disputar Future Conjugation
disputar — to compete for
Future actions: 'Disputaré' (I will compete), 'Disputarán' (they will compete).
disputar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will definitely happen or are expected to happen. For 'disputar', you might say 'The teams will compete fiercely' or 'I will dispute the charge'. It can also express probability in the present.
Notes on disputar in the Future
Disputar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the full infinitive 'disputar'.
Example Sentences
Mañana, los equipos disputarán el último partido de la temporada.
Tomorrow, the teams will compete in the last match of the season.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Yo disputaré la victoria hasta el final.
I will fight for the victory until the end.
yo
¿Disputarás la decisión del árbitro?
Will you dispute the referee's decision?
tú
Ella disputará la beca con otros cien candidatos.
She will compete for the scholarship against one hundred other candidates.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future.
Correct: For a future event, say 'disputarán', not 'disputan'.
Why: The present tense refers to current or habitual actions, not future ones.
Mistake: Using 'ir a + infinitive' when a more formal future is needed.
Correct: While 'van a disputar' is common, 'disputarán' is the true future tense.
Why: Both express future actions, but the simple future ('disputarán') is often preferred in formal contexts or for expressing certainty.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: disputo
Habitual actions or things happening now: 'Yo disputo' (I compete), 'Ellos disputan' (they compete).
Preterite
yo: disputé
Completed past actions: 'Disputé' (I competed), 'Disputó' (he/she/you competed), 'Disputaron' (they competed).
Imperfect
yo: disputaba
Ongoing or habitual past actions: 'Disputaba' (I used to compete), 'Disputaban' (they used to compete).
Conditional
yo: disputaría
Hypothetical 'would' actions: 'Disputaría' (I would compete), 'Disputarían' (they would compete).
Present Subjunctive
yo: dispute
Used after wishes, doubts, emotions: 'Espero que disputemos' (I hope we compete), 'Dudo que disputen' (I doubt they compete).
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: disputara
Past subjunctive uses like 'si disputara' (if I competed) or 'para que disputaran' (so that they would compete).
Affirmative Imperative
yo: disputa
Commands like 'Disputa!' (you), 'Dispute!' (he/she/you formal), 'Disputemos!' (we), 'Disputad!' (you all, Spain), 'Disputen!' (you all).
Negative Imperative
yo: no disputes
Negative commands like 'No disputes!' (you), 'No dispute!' (he/she/you formal), 'No disputemos!' (we), 'No disputéis!' (you all, Spain), 'No disputen!' (you all).