Ella Verbsdisponer to arrange, to lay out, to have (available), to prepare (in advance), to stipulate Irregular Verb
At a glance: Disponer (to arrange, to lay out, to have (available), to prepare (in advance), to stipulate) is a widely used irregular verbs in Spanish. In the present tense: dispongo, dispones, dispone, disponemos, disponéis, disponen. It is conjugated like poner. Yo adds a g (dispongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (dispuse), future (dispondré), conditional (dispondría), subjunctive and past participle (dispuesto).

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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 arrange”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispongo | I arrange |
| Tú | dispones | you arrange |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispone | s/he arranges |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disponemos | we arrange |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disponéis | you (plural) arrange |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disponen | they arrange |
How it’s built: Yo adds a g (dispongo); the other forms are regular.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispuse | I arranged |
| Tú | dispusiste | you arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispuso | s/he arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispusimos | we arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispusisteis | you (plural) arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispusieron | they arranged |
How it’s built: Irregular stem dispus- plus the endings -e, -iste, -o, -imos, -isteis, -ieron.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arrange”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disponía | I used to arrange |
| Tú | disponías | you used to arrange |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disponía | s/he used to arrange |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disponíamos | we used to arrange |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disponíais | you (plural) used to arrange |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disponían | they used to arrange |
How it’s built: Regular: stem dispon- plus the -er endings.
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 arranging”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy disponiendo | I am arranging |
| Tú | estás disponiendo | you are arranging |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está disponiendo | s/he is arranging |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos disponiendo | we are arranging |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis disponiendo | you (plural) are arranging |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están disponiendo | they are arranging |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund disponiendo.
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 arrange”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a disponer | I am going to arrange |
| Tú | vas a disponer | you are going to arrange |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a disponer | s/he is going to arrange |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a disponer | we are going to arrange |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a disponer | you (plural) are going to arrange |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a disponer | they are going to arrange |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive disponer.
The Indicative Future of disponer is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “dispondré”, meaning “I will arrange”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispondré | I will arrange |
| Tú | dispondrás | you will arrange |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispondrá | s/he will arrange |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispondremos | we will arrange |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispondréis | you (plural) will arrange |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispondrán | they will arrange |
How it’s built: Irregular stem dispondr- instead of disponer, plus the future endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arrange”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispondría | I would arrange |
| Tú | dispondrías | you would arrange |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispondría | s/he would arrange |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispondríamos | we would arrange |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispondríais | you (plural) would arrange |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispondrían | they would arrange |
How it’s built: Irregular stem dispondr- instead of disponer, plus the conditional endings.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he dispuesto | I have arranged |
| Tú | has dispuesto | you have arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha dispuesto | s/he has arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos dispuesto | we have arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis dispuesto | you (plural) have arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han dispuesto | they have arranged |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the irregular past participle dispuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había dispuesto | I had arranged |
| Tú | habías dispuesto | you had arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había dispuesto | s/he had arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos dispuesto | we had arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais dispuesto | you (plural) had arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían dispuesto | they had arranged |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the irregular past participle dispuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré dispuesto | I will have arranged |
| Tú | habrás dispuesto | you will have arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá dispuesto | s/he will have arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos dispuesto | we will have arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis dispuesto | you (plural) will have arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán dispuesto | they will have arranged |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the irregular past participle dispuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría dispuesto | I would have arranged |
| Tú | habrías dispuesto | you would have arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría dispuesto | s/he would have arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos dispuesto | we would have arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais dispuesto | you (plural) would have arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían dispuesto | they would have arranged |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the irregular past participle dispuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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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 arrange”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disponga | I arrange |
| Tú | dispongas | you arrange |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disponga | s/he arranges |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispongamos | we arrange |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispongáis | you (plural) arrange |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispongan | they arrange |
How it’s built: Every form follows the yo present, dispongo (disponga, dispongas, disponga, dispongamos, dispongáis, dispongan).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispusiera | I arranged |
| Tú | dispusieras | you arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispusiera | s/he arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispusiéramos | we arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispusierais | you (plural) arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispusieran | they arranged |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, dispusieron: drop -ron and add the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (dispusiéramos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arrange”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispusiere | I will arrange |
| Tú | dispusieres | you will arrange |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispusiere | s/he will arrange |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispusiéremos | we will arrange |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | dispusiereis | you (plural) will arrange |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispusieren | they will arrange |
How it’s built: Built on the irregular ellas/ellos preterite, dispusieron: drop -ron and add the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (dispusiéremos).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya dispuesto | I have arranged |
| Tú | hayas dispuesto | you have arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya dispuesto | s/he has arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos dispuesto | we have arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis dispuesto | you (plural) have arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan dispuesto | they have arranged |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the irregular past participle dispuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera dispuesto | I had arranged |
| Tú | hubieras dispuesto | you had arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera dispuesto | s/he had arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos dispuesto | we had arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais dispuesto | you (plural) had arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran dispuesto | they had arranged |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the irregular past participle dispuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arranged”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere dispuesto | I will have arranged |
| Tú | hubieres dispuesto | you will have arranged |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere dispuesto | s/he will have arranged |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos dispuesto | we will have arranged |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis dispuesto | you (plural) will have arranged |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren dispuesto | they will have arranged |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the irregular past participle dispuesto.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “disponga”, meaning “(to you formal) arrange!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | dispón | (to you) arrange! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disponga | (to you formal) arrange! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | dispongamos | let's arrange! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disponed | (to you plural) arrange! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | dispongan | (to you plural formal) arrange! |
How it’s built: Tú is irregular (dispón); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (disponga, dispongamos, dispongan); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (disponed).
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
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 arrange!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no dispongas | (to you) don't arrange! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no disponga | (to you formal) don't arrange! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no dispongamos | let's not arrange! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no dispongáis | (to you plural) don't arrange! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no dispongan | (to you plural formal) don't arrange! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no dispongas, no disponga, no dispongamos, no dispongáis, no dispongan.
Letters in red show where a form differs from the regular pattern.
Disponer is an irregular Spanish verb. It is conjugated like poner. In the present tense: yo adds a g (dispongo); the other forms are regular. It is also irregular in the preterite (dispuse), future (dispondré), conditional (dispondría), subjunctive and past participle (dispuesto).
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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