disparar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
disparar — to shoot
The present subjunctive of disparar is regular: dispare, dispares, dispare, disparemos, disparéis, disparen.
disparar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
Use the subjunctive when you want or hope someone shoots (like a coach wanting a player to shoot) or when there is doubt about a shooting occurring.
Notes on disparar in the Present Subjunctive
Disparar is regular; it follows the standard pattern of changing the 'a' to 'e' for -ar verbs in the subjunctive.
Example Sentences
Espero que el cazador no dispare al venado.
I hope the hunter doesn't shoot the deer.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que dispares con cuidado.
It is important that you shoot carefully.
tú
Dudo que ellos disparen hoy.
I doubt they will shoot today.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'dispara' instead of 'dispare' after 'espero que'.
Correct: dispare
Why: Wishes and hopes require the subjunctive mood, not the indicative.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disparo
The present of disparar is regular: disparo, disparas, dispara, disparamos, disparáis, disparan.
Preterite
yo: disparé
The preterite of disparar is regular: disparé, disparaste, disparó, disparamos, disparasteis, dispararon.
Imperfect
yo: disparaba
The imperfect of disparar is regular: disparaba, disparabas, disparaba, disparábamos, disparabais, disparaban.
Future
yo: dispararé
The future of disparar is regular: dispararé, dispararás, disparará, dispararemos, dispararéis, dispararán.
Conditional
yo: dispararía
The conditional of disparar is regular: dispararía, dispararías, dispararía, dispararíamos, dispararíais, dispararían.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disparara
The imperfect subjunctive of disparar is regular: disparara, dispararas, disparara, disparáramos, dispararais, dispararan.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dispara
The affirmative imperative of disparar uses: dispara, dispare, disparemos, disparad, disparen.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dispares
The negative imperative of disparar uses no + present subjunctive: no dispares, no dispare, no disparemos, no disparéis, no disparen.