SPANISH VERB REFERENCE

disparar

to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)

-ar verbRegular in these six tenses

Conjugations

Present Presente

Habits, current states, and general facts.

disparar: Present
SubjectVerb formListen
yodisparo
túdisparas
él / ella / usteddispara
nosotros / nosotrasdisparamos
vosotros / vosotrasdisparáis
ellos / ellas / ustedesdisparan

Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple

Actions viewed as completed events in the past.

disparar: Preterite
SubjectVerb formListen
yodisparé
túdisparaste
él / ella / usteddisparó
nosotros / nosotrasdisparamos
vosotros / vosotrasdisparasteis
ellos / ellas / ustedesdispararon

Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto

Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.

disparar: Imperfect
SubjectVerb formListen
yodisparaba
túdisparabas
él / ella / usteddisparaba
nosotros / nosotrasdisparábamos
vosotros / vosotrasdisparabais
ellos / ellas / ustedesdisparaban

Future Futuro simple

Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.

disparar: Future
SubjectVerb formListen
yodispararé
túdispararás
él / ella / usteddisparará
nosotros / nosotrasdispararemos
vosotros / vosotrasdispararéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesdispararán

Conditional Condicional simple

Hypothetical events and some polite requests.

disparar: Conditional
SubjectVerb formListen
yodispararía
túdispararías
él / ella / usteddispararía
nosotros / nosotrasdispararíamos
vosotros / vosotrasdispararíais
ellos / ellas / ustedesdispararían

Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo

Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.

disparar: Present subjunctive
SubjectVerb formListen
yodispare
túdispares
él / ella / usteddispare
nosotros / nosotrasdisparemos
vosotros / vosotrasdisparéis
ellos / ellas / ustedesdisparen

Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.

Meaning & usage

  • to shoot, to fire (e.g. a weapon, a rocket)
  • (reflexive) to rise, to go up, to skyrocket
  • (reflexive) to go off, to be suddenly jolted into action

English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗

Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations

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