Disparar Conjugation in Spanish
disparar is the Spanish verb for «to shoot, to fire». As a regular -ar verb verb it follows the -ar endings, and the tables on this page list every form so you never have to guess. You will find the present, the past tenses, the future, the conditional, the perfect tenses, the subjunctive and the imperative, each with a short note on when to use it. Start with the present tense: «Yo disparo todos los días» — I shoot every day. Then work down the page tense by tense, and finish with the quiz.
Quick facts
- Infinitive: disparar
- English: to shoot, to fire
- Verb type: regular -ar verb
- Ending: -ar
- Gerund: disparando
- Past participle: disparado
- Auxiliary verb: haber (all perfect tenses are formed with haber + disparado)
Pronunciation is not listed on this page: the verified tables do not include IPA for disparar, so no pronunciation is given rather than an invented one.
Full conjugation tables
Every form below comes from the verified conjugation tables for disparar. The imperfect subjunctive is shown in its -ra forms; the -se forms use the same stem.
Gerund: disparando · Past participle: disparado
Present Indicative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | disparo |
| tú | disparas |
| él/ella/Ud. | dispara |
| nosotros/as | disparamos |
| vosotros/as | disparáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | disparan |
Use the present of disparar for things that happen regularly and for things that are true in general. The yo form disparo is the anchor of the table: the other persons follow the regular -ar endings from it. When you talk about yourself right now, this is the form you need.
Preterite
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | disparé |
| tú | disparaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | disparó |
| nosotros/as | disparamos |
| vosotros/as | disparasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | dispararon |
Use the preterite of disparar for a single finished event: something that happened once and is over. The yo form is disparé. If you can put a finished time expression with it — ayer, la semana pasada, anoche — the preterite is usually right.
Imperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | disparaba |
| tú | disparabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | disparaba |
| nosotros/as | disparábamos |
| vosotros/as | disparabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | disparaban |
Use the imperfect of disparar for what used to happen and for what was going on when something else happened. The yo form is disparaba. If the action has no clear beginning or end in the story, the imperfect is the right choice.
Future
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | dispararé |
| tú | dispararás |
| él/ella/Ud. | disparará |
| nosotros/as | dispararemos |
| vosotros/as | dispararéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | dispararán |
Use the future of disparar for plans, promises and predictions. The yo form is dispararé, built on the infinitive plus the future endings. For a firm plan, the future sounds more formal than ir a + infinitive; for a casual plan, either works.
Conditional
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | dispararía |
| tú | dispararías |
| él/ella/Ud. | dispararía |
| nosotros/as | dispararíamos |
| vosotros/as | dispararíais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | dispararían |
Use the conditional of disparar for hypothetical situations and for softening requests. The yo form is dispararía. It appears after si-clauses with the imperfect subjunctive and on its own for polite suggestions.
Present Perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | he disparado |
| tú | has disparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha disparado |
| nosotros/as | hemos disparado |
| vosotros/as | habéis disparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han disparado |
Use the present perfect of disparar for recent events with present relevance. The yo form is he disparado — haber in the present plus disparado. Time expressions like hoy, esta semana and últimamente are its natural partners.
Pluperfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | había disparado |
| tú | habías disparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | había disparado |
| nosotros/as | habíamos disparado |
| vosotros/as | habíais disparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habían disparado |
Use the pluperfect of disparar when you need two layers of past: one event already finished before another past event began. The yo form is había disparado. It is the tense of «had already done».
Future Perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habré disparado |
| tú | habrás disparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habrá disparado |
| nosotros/as | habremos disparado |
| vosotros/as | habréis disparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrán disparado |
Use the future perfect of disparar to say that something will be finished by a future moment. The yo form is habré disparado. It pairs naturally with deadlines: para mañana, para el viernes, para entonces.
Conditional Perfect
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | habría disparado |
| tú | habrías disparado |
| él/ella/Ud. | habría disparado |
| nosotros/as | habríamos disparado |
| vosotros/as | habríais disparado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | habrían disparado |
Use the conditional perfect of disparar for the past that did not happen: what would have been done with more time or a different choice. The yo form is habría disparado. It follows si-clauses with the pluperfect subjunctive.
Present Subjunctive
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | dispare |
| tú | dispares |
| él/ella/Ud. | dispare |
| nosotros/as | disparemos |
| vosotros/as | disparéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | disparen |
Use the present subjunctive of disparar when the main clause expresses a wish, a doubt, an emotion or an impersonal judgement. The yo form is dispare. After espero que, ojalá que and no creo que, the subjunctive is required, not optional.
Imperfect Subjunctive (-ra forms)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | disparara |
| tú | dispararas |
| él/ella/Ud. | disparara |
| nosotros/as | disparáramos |
| vosotros/as | dispararais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | dispararan |
Use the imperfect subjunctive of disparar after past-tense wishes and doubts, and in si-clauses that set up a hypothetical present. The yo form is disparara. It is built on the third-person plural preterite stem, which is why it looks different from the present subjunctive.
Imperative — Affirmative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | dispara |
| él/ella/Ud. | dispare |
| nosotros/as | disparemos |
| vosotros/as | disparad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | disparen |
There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.
Use the affirmative imperative of disparar to tell someone to do something: instructions, invitations and requests. The tú form is dispara. For a polite command, use the usted form dispare instead of the tú form.
Imperative — Negative
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| tú | dispares |
| él/ella/Ud. | dispare |
| nosotros/as | disparemos |
| vosotros/as | disparéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | disparen |
There is no yo form in the imperative — you cannot command yourself.
Use the negative imperative of disparar to forbid or to warn: «¡No dispares!». The tú form is dispares, taken from the present subjunctive. The word no always comes first, and the form never changes for emphasis.
Example sentences
- Yo disparo todos los días. — I shoot every day.
- Ayer yo disparé por la tarde. — Yesterday I shot in the afternoon.
- Antes, yo disparaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to shoot every day.
- Mañana yo dispararé sin falta. — Tomorrow I will shoot without fail.
- Si tuviera más tiempo, yo dispararía ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would shoot right now.
- Hoy yo he disparado dos veces. — Today I have shot twice.
- Espero que tú dispares pronto. — I hope You shoot soon.
- Si yo disparara, todo sería distinto. — If I shot, everything would be different.
- Ahora mismo yo estoy disparando. — Right now I am shooting.
- ¡dispara, por favor! — Shoot, please!
Common mistakes
1. Using the imperfect for a finished event
Wrong: Ayer yo disparaba.
Right: Ayer yo disparé.
Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, disparé. The imperfect disparaba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.
2. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger
Wrong: Espero que tú disparas.
Right: Espero que tú dispares.
After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: dispares, not the indicative disparas. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.
3. Using the affirmative imperative after no
Wrong: No dispara.
Right: No dispares.
Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no dispares. The affirmative dispara can never follow no.
4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form
Wrong: Yo disparar todos los días.
Right: Yo disparo todos los días.
The infinitive disparar names the action; it never works as the main verb of a sentence. Conjugate it for the person: yo disparo.
5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle
Wrong: He disparando.
Right: He disparado.
The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he disparado. The gerund disparando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy disparando»), never with haber.
Quiz
Test yourself on the forms above. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.
1. What is the tú form of disparar in the present indicative?
- (a) disparas
- (b) disparamos
- (c) dispara
- (d) disparo
2. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of disparar in the preterite?
- (a) disparé
- (b) disparamos
- (c) disparó
- (d) disparaste
3. What is the nosotros/as form of disparar in the imperfect?
- (a) disparabas
- (b) disparaba
- (c) disparaba
- (d) disparábamos
4. What is the vosotros/as form of disparar in the future?
- (a) dispararé
- (b) dispararéis
- (c) disparará
- (d) dispararás
5. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disparar in the conditional?
- (a) dispararía
- (b) dispararía
- (c) dispararías
- (d) dispararían
6. What is the yo form of disparar in the present perfect?
- (a) has disparado
- (b) ha disparado
- (c) he disparado
- (d) hemos disparado
7. What is the tú form of disparar in the present subjunctive?
- (a) dispare
- (b) dispare
- (c) disparemos
- (d) dispares
8. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of disparar in the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms)?
- (a) dispararas
- (b) disparáramos
- (c) disparara
- (d) disparara
9. What is the gerund of disparar?
- (a) disparado
- (b) disparar
- (c) disparo
- (d) disparando
10. What is the past participle of disparar?
- (a) disparé
- (b) disparar
- (c) disparado
- (d) disparando
Answer key
1. (a) — In the present indicative, the tú form of disparar is disparas. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (c) — In the preterite, the él/ella/Ud. form of disparar is disparó. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (d) — In the imperfect, the nosotros/as form of disparar is disparábamos. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (b) — In the future, the vosotros/as form of disparar is dispararéis. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (d) — In the conditional, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of disparar is dispararían. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (c) — In the present perfect, the yo form of disparar is he disparado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 7. (d) — In the present subjunctive, the tú form of disparar is dispares. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 8. (c) — In the imperfect subjunctive (-ra forms), the él/ella/Ud. form of disparar is disparara. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 9. (d) — The gerund of disparar is disparando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy disparando». 10. (c) — The past participle of disparar is disparado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he disparado».
Frequently asked questions
Is disparar regular or irregular?
Yes — disparar is a regular -ar verb. Learn the endings once and they work in every tense, with the stem dispar unchanged throughout.
What are the gerund and past participle of disparar?
The gerund is disparando and the past participle is disparado. Use the gerund with estar for actions in progress («Estoy disparando») and the participle with haber for the perfect tenses («he disparado»).
How do I say «I shoot» in Spanish?
Say «Yo disparo todos los días». That is the yo form of the present tense, the form you need for talking about yourself right now.
What is the difference between the preterite and the imperfect of disparar?
Use the preterite (disparé) for a single finished event and the imperfect (disparaba) for habits and background. «Ayer yo disparé» reports something that happened and ended; «Antes, yo disparaba» describes what used to happen.
When do I use the subjunctive with disparar?
Use the subjunctive after wishes, doubts, emotions and impersonal expressions — for example «Espero que tú dispares». The trigger sits in the main clause; once it is there, the subjunctive form is required, not a stylistic choice.
How do I use disparar in the present perfect?
Put haber in the present before the past participle: «Hoy yo he disparado». The participle disparado never changes for person — only haber changes — so once you know the participle, the whole perfect tense follows.
Related links
- Practise this verb in one tense: disparar-present-tense
- More examples and a quiz: disparar-examples-and-quiz
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