gastar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
gastar — to spend
The imperative of gastar is mostly regular, with specific commands like 'gasta' (tú) and 'gastad' (vosotros).
gastar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Use the imperative to give direct commands or instructions to someone. For example, telling a friend 'gasta menos' (spend less) or telling a group 'gastad con cuidado' (spend carefully).
Notes on gastar in the Affirmative Imperative
Gastar is regular in the imperative, except for the 'vosotros' form which drops the 'r' from the infinitive and adds 'd'. The 'tú' form uses the present indicative stem.
Example Sentences
¡Gasta tu dinero sabiamente!
Spend your money wisely!
tú
Gastemos solo lo necesario este mes.
Let's spend only what's necessary this month.
nosotros
¡Gasten con moderación!
Spend with moderation!
ustedes
Gastad el dinero en cosas útiles.
Spend the money on useful things.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present subjunctive for affirmative commands, like 'no gastes'.
Correct: Affirmative commands use the imperative mood. 'No gastes' is a negative command.
Why: Learners often confuse the forms or rules for affirmative and negative commands.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'd' in the vosotros form: 'gasta'.
Correct: The correct vosotros imperative form is 'gastad'.
Why: This is a common error for regular -ar verbs in the vosotros imperative.
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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.
Future
yo: gastaré
The future tense of gastar is regular: gastaré, gastarás, gastará, gastaremos, gastaréis, gastarán.
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.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gastes
Negative commands for gastar use the present subjunctive: 'no gastes', 'no gaste', 'no gastemos', 'no gastéis', 'no gasten'.