bastar Negative Imperative Conjugation
bastar — to be enough
The negative imperative of bastar uses present subjunctive forms: no bastes, no baste, no bastemos, no bastéis, no basten.
bastar Negative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Negative Imperative
Use this to tell someone that they shouldn't be satisfied or that something shouldn't just be enough.
Notes on bastar in the Negative Imperative
Bastar is regular; the negative imperative is identical to the present subjunctive preceded by 'no'.
Example Sentences
No bastes con lo mínimo; esfuérzate más.
Don't just be enough with the minimum; try harder.
tú
No basten solo con palabras, demuéstrenlo.
Don't just be enough with words, prove it.
ustedes
No bastemos con soñar, hay que actuar.
Let's not just be enough with dreaming, we must act.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'no basta' for a command to a friend.
Correct: no bastes
Why: The negative tú command must use the subjunctive form, not the indicative.
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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.
Conditional
yo: bastaría
The conditional of bastar is regular: bastaría, bastarías, bastaría, bastaríamos, bastaríais, bastarían.
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.