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Verb Conjugations/desperdiciar
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desperdiciar

to waste

Complete conjugation tables and interactive practice exercises. This is a regular -ar verb.

The Spanish verb desperdiciar means to waste.

Present tense:

yodesperdicio
desperdicias
él/ella/usteddesperdicia
nosotrosdesperdiciamos
vosotrosdesperdiciáis
ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdician

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🔄 Conjugations

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdiciaran
yodesperdiciara
desperdiciaras
vosotrosdesperdiciarais
nosotrosdesperdiciáramos
él/ella/usteddesperdiciara

Use imperfect subjunctive forms like 'desperdiciara' or 'desperdiciase' for past hypotheticals or wishes.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdicien
yodesperdicie
desperdicies
vosotrosdesperdiciéis
nosotrosdesperdiciemos
él/ella/usteddesperdicie

Use present subjunctive forms like 'desperdicie' (yo/él/ella/Ud.) and 'desperdicies' (tú) after expressions of doubt, emotion, or desire.

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imperative

negative

no desperdicies
vosotrosno desperdiciéis
ustedesno desperdicien
nosotrosno desperdiciemos
ustedno desperdicie

Negative commands like 'no desperdicies' (tú) and 'no desperdicie' (usted) use the present subjunctive.

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affirmative

desperdicia
vosotrosdesperdiciad
ustedesdesperdicien
nosotrosdesperdiciemos
usteddesperdicie

Use imperative forms like 'desperdicia' (tú) and 'desperdicie' (usted) for direct commands.

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indicative

conditional

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdiciarían
yodesperdiciaría
desperdiciarías
vosotrosdesperdiciaríais
nosotrosdesperdiciaríamos
él/ella/usteddesperdiciaría

Use conditional forms like 'desperdiciaría' (yo) and 'desperdiciarían' (ellos/ellas/Uds.) for hypothetical situations ('would waste') or polite requests.

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preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdiciaron
yodesperdicié
desperdiciaste
vosotrosdesperdiciasteis
nosotrosdesperdiciamos
él/ella/usteddesperdició

Use preterite forms like 'desperdicié' (yo) and 'desperdició' (él/ella/Ud.) for completed actions of wasting in the past.

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imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdiciaban
yodesperdiciaba
desperdiciabas
vosotrosdesperdiciabais
nosotrosdesperdiciábamos
él/ella/usteddesperdiciaba

Use imperfect forms like 'desperdiciaba' (yo) and 'desperdiciaban' (ellos/ellas/Uds.) for ongoing or habitual past actions of wasting.

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present

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdician
yodesperdicio
desperdicias
vosotrosdesperdiciáis
nosotrosdesperdiciamos
él/ella/usteddesperdicia

Use present forms like 'desperdicio' (yo) and 'desperdicia' (él/ella/Ud.) for actions happening now or habitual wasting.

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future

ellos/ellas/ustedesdesperdiciarán
yodesperdiciaré
desperdiciarás
vosotrosdesperdiciaréis
nosotrosdesperdiciaremos
él/ella/usteddesperdiciará

Use future forms like 'desperdiciaré' (yo) and 'desperdiciará' (él/ella/Ud.) to talk about actions that will happen.

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