botar Present Conjugation
botar — to throw away
Use 'boto', 'botas', 'bota', 'botamos', 'botáis', 'botan' for current or habitual actions of throwing away.
botar Present Forms
When to Use the Present
The present tense of 'botar' is for actions happening right now ('I am throwing away this flyer') or for habits and general truths ('He throws away his trash every day', 'We always throw away plastic').
Notes on botar in the Present
Botar is regular in the present indicative tense. The stem 'bot-' is combined with the standard -ar present endings: 'boto' (yo), 'botas' (tú), 'bota' (él/ella/usted), 'botamos' (nosotros), 'botáis' (vosotros), 'botan' (ellos/ellas/ustedes).
Example Sentences
Yo boto mi café de la mañana.
I throw away my morning coffee (grounds).
yo
¿Tú botas las cáscaras de naranja?
Do you throw away orange peels?
tú
Ella bota los papeles que no necesita.
She throws away the papers she doesn't need.
él/ella/usted
Nosotros botamos la basura los martes.
We throw away the trash on Tuesdays.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the 'vosotros' form incorrectly.
Correct: The correct form is 'botáis', not 'botan' or 'botas'.
Why: The vosotros present indicative ending for -ar verbs is -áis.
Mistake: Confusing present indicative with present subjunctive.
Correct: For habitual actions, use 'Ella bota', not 'Ella bote'.
Why: The indicative is used for facts and habits, while the subjunctive is for wishes, doubts, etc.
Master Spanish verbs in context
Memorizing tables only gets you so far. Read 200+ illustrated and narrated Spanish stories to see verbs like 'botar' used naturally — in the tenses you're learning.
Related Tenses
Preterite
yo: boté
Use 'boté', 'botaste', 'botó', 'botamos', 'botasteis', 'botaron' for completed actions of throwing away.
Imperfect
yo: botaba
Use 'botaba', 'botabas', 'botaba', 'botábamos', 'botabais', 'botaban' for ongoing or habitual past actions of throwing away.
Future
yo: botaré
Use 'botaré', 'botarás', 'botará', 'botaremos', 'botaréis', 'botarán' for future actions of throwing away.
Conditional
yo: botaría
Use 'botaría', 'botarías', 'botaría', 'botaríamos', 'botaríais', 'botarían' for hypothetical or polite commands with botar.
Present Subjunctive
yo: bote
Use 'bote' (yo/él/ella/usted) and 'boten' (ellos/ellas/ustedes) for wishes, doubts, and emotions with botar.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: botara
Use 'botara' or 'botase' forms for hypothetical or past subjunctive situations with botar.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: bota
Use imperative forms like 'bota' (tú) and 'boten' (ustedes) for direct commands with botar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no botes
Use 'no botes' (tú) and 'no boten' (ustedes) for negative commands with botar.