | you would disperse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispersaría | s/he would disperse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersaríamos | we would disperse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersaríais | you (plural) would disperse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersarían | they would disperse |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive dispersar plus the conditional endings.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of dispersar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “he dispersado”, meaning “I have dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he dispersado | I have dispersed |
| Tú | has dispersado | you have dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha dispersado | s/he has dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos dispersado | we have dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis dispersado | you (plural) have dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han dispersado | they have dispersed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle dispersado.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of dispersar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había dispersado”, meaning “I had dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había dispersado | I had dispersed |
| Tú | habías dispersado | you had dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había dispersado | s/he had dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos dispersado | we had dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais dispersado | you (plural) had dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían dispersado | they had dispersed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle dispersado.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of dispersar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré dispersado”, meaning “I will have dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré dispersado | I will have dispersed |
| Tú | habrás dispersado | you will have dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá dispersado | s/he will have dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos dispersado | we will have dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis dispersado | you (plural) will have dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán dispersado | they will have dispersed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle dispersado.
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Dispersar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of dispersar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría dispersado”, meaning “I would have dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría dispersado | I would have dispersed |
| Tú | habrías dispersado | you would have dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría dispersado | s/he would have dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos dispersado | we would have dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais dispersado | you (plural) would have dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían dispersado | they would have dispersed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle dispersado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Dispersar
Dispersar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “disperse”, meaning “I disperse”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disperse | I disperse |
| Tú | disperses | you disperse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disperse | s/he disperses |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersemos | we disperse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disperséis | you (plural) disperse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersen | they disperse |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dispers- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Dispersar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “dispersara”, meaning “I dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispersara | I dispersed |
| Tú | dispersaras | you dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispersara | s/he dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersáramos | we dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersarais | you (plural) dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersaran | they dispersed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, dispersaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (dispersáramos).
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Dispersar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “dispersare”, meaning “I will disperse”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispersare | I will disperse |
| Tú | dispersares | you will disperse |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispersare | s/he will disperse |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersáremos | we will disperse |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersareis | you (plural) will disperse |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersaren | they will disperse |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, dispersaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (dispersáremos).
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Dispersar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “haya dispersado”, meaning “I have dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya dispersado | I have dispersed |
| Tú | hayas dispersado | you have dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya dispersado | s/he has dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos dispersado | we have dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis dispersado | you (plural) have dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan dispersado | they have dispersed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle dispersado.
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Dispersar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “hubiera dispersado”, meaning “I had dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera dispersado | I had dispersed |
| Tú | hubieras dispersado | you had dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera dispersado | s/he had dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos dispersado | we had dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais dispersado | you (plural) had dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran dispersado | they had dispersed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle dispersado.
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Dispersar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “hubiere dispersado”, meaning “I will have dispersed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere dispersado | I will have dispersed |
| Tú | hubieres dispersado | you will have dispersed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere dispersado | s/he will have dispersed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos dispersado | we will have dispersed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis dispersado | you (plural) will have dispersed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren dispersado | they will have dispersed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle dispersado.
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Imperative tenses of Dispersar
Dispersar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “disperse”, meaning “(to you formal) disperse!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dispersa | (to you) disperse! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disperse | (to you formal) disperse! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispersemos | let's disperse! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispersad | (to you plural) disperse! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispersen | (to you plural formal) disperse! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (dispersa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (disperse, dispersemos, dispersen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (dispersad).
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Dispersar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no disperse”, meaning “(to you formal) don't disperse!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no disperses | (to you) don't disperse! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no disperse | (to you formal) don't disperse! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no dispersemos | let's not disperse! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no disperséis | (to you plural) don't disperse! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no dispersen | (to you plural formal) don't disperse! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no disperses, no disperse, no dispersemos, no disperséis, no dispersen.
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Frequently asked questions about Dispersar
Is dispersar a regular or irregular verb?
Dispersar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate dispersar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), dispersar is conjugated as: yo disperso, tú dispersas, él/ella/usted dispersa, nosotros dispersamos, vosotros dispersáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispersan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate dispersar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), dispersar is conjugated as: yo dispersé, tú dispersaste, él/ella/usted dispersó, nosotros dispersamos, vosotros dispersasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispersaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate dispersar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), dispersar is conjugated as: yo dispersaba, tú dispersabas, él/ella/usted dispersaba, nosotros dispersábamos, vosotros dispersabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispersaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate dispersar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), dispersar is conjugated as: yo dispersaré, tú dispersarás, él/ella/usted dispersará, nosotros dispersaremos, vosotros dispersaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispersarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate dispersar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), dispersar is conjugated as: yo disperse, tú disperses, él/ella/usted disperse, nosotros dispersemos, vosotros disperséis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispersen. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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