Disputar means to contest, argue, or compete over something. It is used when referring to challenging or debating an issue or participating in a competition.
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El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputo | Yo disputo el partido con mi hermano. I dispute the match with my brother. | |
| Tú | disputas | Tú disputas la decisión del juez. You dispute the judge's decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | disputa | Ella disputa el título en la competencia. She disputes the title in the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputamos | Nosotros disputamos la propiedad en la reunión. We dispute the property at the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputáis | Vosotros disputáis el resultado del juego. You all dispute the result of the game. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputan | Ellos disputan la herencia familiar. They dispute the family inheritance. |
El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputé | Ayer disputé con mi hermano. Yesterday I argued with my brother. | |
| Tú | disputaste | Tú disputaste en la reunión. You argued in the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | disputó | Ella disputó con el árbitro. She argued with the referee. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputamos | Nosotros disputamos el partido. We disputed the match. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputasteis | Vosotros disputasteis la decisión. You all argued about the decision. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputaron | Ellos disputaron la herencia. They disputed the inheritance. |
El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputaba | Disputaba con mis amigos todos los días. I used to argue with my friends every day. | |
| Tú | disputabas | Disputabas mucho en la escuela. You used to argue a lot at school. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | disputaba | Ella disputaba con su hermano frecuentemente. She used to argue with her brother frequently. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputábamos | Disputábamos por cosas insignificantes. We used to argue over trivial things. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputabais | Vosotros disputabais mucho en la reunión. You all used to argue a lot in the meeting. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputaban | Ellos disputaban por el control del equipo. They used to argue over control of the team. |
El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | estoy disputando | Estoy disputando el partido ahora mismo. I am disputing the match right now. | |
| Tú | estás disputando | Estás disputando con tu hermano. You are disputing with your brother. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | está disputando | Ella está disputando la decisión. She is disputing the decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | estamos disputando | Estamos disputando el campeonato. We are disputing the championship. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | estáis disputando | Vosotros estáis disputando la herencia. You all are disputing the inheritance. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | están disputando | Ellos están disputando el contrato. They are disputing the contract. |
El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | voy a disputar | Voy a disputar el partido mañana. I am going to dispute the match tomorrow. | |
| Tú | vas a disputar | Vas a disputar la competencia esta semana. You are going to dispute the competition this week. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | va a disputar | Ella va a disputar el torneo el sábado. She is going to dispute the tournament on Saturday. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | vamos a disputar | Vamos a disputar el partido en unos minutos. We are going to dispute the match in a few minutes. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | vais a disputar | Vosotros vais a disputar la final pronto. You all are going to dispute the final soon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | van a disputar | Ellos van a disputar la pelea esta noche. They are going to dispute the fight tonight. |
El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputaré | Disputaré en el torneo mañana. I will dispute in the tournament tomorrow. | |
| Tú | disputarás | Disputarás con el equipo local. You will dispute with the local team. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | disputará | Disputará el campeonato el próximo mes. He/She/You will dispute the championship next month. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputaremos | Disputaremos la final juntos. We will dispute the final together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputaréis | Disputaréis el partido en la tarde. You all will dispute the match in the afternoon. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputarán | Disputarán la pelea en la calle. They/You all will dispute the fight in the street. |
El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputaría | Yo disputaría esa decisión si tuviera pruebas. I would dispute that decision if I had evidence. | |
| Tú | disputarías | Tú disputarías el resultado si supieras la verdad. You would dispute the result if you knew the truth. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | disputaría | Él disputaría el contrato si fuera necesario. He would dispute the contract if it were necessary. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputaríamos | Nosotros disputaríamos el acuerdo si no nos beneficie. We would dispute the agreement if it didn't benefit us. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputaríais | Vosotros disputaríais la decisión si estuvierais en mi lugar. You all would dispute the decision if you were in my place. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputarían | Ellos disputarían el resultado si hubiera fraude. They would dispute the result if there was fraud. |
El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | he disputado | Yo he disputado en varias competencias. I have competed in several competitions. | |
| Tú | has disputado | Tú has disputado muchos partidos esta temporada. You have played many matches this season. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | ha disputado | Ella ha disputado en torneos internacionales. She has competed in international tournaments. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hemos disputado | Nosotros hemos disputado varias finales juntas. We have competed in several finals together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habéis disputado | Vosotros habéis disputado muchos partidos últimamente. You all have played many matches lately. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | han disputado | Ellos han disputado en diferentes ligas. They have competed in different leagues. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | había disputado | Yo había disputado el partido antes de que llegaran. I had disputed the match before they arrived. | |
| Tú | habías disputado | Tú habías disputado la pelea ayer. You had disputed the fight yesterday. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | había disputado | Él había disputado el torneo la semana pasada. He had disputed the tournament last week. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habíamos disputado | Nosotros habíamos disputado el campeonato antes de la pausa. We had disputed the championship before the break. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habíais disputado | Vosotros habíais disputado el partido en la mañana. You all had disputed the match in the morning. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habían disputado | Ellos habían disputado la competencia antes de irse. They had disputed the competition before leaving. |
El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habré disputado | Para entonces, habré disputado el torneo. By then, I will have played the tournament. | |
| Tú | habrás disputado | Para mañana, habrás disputado el partido. By tomorrow, you will have played the match. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habrá disputado | Ella habrá disputado la final. She will have played the final. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habremos disputado | Nosotros habremos disputado todas las rondas. We will have played all the rounds. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habréis disputado | Vosotros habréis disputado el campeonato. You all will have played the championship. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrán disputado | Ellos habrán disputado varias competencias. They will have played several competitions. |
El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | habría disputado | Yo habría disputado el partido si hubiera estado listo. I would have disputed the match if I had been ready. | |
| Tú | habrías disputado | Tú habrías disputado la pelea si hubieras sabido. You would have disputed the fight if you had known. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | habría disputado | Él habría disputado la competencia si no hubiera estado enfermo. He would have disputed the competition if he hadn't been sick. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | habríamos disputado | Nosotros habríamos disputado el torneo si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have disputed the tournament if we had had time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | habríais disputado | Vosotros habríais disputado la discusión si hubierais llegado antes. You all would have disputed the argument if you had arrived earlier. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | habrían disputado | Ellos habrían disputado la batalla si no hubiera sido prohibida. They would have disputed the battle if it hadn't been banned. |
El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | dispute | Espero que yo dispute el caso. I hope that I dispute the case. | |
| Tú | disputes | Es importante que tú disputes la decisión. It's important that you dispute the decision. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dispute | Es posible que él dispute el resultado. It's possible that he disputes the result. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputemos | Queremos que nosotros disputemos el torneo. We want us to dispute the tournament. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputéis | Es necesario que vosotros disputéis la competencia. It's necessary that you all dispute the competition. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputen | Dudo que ellos disputen la acusación. I doubt that they dispute the accusation. |
El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputara | Esperaba que disputara con justicia. I hoped that he disputed fairly. | |
| Tú | disputaras | No creía que disputaras sin razón. I didn't believe that you disputed without reason. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | disputara | Quería que disputara con respeto. I wanted him to dispute with respect. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputáramos | Era importante que disputáramos con honestidad. It was important that we disputed honestly. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputarais | Deseaba que disputarais con moderación. I wished that you all disputed moderately. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputaran | No creían que disputaran sin motivo. They didn't believe that they disputed without reason. |
El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | disputare | Si ganare, disputare el campeonato. If I win, I will dispute the championship. | |
| Tú | disputares | Cuando llegares, disputares la reunión. When you arrive, you will dispute the meeting. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | disputare | Si el juez decidare, disputare la causa. If the judge decides, he will dispute the case. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputáremos | En el futuro, disputáremos el acuerdo. In the future, we will dispute the agreement. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputareis | Si vosotros disputareis, resolveríamos el problema. If you all dispute, we would resolve the problem. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputaren | Si ellos disputaren, se resolverá la disputa. If they dispute, the dispute will be resolved. |
El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | haya disputado | Espero que haya disputado la decisión. I hope he/she has disputed the decision. | |
| Tú | hayas disputado | Es posible que hayas disputado el partido. It's possible that you have disputed the match. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | haya disputado | Es importante que él haya disputado la causa. It's important that he has disputed the cause. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hayamos disputado | Creemos que hayamos disputado el acuerdo. We believe that we have disputed the agreement. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hayáis disputado | No estoy seguro de que hayáis disputado la oferta. I'm not sure that you have disputed the offer. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hayan disputado | Es probable que hayan disputado el contrato. It's likely that they have disputed the contract. |
El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiera disputado | Si hubiera disputado mejor, habría ganado. If I had argued better, I would have won. | |
| Tú | hubieras disputado | Si hubieras disputado con él, habría sido peor. If you had argued with him, it would have been worse. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiera disputado | Ella hubiera disputado en la competencia. She had argued in the competition. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéramos disputado | Nosotros hubiéramos disputado si hubiéramos tenido tiempo. We would have argued if we had had time. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubierais disputado | Vosotros hubierais disputado más si hubierais sabido. You all would have argued more if you had known. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieran disputado | Ellos hubieran disputado en la reunión pasada. They had argued in the last meeting. |
El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | hubiere disputado | Para entonces, yo hubiere disputado la causa. By then, I will have disputed the case. | |
| Tú | hubieres disputado | Si hubieres disputado, ganarías la pelea. If you will have disputed, you will have won the fight. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | hubiere disputado | Cuando él hubiere disputado, será justo. When he will have disputed, it will be fair. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | hubiéremos disputado | Nosotros hubiéremos disputado el torneo. We will have disputed the tournament. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | hubiereis disputado | Vosotros hubiereis disputado la partida. You all will have disputed the match. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | hubieren disputado | Ellos hubieren disputado la decisión. They will have disputed the decision. |
El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | |||
| Tú | disputa | ¡Disputa la partida ahora! Dispute the match now! | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | dispute | Dispute la decisión del juez. Dispute the judge's decision. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | disputemos | Disputemos el título juntos. Let's dispute the title together. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | disputad | Disputad la competencia con entusiasmo. Dispute the competition with enthusiasm. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | disputen | Disputen el premio con justicia. Dispute the prize fairly. |
El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something
| Pronoun | Conjugation | Example | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yo | no dispute | No dispute con tus amigos. Don't dispute with your friends. | |
| Tú | no disputes | No disputes con tus compañeros. Don't dispute with your classmates. | |
| Él / Ella / Usted | no dispute | No dispute con el jefe. Don't dispute with the boss. | |
| Nosotros / Nosotras | no disputemos | No disputemos en la reunión. Let's not dispute in the meeting. | |
| Vosotros / Vosotras | no disputéis | No disputéis en público. Don't dispute in public. | |
| Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes | no disputen | No disputen entre ustedes. Don't dispute among yourselves. |
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