Non-finite forms
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | dispersar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | dispersando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar dispersando. |
dispersar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning scatter / disperse / spread out. In the present tense: yo disperso, tú dispersas, él/ella dispersa, nosotros dispersamos, vosotros dispersáis, ellos dispersan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.
Infinitivo and Gerundio
| Form | Spanish | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitivo | dispersar | Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures. |
| Gerundio | dispersando | Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar dispersando. |
Present
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | disperso | Yo disperso mi atención cuando dejo abiertas demasiadas ventanas mentales al mismo tiempo.I scatter my attention when I leave too many mental windows open at the same time. |
| tú | dispersas | Tú dispersas tu energía en tareas menores cuando evitas tocar lo que realmente decide el día.You scatter your energy into minor tasks when you avoid touching what truly decides the day. |
| él | dispersa | Él dispersa al equipo con mensajes contradictorios y luego llama confusión a lo que él mismo crea.He scatters the team with contradictory messages and later calls confusion what he himself creates. |
| nosotros | dispersamos | Nosotros dispersamos el foco cuando respondemos a cada estímulo como si todos tuvieran la misma importancia.We scatter the focus when we respond to every stimulus as if they all had the same importance. |
| vosotros | dispersáis | Vosotros dispersáis la conversación cuando abrís demasiados frentes antes de cerrar el primero.You all scatter the conversation when you open too many fronts before closing the first one. |
| ellos | dispersan | Ellos dispersan la responsabilidad entre todos para que al final nadie cargue con lo esencial.They scatter responsibility among everyone so that in the end nobody carries what is essential. |
Present Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | he dispersado | Yo he dispersado demasiado mi atención estos días y por eso ahora me cuesta volver a una línea clara.I have scattered my attention too much these days and that is why now it is hard for me to return to a clear line. |
| tú | has dispersado | has dispersado tu energía en asuntos menores y ahora ves mejor cuánto costó no tocar lo importante.You have scattered your energy into minor matters and now you better see how costly it was not to touch what was important. |
| él | ha dispersado | Él ha dispersado al equipo con señales contradictorias y por eso hoy nadie sabe bien cuál es el centro.He has scattered the team with contradictory signals and that is why today nobody really knows what the center is. |
| nosotros | hemos dispersado | hemos dispersado el foco al responder a todo por igual y ahora entendemos mejor la fatiga que eso deja.We have scattered the focus by responding to everything equally and now we better understand the fatigue that leaves behind. |
| vosotros | habéis dispersado | habéis dispersado la conversación abriendo demasiadas capas a la vez y por eso ahora cuesta encontrar el hilo real.You all have scattered the conversation by opening too many layers at once and that is why now it is hard to find the real thread. |
| ellos | han dispersado | Ellos han dispersado la responsabilidad entre todos y así el problema ha quedado sin dueño claro.They have scattered responsibility among everyone and thus the problem has been left without a clear owner. |
Preterite
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dispersé | Yo dispersé mi atención en demasiadas direcciones y luego descubrí que no había estado realmente en ninguna.I scattered my attention in too many directions and later discovered that I had not really been in any of them. |
| tú | dispersaste | dispersaste tu energía en tareas menores y al final del día viste intacto lo que más urgía resolver.You scattered your energy into minor tasks and at the end of the day you saw intact what most urgently needed solving. |
| él | dispersó | Él dispersó al equipo con mensajes dobles y después se sorprendió de la falta de alineación.He scattered the team with double messages and afterward was surprised by the lack of alignment. |
| nosotros | dispersamos | dispersamos el foco cuando quisimos atenderlo todo y terminamos profundizando muy poco en cualquier frente.We scattered the focus when we wanted to attend to everything and ended up going very little in depth on any front. |
| vosotros | dispersasteis | dispersasteis la conversación al mezclar demasiado pronto varios conflictos que pedían marcos distintos.You all scattered the conversation by mixing too soon several conflicts that asked for different frameworks. |
| ellos | dispersaron | Ellos dispersaron la responsabilidad entre todos y con eso protegieron exactamente a quien decidía de verdad.They scattered responsibility among everyone and with that they protected precisely whoever was truly deciding. |
Imperfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dispersaba | Yo dispersaba mi atención con facilidad cuando todavía no sabía defender bien un centro propio.I used to scatter my attention easily when I still did not know how to defend a center of my own. |
| tú | dispersabas | dispersabas tu energía en tareas menores porque lo importante seguía dándote demasiado vértigo.You used to scatter your energy into minor tasks because what was important still gave you too much vertigo. |
| él | dispersaba | Él dispersaba al equipo con señales dobles cada vez que intentaba agradar a todos a la vez.He used to scatter the team with double signals each time he tried to please everyone at once. |
| nosotros | dispersábamos | dispersábamos el foco cuando tratábamos cada estímulo como si tuviera el mismo peso real.We used to scatter the focus when we treated each stimulus as if it had the same real weight. |
| vosotros | dispersabais | dispersabais la conversación abriendo frentes nuevos antes de cerrar con claridad los anteriores.You all used to scatter the conversation by opening new fronts before clearly closing the previous ones. |
| ellos | dispersaban | Ellos dispersaban la responsabilidad porque les resultaba más cómodo diluir el centro que nombrarlo.They used to scatter responsibility because it was more comfortable for them to dilute the center than to name it. |
Past Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | había dispersado | Yo ya había dispersado mi atención cuando entendí que en realidad estaba huyendo del frente decisivo.I had already scattered my attention when I understood that in reality I was fleeing from the decisive front. |
| tú | habías dispersado | Ya habías dispersado tu energía en demasiadas cosas antes de admitir que evitabas lo que más importaba.You had already scattered your energy into too many things before admitting that you were avoiding what mattered most. |
| él | había dispersado | Él ya había dispersado al equipo cuando por fin vio que sus señales ambiguas no estaban cuidando a nadie.He had already scattered the team when he finally saw that his ambiguous signals were not caring for anyone. |
| nosotros | habíamos dispersado | Ya habíamos dispersado el foco antes de reconocer que la prisa también nos estaba robando criterio.We had already scattered the focus before recognizing that haste was also stealing judgment from us. |
| vosotros | habíais dispersado | Ya habíais dispersado la conversación cuando comprendisteis que estabais mezclando capas que pedían otro orden.You all had already scattered the conversation when you understood that you were mixing layers that asked for another order. |
| ellos | habían dispersado | Ellos ya habían dispersado la responsabilidad cuando quedó claro que nadie estaba realmente sosteniendo el centro.They had already scattered responsibility when it became clear that nobody was really sustaining the center. |
Preterite Anterior
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hube dispersado | Apenas hube dispersado mi atención, dejé de sentir qué tarea sostenía de verdad el día.As soon as I had scattered my attention, I stopped feeling which task truly sustained the day. |
| tú | hubiste dispersado | Cuando hubiste dispersado tu energía en asuntos menores, viste después que lo central seguía intacto y esperando.When you had scattered your energy into minor matters, you later saw that what was central remained intact and waiting. |
| él | hubo dispersado | Cuando él hubo dispersado al equipo, la claridad dejó de poder transmitirse con una sola línea.When he had scattered the team, clarity stopped being able to be transmitted along a single line. |
| nosotros | hubimos dispersado | Cuando hubimos dispersado el foco, entendimos que no bastaba con trabajar mucho si todo iba en direcciones distintas.When we had scattered the focus, we understood that it was not enough to work hard if everything went in different directions. |
| vosotros | hubisteis dispersado | hubisteis dispersado la conversación antes de reconocer que abríais preguntas nuevas para no cerrar las difíciles.You all had scattered the conversation before recognizing that you were opening new questions in order not to close the difficult ones. |
| ellos | hubieron dispersado | Ellos hubieron dispersado la responsabilidad cuando todavía decían que solo estaban repartiendo mejor la carga.They had scattered responsibility while they still said that they were only distributing the load better. |
Future
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dispersaré | Yo dispersaré menos mi atención si dejo de abrir cada puerta mental que aparece delante.I will scatter my attention less if I stop opening each mental door that appears in front of me. |
| tú | dispersarás | dispersarás menos tu energía en tareas menores si tocas antes el frente que realmente define el día.You will scatter your energy less into minor tasks if you touch sooner the front that truly defines the day. |
| él | dispersará | Él dispersará al equipo si sigue enviando señales dobles para no incomodar a nadie.He will scatter the team if he keeps sending double signals in order not to inconvenience anyone. |
| nosotros | dispersaremos | dispersaremos el foco otra vez si seguimos tratando todo como si urgiera por igual.We will scatter the focus again if we keep treating everything as if it were equally urgent. |
| vosotros | dispersaréis | dispersaréis la conversación si continuáis abriendo capas nuevas antes de ordenar las que ya están vivas.You all will scatter the conversation if you continue opening new layers before ordering those that are already alive. |
| ellos | dispersarán | Ellos dispersarán la responsabilidad si otra vez prefieren diluir el centro antes que nombrarlo.They will scatter responsibility if once again they prefer to dilute the center rather than name it. |
Future Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habré dispersado | Para entonces, yo habré dispersado menos mi atención y quizá por fin sienta una línea más nítida por dentro.By then, I will have scattered my attention less and perhaps at last feel a clearer line inside. |
| tú | habrás dispersado | Para la noche, habrás dispersado menos tu energía en asuntos menores y te quedará algo más vivo para lo esencial.By night, you will have scattered your energy less into minor matters and something more alive will remain in you for what is essential. |
| él | habrá dispersado | Para entonces, él habrá dispersado al equipo y luego llamará desorden a una fragmentación que él mismo alimentó.By then, he will have scattered the team and later will call disorder a fragmentation that he himself fed. |
| nosotros | habremos dispersado | Para esa fecha, habremos dispersado menos el foco y entenderemos mejor qué parte del trabajo sostiene a las demás.By that date, we will have scattered the focus less and will better understand which part of the work sustains the others. |
| vosotros | habréis dispersado | Para entonces, habréis dispersado la conversación y os costará encontrar un hilo claro entre tantas capas abiertas.By then, you all will have scattered the conversation and it will be hard for you to find a clear thread among so many open layers. |
| ellos | habrán dispersado | Ellos habrán dispersado la responsabilidad y después dirán que nadie respondió porque todos tenían parte.They will have scattered responsibility and afterward will say that nobody responded because everyone had a part. |
Conditional
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dispersaría | Yo dispersaría menos mi atención si no siguiera usando mil frentes como forma elegante de evitar uno.I would scatter my attention less if I did not keep using a thousand fronts as an elegant way of avoiding one. |
| tú | dispersarías | dispersarías menos tu energía en tareas menores si no te diera tanto vértigo tocar antes lo decisivo.You would scatter your energy less into minor tasks if it did not give you so much vertigo to touch the decisive thing sooner. |
| él | dispersaría | Él dispersaría menos al equipo si dejara de enviar señales contradictorias para agradar a todos.He would scatter the team less if he stopped sending contradictory signals in order to please everyone. |
| nosotros | dispersaríamos | dispersaríamos menos el foco si no tratáramos cada estímulo como si viniera a exigir respuesta total.We would scatter the focus less if we did not treat each stimulus as if it came to demand a total response. |
| vosotros | dispersaríais | dispersaríais menos la conversación si no abrierais preguntas nuevas cada vez que aparece una difícil.You all would scatter the conversation less if you did not open new questions each time a difficult one appears. |
| ellos | dispersarían | Ellos dispersarían menos la responsabilidad si aceptaran que nombrar el centro los expone también a ellos.They would scatter responsibility less if they accepted that naming the center also exposes them. |
Conditional Perfect
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | habría dispersado | Yo habría dispersado menos mi atención si hubiera reconocido antes que estaba evitando el frente decisivo.I would have scattered my attention less if I had recognized earlier that I was avoiding the decisive front. |
| tú | habrías dispersado | habrías dispersado menos tu energía en tareas menores si hubieras tocado antes lo importante aunque diera vértigo.You would have scattered your energy less into minor tasks if you had touched what was important earlier even though it gave vertigo. |
| él | habría dispersado | Él habría dispersado menos al equipo si hubiera dejado antes de mandar señales dobles para no incomodar.He would have scattered the team less if he had stopped earlier sending double signals in order not to inconvenience. |
| nosotros | habríamos dispersado | habríamos dispersado menos el foco si hubiéramos distinguido antes lo urgente real de lo solo ruidoso.We would have scattered the focus less if we had distinguished earlier the truly urgent from what was only noisy. |
| vosotros | habríais dispersado | habríais dispersado menos la conversación si hubierais cerrado antes una capa en lugar de abrir tres nuevas.You all would have scattered the conversation less if you had closed one layer earlier instead of opening three new ones. |
| ellos | habrían dispersado | Ellos habrían dispersado menos la responsabilidad si hubieran nombrado antes quién sostenía de verdad la decisión.They would have scattered responsibility less if they had named earlier who was truly sustaining the decision. |
Present Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | disperse | Es importante que yo no disperse mi atención en todo lo que me reclama al mismo tiempo.It is important that I not scatter my attention into everything that claims me at the same time. |
| tú | disperses | Conviene que no disperses tu energía en tareas menores antes de tocar lo que decide el día.It is advisable that you not scatter your energy into minor tasks before touching what decides the day. |
| él | disperse | Es bueno que él no disperse al equipo con mensajes contradictorios que nadie puede ordenar.It is good that he not scatter the team with contradictory messages that nobody can order. |
| nosotros | dispersemos | Es lógico que no dispersemos el foco si queremos profundizar de verdad en algo central.It is logical that we not scatter the focus if we want to truly go deeper into something central. |
| vosotros | disperséis | Nadie quiere que disperséis la conversación abriendo frentes nuevos antes de cerrar los vivos.Nobody wants you all to scatter the conversation by opening new fronts before closing the living ones. |
| ellos | dispersen | Me preocupa que ellos dispersen la responsabilidad para no dejar visible quién sostiene realmente el centro.It worries me that they scatter responsibility in order not to leave visible who truly sustains the center. |
Present Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | haya dispersado | Espero no haya dispersado ya tanto mi atención antes de ver con claridad qué frente era el decisivo.I hope I have not already scattered my attention so much before clearly seeing which front was the decisive one. |
| tú | hayas dispersado | Ojalá no hayas dispersado tu energía en asuntos menores antes de tocar lo importante aunque incomode.Hopefully you have not scattered your energy into minor matters before touching what is important even though it is uncomfortable. |
| él | haya dispersado | Dudo que él haya dispersado todavía del todo al equipo, aunque ya se note bastante fragmentación debajo.I doubt that he has yet fully scattered the team, although quite a lot of fragmentation is already noticeable underneath. |
| nosotros | hayamos dispersado | Espero que no hayamos dispersado el foco hasta volver imposible distinguir qué tarea sostiene de verdad a las demás.I hope that we have not scattered the focus to the point of making it impossible to distinguish which task truly sustains the others. |
| vosotros | hayáis dispersado | Ojalá no hayáis dispersado la conversación antes de admitir que estabais abriendo capas para no cerrar las difíciles.Hopefully you all have not scattered the conversation before admitting that you were opening layers in order not to close the difficult ones. |
| ellos | hayan dispersado | Es posible que ellos hayan dispersado ya la responsabilidad y por eso hoy nadie sepa bien dónde está el centro.It is possible that they have already scattered responsibility and that is why today nobody really knows where the center is. |
Imperfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dispersara | Si yo dispersara menos mi atención, podría entrar con más profundidad en lo que realmente importa.If I scattered my attention less, I could enter more deeply into what truly matters. |
| tú | dispersaras | Si dispersaras menos tu energía en tareas menores, tocarías antes lo decisivo aunque incomode.If you scattered your energy less into minor tasks, you would touch the decisive thing sooner even though it is uncomfortable. |
| él | dispersara | Si él dispersara menos al equipo, todos podrían leer mejor una sola línea sin tanto ruido alrededor.If he scattered the team less, everyone could better read a single line without so much noise around. |
| nosotros | dispersáramos | Si dispersáramos menos el foco, trabajaríamos con bastante más profundidad y menos cansancio ciego.If we scattered the focus less, we would work with considerably more depth and less blind tiredness. |
| vosotros | dispersarais | Si dispersarais menos la conversación, encontraríais antes el hilo que ahora se os escapa entre capas abiertas.If you all scattered the conversation less, you would find sooner the thread that now escapes you among open layers. |
| ellos | dispersaran | Si ellos dispersaran menos la responsabilidad, se vería antes quién está evitando de verdad el centro.If they scattered responsibility less, it would sooner be seen who is truly avoiding the center. |
Past Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiera dispersado | Si yo hubiera dispersado menos mi atención, no estaría ahora recogiendo tantos fragmentos de un día sin centro.If I had scattered my attention less, I would not now be gathering so many fragments of a day without center. |
| tú | hubieras dispersado | hubieras dispersado menos tu energía en tareas menores si hubieras tocado antes lo importante aunque diera vértigo.You would have scattered your energy less into minor tasks if you had touched what was important earlier even though it gave vertigo. |
| él | hubiera dispersado | Él hubiera dispersado menos al equipo si hubiera dejado antes de mandar señales dobles para no incomodar a todos.He would have scattered the team less if he had stopped earlier sending double signals in order not to inconvenience everyone. |
| nosotros | hubiéramos dispersado | hubiéramos dispersado menos el foco si hubiéramos distinguido antes lo urgente real de lo solo ruidoso.We would have scattered the focus less if we had distinguished earlier the truly urgent from what was only noisy. |
| vosotros | hubierais dispersado | hubierais dispersado menos la conversación si hubierais cerrado antes una capa en lugar de abrir nuevas para escapar.You all would have scattered the conversation less if you had closed one layer earlier instead of opening new ones in order to escape. |
| ellos | hubieran dispersado | Ellos hubieran dispersado menos la responsabilidad si hubieran nombrado antes quién estaba sosteniendo de verdad la decisión.They would have scattered responsibility less if they had named earlier who was truly sustaining the decision. |
Future Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | dispersare | Si yo dispersare mañana menos mi atención, quizá pueda por fin entrar con profundidad en una sola línea.If I scatter my attention less tomorrow, perhaps I can finally enter deeply into a single line. |
| tú | dispersares | Cuando dispersares menos tu energía en tareas menores, tocarás antes lo que decide de verdad el día.When you scatter your energy less into minor tasks, you will touch sooner what truly decides the day. |
| él | dispersare | Si él dispersare menos al equipo esta vez, todos podrán orientarse mejor sin tanta señal contradictoria.If he scatters the team less this time, everyone will be able to orient themselves better without so much contradictory signal. |
| nosotros | dispersáremos | Si nosotros dispersáremos menos el foco, trabajaremos con más profundidad y menos desgaste invisible.If we scatter the focus less, we will work with more depth and less invisible wear. |
| vosotros | dispersareis | Si vosotros dispersareis menos la conversación, encontraréis antes el hilo real entre tantas capas.If you all scatter the conversation less, you will find sooner the real thread among so many layers. |
| ellos | dispersaren | Si ellos dispersaren menos la responsabilidad, se verá antes quién evita realmente cargar con el centro.If they scatter responsibility less, it will sooner be seen who truly avoids carrying the center. |
Future Perfect Subjunctive
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | hubiere dispersado | Cuando yo hubiere dispersado ya menos mi atención y el vacío siga, sabré que la raíz no era solo falta de foco.When I have already scattered my attention less and the emptiness still remains, I will know that the root was not only lack of focus. |
| tú | hubieres dispersado | Cuando hubieres dispersado ya menos tu energía en tareas menores y el día siga pesado, verás que faltaba algo más que ordenar.When you have already scattered your energy less into minor tasks and the day still remains heavy, you will see that something more than ordering was missing. |
| él | hubiere dispersado | Cuando él hubiere dispersado ya menos al equipo y la desorientación siga, entenderemos que la herida venía de antes.When he has already scattered the team less and the disorientation still remains, we will understand that the wound came from before. |
| nosotros | hubiéremos dispersado | Cuando hubiéremos dispersado ya menos el foco y la fatiga siga, veremos que el problema no era solo la dispersión.When we have already scattered the focus less and the fatigue still remains, we will see that the problem was not only scattering. |
| vosotros | hubiereis dispersado | Cuando hubiereis dispersado ya menos la conversación y el nudo siga, sabréis que hacía falta algo más que orden discursivo.When you all have already scattered the conversation less and the knot still remains, you will know that something more than discursive order was needed. |
| ellos | hubieren dispersado | Cuando ellos hubieren dispersado ya menos la responsabilidad y la desconfianza siga, se verá que la herida era estructural.When they have already scattered responsibility less and the mistrust still remains, it will be seen that the wound was structural. |
Affirmative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | dispersa | dispersa menos tu atención y deja de abrir frentes que no sostienen nada esencial.Scatter your attention less and stop opening fronts that do not sustain anything essential. |
| él | disperse | disperse si quiere menos al equipo, pero que no lo haga callando el centro por miedo a incomodar.Let him scatter the team less if he wants, but let him not do it by silencing the center out of fear of inconveniencing. |
| nosotros | dispersemos | dispersemos menos el foco y aprendamos a cerrar un frente antes de abrir tres más.Let us scatter the focus less and learn to close one front before opening three more. |
| vosotros | dispersad | dispersad menos la conversación y ordenad mejor las capas que ya están vivas.Scatter the conversation less and order better the layers that are already alive. |
| ellos | dispersen | dispersen menos la responsabilidad y que por fin nombren quién sostiene realmente el centro.Let them scatter responsibility less and let them finally name who truly sustains the center. |
Negative Imperative
| Pronoun | Form | Context |
|---|---|---|
| yo | - | - |
| tú | no disperses | no disperses tu energía en tareas menores si sabes bien qué frente decide el día.Do not scatter your energy into minor tasks if you know well which front decides the day. |
| él | no disperse | no disperse al equipo con señales dobles si todavía quiere que todos lean una misma dirección.Do not let him scatter the team with double signals if he still wants everyone to read the same direction. |
| nosotros | no dispersemos | no dispersemos el foco tratando todo como si tuviera el mismo peso real.Let us not scatter the focus by treating everything as if it had the same real weight. |
| vosotros | no disperséis | no disperséis la conversación abriendo capas nuevas para no cerrar las difíciles.Do not scatter the conversation by opening new layers in order not to close the difficult ones. |
| ellos | no dispersen | no dispersen la responsabilidad si todavía esperan que alguien pueda sostener con verdad el centro.Do not let them scatter responsibility if they still hope that someone can truthfully sustain the center. |
1 / 1
Yo ___ mi atención cuando dejo abiertas demasiadas ventanas mentales al mismo tiempo.
I scatter my attention when I leave too many mental windows open at the same time.
Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.
Formation
Pattern
Examples
Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.
Concepts that come up every time you conjugate dispersar. Each is a short, focused guide.
Short, direct answers to what learners search most about dispersar.
Continue with verbs that share the same ending and difficulty band.