gastarConjugation
gastar means to spend.
Complete Conjugation Tables
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Indicative
Present
Gastar is regular in the present tense: gasto, gastas, gasta, gastamos, gastáis, gastan.
Future
The future tense of gastar is regular: gastaré, gastarás, gastará, gastaremos, gastaréis, gastarán.
Imperfect
The imperfect of gastar is regular: gastaba, gastabas, gastaba, gastábamos, gastabais, gastaban.
Conditional
The conditional of gastar is regular: gastaría, gastarías, gastaría, gastaríamos, gastaríais, gastarían.
Preterite
The preterite of gastar is regular: gasté, gastaste, gastó, gastamos, gastasteis, gastaron.
Imperative
Negative Imperative
Negative commands for gastar use the present subjunctive: 'no gastes', 'no gaste', 'no gastemos', 'no gastéis', 'no gasten'.
Imperative
The imperative of gastar is mostly regular, with specific commands like 'gasta' (tú) and 'gastad' (vosotros).
Subjunctive
Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive of gastar: 'gaste', 'gastes', 'gastemos', 'gastéis', 'gasten'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
The imperfect subjunctive of gastar has two forms: gastara/gastase and gastáramos/gastásemos.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does gastar mean in Spanish?
gastar means "to spend".
Is gastar a regular or irregular verb?
gastar is a regular -ar verb in Spanish.
How do you conjugate gastar in the present tense?
The present tense of gastar is: yo gasto, tú gastas, él/ella/usted gasta, nosotros gastamos, vosotros gastáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes gastan.
How do you conjugate gastar in the preterite (past tense)?
The preterite of gastar is: yo gasté, tú gastaste, él/ella/usted gastó, nosotros gastamos, vosotros gastasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes gastaron.
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