disponer — Spanish conjugation

to arrange

Frequency#119Irregular

Indicative

Present (Presente) Irregular

The present tense is the most versatile tense in Spanish. It covers actions happening right now, habitual actions, and even near-future plans. One form does the work of three English constructions.

Ella habla inglés — She speaks / is speaking English

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodispongoI arrange
disponesyou arrange
vosdisponésyou arrange
él/ella/Ud.disponehe/she/it arranges
nosotrosdisponemoswe arrange
vosotrosdisponéisyou (pl.) arrange
ellos/ellas/Uds.disponenthey arrange

Preterite (Pretérito indefinido) Irregular

Used for completed past actions with a defined endpoint — a single event, a series of events, or an action that interrupted another. Common with time expressions like ayer, el lunes, una vez.

Ella habló de ti ayer — She spoke about you yesterday

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodispuseI arranged
dispusisteyou arranged
vosdispusisteyou arranged
él/ella/Ud.dispusohe/she/it arranged
nosotrosdispusimoswe arranged
vosotrosdispusisteisyou (pl.) arranged
ellos/ellas/Uds.dispusieronthey arranged

Imperfect (Pretérito imperfecto) Regular

Describes ongoing or habitual past states — what things were like, background context, what used to happen. Contrasts with the preterite which marks completed events.

Cuando era niño vivía en Valencia — When I was a child I lived in Valencia

PronounSpanish
yodisponía
disponías
vosdisponías
él/ella/Ud.disponía
nosotrosdisponíamos
vosotrosdisponíais
ellos/ellas/Uds.disponían

Conditional (Condicional) Irregular

Expresses hypothetical actions, polite requests, and what would happen under certain conditions. Also used for reported speech about the future from a past perspective.

¿Podrías ayudarme? — Could you help me?

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodispondríaI would arrange
dispondríasyou would arrange
vosdispondríasyou would arrange
él/ella/Ud.dispondríahe/she/it would arrange
nosotrosdispondríamoswe would arrange
vosotrosdispondríaisyou (pl.) would arrange
ellos/ellas/Uds.dispondríanthey would arrange

Future (Futuro) Irregular

Expresses future actions, predictions, and probability about the present. Formed with the full infinitive as stem for most verbs. In spoken Spanish, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for near future.

Ella hablará en conferencia mañana — She will speak at the conference tomorrow

PronounSpanishEnglish
yodispondréI will arrange
dispondrásyou will arrange
vosdispondrásyou will arrange
él/ella/Ud.dispondráhe/she/it will arrange
nosotrosdispondremoswe will arrange
vosotrosdispondréisyou (pl.) will arrange
ellos/ellas/Uds.dispondránthey will arrange

Present perfect (Pretérito perfecto) Regular

A compound past tense linking a past action to the present moment — something that has happened and still feels recent or relevant. More common in Spain than Latin America where preterite is preferred.

Hoy he hablado con el jefe — Today I have spoken with the boss

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohe dispuestoI have arranged
has dispuestoyou have arranged
voshas dispuestoyou have arranged
él/ella/Ud.ha dispuestohe/she/it has arranged
nosotroshemos dispuestowe have arranged
vosotroshabéis dispuestoyou (pl.) have arranged
ellos/ellas/Uds.han dispuestothey have arranged

Pluperfect (Pretérito pluscuamperfecto) Regular

The past of the past — describes an action that was already completed before another past event happened. Always implies a reference point in the past.

Ya había hablado cuando llegaste — She had already spoken when you arrived

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabía dispuestoI had arranged
habías dispuestoyou had arranged
voshabías dispuestoyou had arranged
él/ella/Ud.había dispuestohe/she/it had arranged
nosotroshabíamos dispuestowe had arranged
vosotroshabíais dispuestoyou (pl.) had arranged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habían dispuestothey had arranged

Conditional perfect (Condicional perfecto) Regular

Expresses what would have happened — actions that were possible but did not occur, or regrets about the past. Formed with conditional of haber + past participle.

Habría hablado, pero no me dejaron — I would have spoken, but they did not let me

PronounSpanish
yohabría dispuesto
habrías dispuesto
voshabrías dispuesto
él/ella/Ud.habría dispuesto
nosotroshabríamos dispuesto
vosotroshabríais dispuesto
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrían dispuesto

Future perfect (Futuro perfecto) Regular

Describes an action that will have been completed by a certain point in the future, or expresses probability about a recent past action.

Para el lunes habré terminado — By Monday I will have finished

PronounSpanishEnglish
yohabré dispuestoI will have arranged
habrás dispuestoyou will have arranged
voshabrás dispuestoyou will have arranged
él/ella/Ud.habrá dispuestohe/she/it will have arranged
nosotroshabremos dispuestowe will have arranged
vosotroshabréis dispuestoyou (pl.) will have arranged
ellos/ellas/Uds.habrán dispuestothey will have arranged

Subjunctive

Present subjunctive (Subjuntivo presente) Irregular

Used in subordinate clauses after expressions of desire, doubt, emotion, necessity, or impersonal statements. Triggered by a change of subject between the main and subordinate clause.

Espero que hable — I hope she speaks

PronounSpanish
yodisponga
dispongas
vosdispongas
él/ella/Ud.disponga
nosotrosdispongamos
vosotrosdispongáis
ellos/ellas/Uds.dispongan

Imperfect subjunctive (-ra) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-ra)) Irregular

The past subjunctive used after past main verbs, in if-clauses with conditional, and for polite softening. The -ra form is more common in everyday speech than the -se form.

Si pudiera, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodispusiera
dispusieras
vosdispusieras
él/ella/Ud.dispusiera
nosotrosdispusiéramos
vosotrosdispusierais
ellos/ellas/Uds.dispusieran

Imperfect subjunctive (-se) (Subjuntivo imperfecto (-se)) Regular

The alternative past subjunctive form. Interchangeable with -ra in most contexts but slightly more literary or formal. Both forms are grammatically correct in all regions.

Si pudiese, lo haría — If I could, I would do it

PronounSpanish
yodispusiese
dispusieses
vosdispusieses
él/ella/Ud.dispusiese
nosotrosdispusiésemos
vosotrosdispusieseis
ellos/ellas/Uds.dispusiesen

Perfect subjunctive (Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

A compound subjunctive that expresses completed actions in a subjunctive context — used after present or future main verbs expressing doubt, emotion or desire.

Dudo que ya haya llegado — I doubt she has already arrived

PronounSpanish
yohaya dispuesto
hayas dispuesto
voshayas dispuesto
él/ella/Ud.haya dispuesto
nosotroshayamos dispuesto
vosotroshayáis dispuesto
ellos/ellas/Uds.hayan dispuesto

Pluperfect subjunctive (Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo) Regular

Expresses what had happened in hypothetical or unreal past contexts — the subjunctive equivalent of the pluperfect. Common in contrary-to-fact past conditions.

Si hubiera hablado, lo habrían creído — If she had spoken, they would have believed her

PronounSpanish
yohubiera dispuesto
hubieras dispuesto
voshubieras dispuesto
él/ella/Ud.hubiera dispuesto
nosotroshubiéramos dispuesto
vosotroshubierais dispuesto
ellos/ellas/Uds.hubieran dispuesto

Other forms

Imperative (affirmative) (Imperativo afirmativo) Irregular

Direct commands and instructions. The imperative only exists for tú, usted, nosotros, vosotros and ustedes — yo has no command form. Affirmative and negative forms use different conjugations.

Habla más despacio — Speak more slowly

PronounSpanish
dispón
vosdisponé
él/ella/Ud.disponga
nosotrosdispongamos
vosotrosdisponed
ustedesdispongan

Imperative (negative) (Imperativo negativo) Regular

Negative commands use the subjunctive forms for all persons. Formed with no + present subjunctive. This applies to all persons including tú where the affirmative uses a different form.

No hables tan rápido — Do not speak so fast

PronounSpanish
no dispongas
vosno dispongas
él/ella/Ud.no disponga
nosotrosno dispongamos
vosotrosno dispongáis
ustedesno dispongan

Present progressive (Presente progresivo) Regular

Emphasises that an action is happening right now at this very moment. Less common than in English since the present tense already covers ongoing actions in Spanish.

Estoy hablando contigo — I am speaking with you

PronounSpanish
yoestoy disponiendo
estás disponiendo
vosestás disponiendo
él/ella/Ud.está disponiendo
nosotrosestamos disponiendo
vosotrosestáis disponiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.están disponiendo

Preterite progressive (Pretérito indefinido progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that was in progress throughout a completed past period. Uses the preterite of estar + gerund to emphasise the ongoing nature within a defined timeframe.

Estuvo hablando toda la tarde — He was talking all afternoon

PronounSpanish
yoestuve disponiendo
estuviste disponiendo
vosestuviste disponiendo
él/ella/Ud.estuvo disponiendo
nosotrosestuvimos disponiendo
vosotrosestuvisteis disponiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estuvieron disponiendo

Imperfect progressive (Pretérito imperfecto progresivo) Regular

Emphasises an ongoing background action using the imperfect of estar + gerund. Layered on top of the imperfect which already conveys continuity — used for extra emphasis on the progressive nature.

Estaba hablando cuando entró — I was speaking when he came in

PronounSpanish
yoestaba disponiendo
estabas disponiendo
vosestabas disponiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaba disponiendo
nosotrosestábamos disponiendo
vosotrosestabais disponiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estaban disponiendo

Conditional progressive (Condicional progresivo) Regular

Expresses what would be in progress under hypothetical conditions. Uses the conditional of estar + gerund. Less common but used for emphasis on the ongoing nature of a hypothetical action.

Estaría hablando ahora si pudiera — I would be speaking now if I could

PronounSpanish
yoestaría disponiendo
estarías disponiendo
vosestarías disponiendo
él/ella/Ud.estaría disponiendo
nosotrosestaríamos disponiendo
vosotrosestaríais disponiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarían disponiendo

Future progressive (Futuro progresivo) Regular

Describes an action that will be in progress at a future point, or expresses probability about an ongoing present action. Uses the future of estar + gerund.

Mañana a esta hora estaré viajando — At this time tomorrow I will be travelling

PronounSpanish
yoestaré disponiendo
estarás disponiendo
vosestarás disponiendo
él/ella/Ud.estará disponiendo
nosotrosestaremos disponiendo
vosotrosestaréis disponiendo
ellos/ellas/Uds.estarán disponiendo