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disputar

to compete for

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The Spanish verb disputar means to compete for.

Present tense:

yodisputo
disputas
él/ella/usteddisputa
nosotrosdisputamos
vosotrosdisputáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputan

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subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputaran
yodisputara
disputaras
vosotrosdisputarais
nosotrosdisputáramos
él/ella/usteddisputara

Past subjunctive uses like 'si disputara' (if I competed) or 'para que disputaran' (so that they would compete).

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputen
yodispute
disputes
vosotrosdisputéis
nosotrosdisputemos
él/ella/usteddispute

Used after wishes, doubts, emotions: 'Espero que disputemos' (I hope we compete), 'Dudo que disputen' (I doubt they compete).

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imperative

negative

no disputes
vosotrosno disputéis
ustedesno disputen
nosotrosno disputemos
ustedno dispute

Negative commands like 'No disputes!' (you), 'No dispute!' (he/she/you formal), 'No disputemos!' (we), 'No disputéis!' (you all, Spain), 'No disputen!' (you all).

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affirmative

disputa
vosotrosdisputad
ustedesdisputen
nosotrosdisputemos
usteddispute

Commands like 'Disputa!' (you), 'Dispute!' (he/she/you formal), 'Disputemos!' (we), 'Disputad!' (you all, Spain), 'Disputen!' (you all).

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputarían
yodisputaría
disputarías
vosotrosdisputaríais
nosotrosdisputaríamos
él/ella/usteddisputaría

Hypothetical 'would' actions: 'Disputaría' (I would compete), 'Disputarían' (they would compete).

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputaron
yodisputé
disputaste
vosotrosdisputasteis
nosotrosdisputamos
él/ella/usteddisputó

Completed past actions: 'Disputé' (I competed), 'Disputó' (he/she/you competed), 'Disputaron' (they competed).

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputaban
yodisputaba
disputabas
vosotrosdisputabais
nosotrosdisputábamos
él/ella/usteddisputaba

Ongoing or habitual past actions: 'Disputaba' (I used to compete), 'Disputaban' (they used to compete).

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputan
yodisputo
disputas
vosotrosdisputáis
nosotrosdisputamos
él/ella/usteddisputa

Habitual actions or things happening now: 'Yo disputo' (I compete), 'Ellos disputan' (they compete).

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesdisputarán
yodisputaré
disputarás
vosotrosdisputaréis
nosotrosdisputaremos
él/ella/usteddisputará

Future actions: 'Disputaré' (I will compete), 'Disputarán' (they will compete).

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