gastar Future Conjugation
gastar — to spend
The future tense of gastar is regular: gastaré, gastarás, gastará, gastaremos, gastaréis, gastarán.
gastar Future Forms
When to Use the Future
Use the future tense to talk about actions that will definitely happen. It can also express probability or conjecture about the present. For example, 'Mañana gastaré mi paga' (Tomorrow I will spend my allowance) or 'Gastará unos 30 euros' (He probably spends about 30 euros).
Notes on gastar in the Future
Gastar is regular in the future tense. The stem is the infinitive 'gastar', and the endings are the standard future tense endings.
Example Sentences
Gastaré todo mi dinero en el concierto.
I will spend all my money on the concert.
yo
¿Cuánto gastarás en el regalo?
How much will you spend on the gift?
tú
Ella gastará el dinero que le den.
She will spend the money they give her.
él/ella/usted
Gastaremos solo lo necesario.
We will spend only what's necessary.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present tense instead of the future, like 'Mañana gasto mi paga'.
Correct: For a definite future action, use the future tense: 'Mañana gastaré mi paga'.
Why: Spanish often uses the present tense for near-future, but the formal future tense is clearer for definitive actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the accent on the 'a' in the 'vosotros' form: 'gastareis'.
Correct: The correct vosotros future form is 'gastaréis' with an accent on the 'e'.
Why: This accent is crucial for correct pronunciation and spelling in the vosotros future.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gasto
Gastar is regular in the present tense: gasto, gastas, gasta, gastamos, gastáis, gastan.
Preterite
yo: gasté
The preterite of gastar is regular: gasté, gastaste, gastó, gastamos, gastasteis, gastaron.
Imperfect
yo: gastaba
The imperfect of gastar is regular: gastaba, gastabas, gastaba, gastábamos, gastabais, gastaban.
Conditional
yo: gastaría
The conditional of gastar is regular: gastaría, gastarías, gastaría, gastaríamos, gastaríais, gastarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: gaste
The present subjunctive of gastar: 'gaste', 'gastes', 'gastemos', 'gastéis', 'gasten'.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gastara
The imperfect subjunctive of gastar has two forms: gastara/gastase and gastáramos/gastásemos.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gasta
The imperative of gastar is mostly regular, with specific commands like 'gasta' (tú) and 'gastad' (vosotros).
Negative Imperative
yo: no gastes
Negative commands for gastar use the present subjunctive: 'no gastes', 'no gaste', 'no gastemos', 'no gastéis', 'no gasten'.