disponer Preterite Conjugation
disponer — to have available
The preterite of disponer is highly irregular, using the 'dispus-' stem with special endings.
disponer Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite to talk about a specific moment when someone arranged something or when a resource became available.
Notes on disponer in the Preterite
This verb follows the 'u-stem' pattern of 'poner'. The stem changes from 'dispon-' to 'dispus-', and it uses the irregular preterite endings (e, iste, o, imos, isteis, ieron).
Example Sentences
Dispuse todo para la cena antes de que llegaran.
I arranged everything for dinner before they arrived.
yo
Él dispuso de sus ahorros para el viaje.
He used (had available) his savings for the trip.
él/ella/usted
Dispusimos los muebles en el salón.
We arranged the furniture in the living room.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'disponí' or 'disponió'.
Correct: dispuse / dispuso
Why: Disponer is an irregular 'u-stem' verb in the preterite; it does not take regular -er endings.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: dispongo
The present tense of disponer is irregular in the 'yo' form (dispongo) but follows regular -er patterns for the rest.
Imperfect
yo: disponía
The imperfect of disponer is regular: disponía, disponías, disponía, disponíamos, disponíais, disponían.
Future
yo: dispondré
The future tense of disponer is irregular, using the stem 'dispondr-'.
Conditional
yo: dispondría
The conditional of disponer uses the irregular stem 'dispondr-'.
Present Subjunctive
yo: disponga
The present subjunctive uses the 'dispong-' stem for all forms.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: dispusiera
The imperfect subjunctive is based on the irregular preterite stem 'dispus-'.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: dispón
The imperative uses 'dispón' for the informal 'tú' command and 'disponga' for formal 'usted'.
Negative Imperative
yo: no dispongas
The negative imperative uses 'no' plus the present subjunctive forms: no dispongas, no disponga.