Ella VerbsTo prepare, to get something ready Irregular Verb
At a glance: Disponer (to prepare, to get something ready) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: dispongo, dispones, dispone, disponemos, disponéis, disponen. It follows the irregular pattern of poner. Its irregularities include: Add g for yo in the present indicative (which also affects the subjunctive present and imperatives), Add d in the indicative future and conditional tenses and Add an accent for tú in the imperative affirmative.
Disponer is the Spanish verb for "to prepare, to get something ready". It is an irregular verb. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!
Similar verbs to disponer include: acondicionar, capacitar, confeccionar, preparar.
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | disponer | to prepare, to get something ready |
| Past participle | dispuesto | prepared |
| Gerund | disponiendo | preparing |
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The Indicative Present of disponer 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, "dispongo", meaning "I prepare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispongo | I prepare |
| Tú | dispones | you prepare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispone | s/he prepares |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disponemos | we prepare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disponéis | you (plural) prepare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disponen | they prepare |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Preterite of disponer is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "dispuse", meaning "I prepared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispuse | I prepared |
| Tú | dispusiste | you prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispuso | s/he prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispusimos | we prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispusisteis | you (plural) prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispusieron | they prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Imperfect of disponer is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "disponía", meaning "I used to prepare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disponía | I used to prepare |
| Tú | disponías | you used to prepare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disponía | s/he used to prepare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disponíamos | we used to prepare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disponíais | you (plural) used to prepare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disponían | they used to prepare |
The Indicative Present Continuous of disponer is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "estoy disponiendo", meaning "I am preparing".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy disponiendo | I am preparing |
| Tú | estás disponiendo | you are preparing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está disponiendo | s/he is preparing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos disponiendo | we are preparing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis disponiendo | you (plural) are preparing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están disponiendo | they are preparing |
The Indicative Informal Future of disponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "voy a disponer", meaning "I am going to prepare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a disponer | I am going to prepare |
| Tú | vas a disponer | you are going to prepare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a disponer | s/he is going to prepare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a disponer | we are going to prepare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a disponer | you (plural) are going to prepare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a disponer | they are going to prepare |
The Indicative Future of disponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "dispondré", meaning "I will prepare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispondré | I will prepare |
| Tú | dispondrás | you will prepare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispondrá | s/he will prepare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispondremos | we will prepare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispondréis | you (plural) will prepare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispondrán | they will prepare |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Conditional of disponer is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "dispondría", meaning "I would prepare".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispondría | I would prepare |
| Tú | dispondrías | you would prepare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispondría | s/he would prepare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispondríamos | we would prepare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispondríais | you (plural) would prepare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispondrían | they would prepare |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Present Perfect of disponer 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 dispuesto", meaning "I have prepared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he dispuesto | I have prepared |
| Tú | has dispuesto | you have prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha dispuesto | s/he has prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos dispuesto | we have prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis dispuesto | you (plural) have prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han dispuesto | they have prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Past Perfect of disponer is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "había dispuesto", meaning "I had prepared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había dispuesto | I had prepared |
| Tú | habías dispuesto | you had prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había dispuesto | s/he had prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos dispuesto | we had prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais dispuesto | you (plural) had prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían dispuesto | they had prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Future Perfect of disponer is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "habré dispuesto", meaning "I will have prepared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré dispuesto | I will have prepared |
| Tú | habrás dispuesto | you will have prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá dispuesto | s/he will have prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos dispuesto | we will have prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis dispuesto | you (plural) will have prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán dispuesto | they will have prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of disponer is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "habría dispuesto", meaning "I would have prepared".
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría dispuesto | I would have prepared |
| Tú | habrías dispuesto | you would have prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría dispuesto | s/he would have prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos dispuesto | we would have prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais dispuesto | you (plural) would have prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían dispuesto | they would have prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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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, "disponga", meaning "I prepare".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disponga | I prepare |
| Tú | dispongas | you prepare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disponga | s/he prepares |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispongamos | we prepare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispongáis | you (plural) prepare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispongan | they prepare |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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, "dispusiera", meaning "I prepared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispusiera | I prepared |
| Tú | dispusieras | you prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispusiera | s/he prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispusiéramos | we prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispusierais | you (plural) prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispusieran | they prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "dispusiere", meaning "I will prepare".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispusiere | I will prepare |
| Tú | dispusieres | you will prepare |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispusiere | s/he will prepare |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispusiéremos | we will prepare |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispusiereis | you (plural) will prepare |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispusieren | they will prepare |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 dispuesto", meaning "I have prepared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya dispuesto | I have prepared |
| Tú | hayas dispuesto | you have prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya dispuesto | s/he has prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos dispuesto | we have prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis dispuesto | you (plural) have prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan dispuesto | they have prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 dispuesto", meaning "I had prepared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera dispuesto | I had prepared |
| Tú | hubieras dispuesto | you had prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera dispuesto | s/he had prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos dispuesto | we had prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais dispuesto | you (plural) had prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran dispuesto | they had prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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 dispuesto", meaning "I will have prepared".
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere dispuesto | I will have prepared |
| Tú | hubieres dispuesto | you will have prepared |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere dispuesto | s/he will have prepared |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos dispuesto | we will have prepared |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis dispuesto | you (plural) will have prepared |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren dispuesto | they will have prepared |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
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The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "disponga", meaning "(to you formal) prepare!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dispón | (to you) prepare! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disponga | (to you formal) prepare! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispongamos | let's prepare! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disponed | (to you plural) prepare! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispongan | (to you plural formal) prepare! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no disponga", meaning "(to you formal) don't prepare!".
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no dispongas | (to you) don't prepare! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no disponga | (to you formal) don't prepare! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no dispongamos | let's not prepare! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no dispongáis | (to you plural) don't prepare! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no dispongan | (to you plural formal) don't prepare! |
The red dot () above denotes an irregular conjugation.
Disponer is an irregular Spanish verb. It follows the irregular pattern of poner. Its irregularities include: Add g for yo in the present indicative (which also affects the subjunctive present and imperatives), Add d in the indicative future and conditional tenses and Add an accent for tú in the imperative affirmative.
In the present tense (presente), disponer is conjugated as: yo dispongo, tú dispones, él/ella/usted dispone, nosotros disponemos, vosotros disponéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes disponen. 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.
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), disponer is conjugated as: yo dispuse, tú dispusiste, él/ella/usted dispuso, nosotros dispusimos, vosotros dispusisteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispusieron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), disponer is conjugated as: yo disponía, tú disponías, él/ella/usted disponía, nosotros disponíamos, vosotros disponíais, ellos/ellas/ustedes disponían. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
In the future tense (futuro simple), disponer is conjugated as: yo dispondré, tú dispondrás, él/ella/usted dispondrá, nosotros dispondremos, vosotros dispondréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispondrán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), disponer is conjugated as: yo disponga, tú dispongas, él/ella/usted disponga, nosotros dispongamos, vosotros dispongáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes dispongan. 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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