costarConjugation
costar means to cost.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of costar is regular: costara, costaras, costara, costáramos, costarais, costaran.
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive follows the o-to-ue stem change: cueste, cuestes, cueste, costemos, costéis, cuesten.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
The negative imperative uses the present subjunctive: no cuestes, no cueste, no costemos, no costéis, no cuesten.
Imperative
The imperative of costar uses the stem-changed 'cuesta' (tú) and 'cuesten' (ustedes).
Indicative
Conditional
The conditional of costar is regular: costaría, costarías, costaría, costaríamos, costaríais, costarían.
Preterite
The preterite of costar is regular: costé, costaste, costó, costamos, costasteis, costaron.
Imperfect
The imperfect of costar is regular: costaba, costabas, costaba, costábamos, costabais, costaban.
Present
In the present tense, costar follows an o-to-ue stem change: cuesto, cuestas, cuesta, costamos, costáis, cuestan.
Future
The future of costar is regular: costaré, costarás, costará, costaremos, costaréis, costarán.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does costar mean in Spanish?
costar means "to cost".
Is costar a regular or irregular verb?
costar is a irregular (o to ue change) -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate costar in the present tense?
The present tense of costar is: yo cuesto, tú cuestas, él/ella/usted cuesta, nosotros costamos, vosotros costáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes cuestan.
How do you conjugate costar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of costar is: yo costé, tú costaste, él/ella/usted costó, nosotros costamos, vosotros costasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes costaron.
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