Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Disputar in Spanish
disputar to dispute Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Disputar (to dispute) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: disputo, disputas, disputa, disputamos, disputáis, disputan. Because it is fully regular, its endings apply directly to hundreds of other -AR verbs.
- Past participle
- disputado disputed
- Gerund
- disputando disputing
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Disputar
- Disputar in the Indicative Present
- Disputar in the Indicative Preterite
- Disputar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Disputar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Disputar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Disputar in the Indicative Future
- Disputar in the Indicative Conditional
- Disputar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Disputar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Disputar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Disputar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Disputar
- Imperative tenses of Disputar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Disputar
Disputar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of disputar 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, “disputo”, meaning “I dispute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputo | I dispute |
| Tú | disputas | you dispute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disputa | s/he disputes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputamos | we dispute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputáis | you (plural) dispute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputan | they dispute |
How it’s built: Regular: stem disput- plus the -ar endings.
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Disputar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of disputar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “disputé”, meaning “I disputed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputé | I disputed |
| Tú | disputaste | you disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disputó | s/he disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputamos | we disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputasteis | you (plural) disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputaron | they disputed |
How it’s built: Regular: stem disput- plus the -ar endings.
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Disputar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of disputar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “disputaba”, meaning “I used to dispute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputaba | I used to dispute |
| Tú | disputabas | you used to dispute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disputaba | s/he used to dispute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputábamos | we used to dispute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputabais | you (plural) used to dispute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputaban | they used to dispute |
How it’s built: Regular: stem disput- plus the -ar endings.
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Disputar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of disputar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “estoy disputando”, meaning “I am disputing”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy disputando | I am disputing |
| Tú | estás disputando | you are disputing |
| Ella / Él / Usted | está disputando | s/he is disputing |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | estamos disputando | we are disputing |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | estáis disputando | you (plural) are disputing |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | están disputando | they are disputing |
How it’s built: Estar in the present (estoy, estás, está, estamos, estáis, están) plus the gerund disputando.
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Disputar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of disputar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “voy a disputar”, meaning “I am going to dispute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a disputar | I am going to dispute |
| Tú | vas a disputar | you are going to dispute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | va a disputar | s/he is going to dispute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | vamos a disputar | we are going to dispute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | vais a disputar | you (plural) are going to dispute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | van a disputar | they are going to dispute |
How it’s built: Ir in the present (voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van), then a, then the infinitive disputar.
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Disputar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of disputar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “disputaré”, meaning “I will dispute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputaré | I will dispute |
| Tú | disputarás | you will dispute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disputará | s/he will dispute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputaremos | we will dispute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputaréis | you (plural) will dispute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputarán | they will dispute |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive disputar plus the future endings.
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Disputar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of disputar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “disputaría”, meaning “I would dispute”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputaría | I would dispute |
| Tú | disputarías | you would dispute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disputaría | s/he would dispute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputaríamos | we would dispute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputaríais | you (plural) would dispute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputarían | they would dispute |
How it’s built: Regular: the infinitive disputar plus the conditional endings.
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Disputar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of disputar 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 disputado”, meaning “I have disputed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | he disputado | I have disputed |
| Tú | has disputado | you have disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | ha disputado | s/he has disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hemos disputado | we have disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habéis disputado | you (plural) have disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | han disputado | they have disputed |
How it’s built: Haber in the present (he, has, ha, hemos, habéis, han) plus the past participle disputado.
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Disputar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of disputar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “había disputado”, meaning “I had disputed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | había disputado | I had disputed |
| Tú | habías disputado | you had disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | había disputado | s/he had disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habíamos disputado | we had disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habíais disputado | you (plural) had disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habían disputado | they had disputed |
How it’s built: Haber in the imperfect (había, habías, había, habíamos, habíais, habían) plus the past participle disputado.
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Disputar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of disputar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “habré disputado”, meaning “I will have disputed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré disputado | I will have disputed |
| Tú | habrás disputado | you will have disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habrá disputado | s/he will have disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habremos disputado | we will have disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habréis disputado | you (plural) will have disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrán disputado | they will have disputed |
How it’s built: Haber in the future (habré, habrás, habrá, habremos, habréis, habrán) plus the past participle disputado.
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Disputar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of disputar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “habría disputado”, meaning “I would have disputed”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría disputado | I would have disputed |
| Tú | habrías disputado | you would have disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | habría disputado | s/he would have disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | habríamos disputado | we would have disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | habríais disputado | you (plural) would have disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | habrían disputado | they would have disputed |
How it’s built: Haber in the conditional (habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían) plus the past participle disputado.
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Subjunctive tenses of Disputar
Disputar 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, “dispute”, meaning “I dispute”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispute | I dispute |
| Tú | disputes | you dispute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispute | s/he disputes |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputemos | we dispute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputéis | you (plural) dispute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputen | they dispute |
How it’s built: Regular: stem disput- plus the -ar subjunctive endings.
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Disputar 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, “disputara”, meaning “I disputed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputara | I disputed |
| Tú | disputaras | you disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disputara | s/he disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputáramos | we disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputarais | you (plural) disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputaran | they disputed |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, disputaron, without -ron, plus the -ra endings; nosotros adds an accent (disputáramos).
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Disputar 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, “disputare”, meaning “I will dispute”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputare | I will dispute |
| Tú | disputares | you will dispute |
| Ella / Él / Usted | disputare | s/he will dispute |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputáremos | we will dispute |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputareis | you (plural) will dispute |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputaren | they will dispute |
How it’s built: Regular: the ellas/ellos preterite, disputaron, without -ron, plus the -re endings; nosotros adds an accent (disputáremos).
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Disputar 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 disputado”, meaning “I have disputed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya disputado | I have disputed |
| Tú | hayas disputado | you have disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | haya disputado | s/he has disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hayamos disputado | we have disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hayáis disputado | you (plural) have disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hayan disputado | they have disputed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive present (haya, hayas, haya, hayamos, hayáis, hayan) plus the past participle disputado.
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Disputar 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 disputado”, meaning “I had disputed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera disputado | I had disputed |
| Tú | hubieras disputado | you had disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiera disputado | s/he had disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéramos disputado | we had disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubierais disputado | you (plural) had disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieran disputado | they had disputed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive imperfect (hubiera, hubieras, hubiera, hubiéramos, hubierais, hubieran) plus the past participle disputado.
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Disputar 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 disputado”, meaning “I will have disputed”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere disputado | I will have disputed |
| Tú | hubieres disputado | you will have disputed |
| Ella / Él / Usted | hubiere disputado | s/he will have disputed |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | hubiéremos disputado | we will have disputed |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | hubiereis disputado | you (plural) will have disputed |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | hubieren disputado | they will have disputed |
How it’s built: Haber in the subjunctive future (hubiere, hubieres, hubiere, hubiéremos, hubiereis, hubieren) plus the past participle disputado.
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Imperative tenses of Disputar
Disputar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “dispute”, meaning “(to you formal) dispute!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | disputa | (to you) dispute! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | dispute | (to you formal) dispute! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | disputemos | let's dispute! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | disputad | (to you plural) dispute! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | disputen | (to you plural formal) dispute! |
How it’s built: Tú takes the ella/él present (disputa); usted, nosotros and ustedes take the subjunctive present (dispute, disputemos, disputen); vosotros swaps the final r of the infinitive for a d (disputad).
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Disputar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no dispute”, meaning “(to you formal) don't dispute!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Pronoun | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | - | - |
| Tú | no disputes | (to you) don't dispute! |
| Ella / Él / Usted | no dispute | (to you formal) don't dispute! |
| Nosotras / Nosotros | no disputemos | let's not dispute! |
| Vosotras / Vosotros | no disputéis | (to you plural) don't dispute! |
| Ellas / Ellos / Ustedes | no disputen | (to you plural formal) don't dispute! |
How it’s built: No plus the subjunctive present: no disputes, no dispute, no disputemos, no disputéis, no disputen.
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Frequently asked questions about Disputar
Is disputar a regular or irregular verb?
Disputar 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 disputar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), disputar is conjugated as: yo disputo, tú disputas, él/ella/usted disputa, nosotros disputamos, vosotros disputáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes disputan. 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 disputar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), disputar is conjugated as: yo disputé, tú disputaste, él/ella/usted disputó, nosotros disputamos, vosotros disputasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes disputaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate disputar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), disputar is conjugated as: yo disputaba, tú disputabas, él/ella/usted disputaba, nosotros disputábamos, vosotros disputabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes disputaban. 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 disputar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), disputar is conjugated as: yo disputaré, tú disputarás, él/ella/usted disputará, nosotros disputaremos, vosotros disputaréis, ellos/ellas/ustedes disputarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate disputar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), disputar is conjugated as: yo dispute, tú disputes, él/ella/usted dispute, nosotros disputemos, vosotros disputéis, ellos/ellas/ustedes disputen. 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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