What Are the Conjugations of Disputer (to Dispute)

As you might expect, the French verb  disputer  means to dispute. Thats easy enough and French students will be happy to know that conjugating it to mean disputed or disputing is also rather simple. Conjugating the French Verb  Disputer Disputer  is a  regular -ER verb  and it follows the most common verb conjugation pattern found in the French language. When you learn to identify the proper endings for  disputer, you can apply those to similar verbs like  dà ©penser  (to spend) and  contribuer  (to contribute), among many others. To conjugate  disputer  to the present, future, or imperfect past tense, simply use this chart and find the appropriate subject pronoun. For example, I dispute is je dispute while we will dispute is nous disputerons. Subject Present Future Imperfect je dispute disputerai disputais tu disputes disputeras disputais il dispute disputera disputait nous disputons disputerons disputions vous disputez disputerons disputiez ils disputent disputeront disputaient The Present Participle of Disputer To use the  present participle  of disputer, add -ant  to the verb stem and you have  disputant. Its a rather versatile word because it not only acts as a verb, but can be an adjective, gerund, or noun when needed. The Passà © Composà © and Past Participle A  common way to say the past tense disputed in French is with the  passà © composà ©. To form this, conjugate the  auxiliary verb  avoir, then add the  past participle  disputà ©. For example, I disputed is jai disputà © and we disputed is nous avons disputà ©. You should notice that the past participle does not change and that  ai  and  avons  are conjugates of  avoir. More Simple  Disputer  Conjugations Among all these  disputer  conjugations, the present, past, and future tenses are the most important. Yet, you might find a  use for any of the following verb forms as you become more fluent in French. The subjunctive, for example, can be used when the action of disputing is questionable or uncertain. Similarly, in the conditional verb mood, the action is dependent on conditions and therefore might not happen. In rare instances and primarily in formal writing, you may also see the passà © simple or imperfect subjunctive forms. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Passà © Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je dispute disputerais disputai disputasse tu disputes disputerais disputas disputasses il dispute disputerait disputa disputà ¢t nous disputions disputerions disputà ¢mes disputassions vous disputiez disputeriez disputà ¢tes disputassiez ils disputent disputeraient disputà ¨rent disputassent The imperative verb form is used in short and often assertive statements. When using it, the subject pronoun is not required: use dispute rather than tu dispute. Imperative (tu) dispute (nous) disputons (vous) disputez