bastar Conditional Conjugation
bastar — to be enough
The conditional of bastar is regular: bastaría, bastarías, bastaría, bastaríamos, bastaríais, bastarían.
bastar Conditional Forms
When to Use the Conditional
Use the conditional to say that something 'would be enough' under certain conditions or to express a polite suggestion or hypothesis.
Notes on bastar in the Conditional
Bastar is regular in the conditional. All forms have an accent on the 'í'.
Example Sentences
Me bastaría con una disculpa sincera.
A sincere apology would be enough for me.
yo
Diez euros no bastarían para pagar la cena.
Ten euros wouldn't be enough to pay for dinner.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Si tuviéramos tiempo, bastaríamos nosotros.
If we had time, we would be enough.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'bastaria' without the accent.
Correct: bastaría
Why: The conditional tense always requires an accent on the 'i' of the ending.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: basto
Bastar is a regular -ar verb in the present tense: basto, bastas, basta, bastamos, bastáis, bastan.
Preterite
yo: basté
The preterite of bastar is regular: basté, bastaste, bastó, bastamos, bastasteis, bastaron.
Imperfect
yo: bastaba
The imperfect of bastar follows the regular -aba pattern: bastaba, bastabas, bastaba, bastábamos, bastabais, bastaban.
Future
yo: bastaré
The future of bastar is formed by adding endings to the infinitive: bastaré, bastarás, bastará, bastaremos, bastaréis, bastarán.
Present Subjunctive
yo: baste
The present subjunctive of bastar changes the 'a' to 'e': baste, bastes, baste, bastemos, bastéis, basten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: bastara
The imperfect subjunctive of bastar is regular: bastara, bastaras, bastara, bastáramos, bastarais, bastaran.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: basta
The imperative of bastar is used to command sufficiency: basta, baste, bastemos, bastad, basten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no bastes
The negative imperative of bastar uses present subjunctive forms: no bastes, no baste, no bastemos, no bastéis, no basten.