malgastar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
malgastar — to waste
Use 'malgasta' (tú) and 'malgasten' (ustedes) for direct commands with malgastar.
malgastar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
The imperative is for giving direct orders or instructions. With 'malgastar,' you're telling someone not to waste something, or to waste it, directly.
Notes on malgastar in the Affirmative Imperative
Malgastar is regular in the affirmative imperative, following the pattern of 'hablar'. The 'vosotros' form is 'malgastad'.
Example Sentences
¡Malgasta menos agua!
Waste less water!
tú
¡Malgasten bien su tiempo!
Waste your time well!
ustedes
No malgastemos la oportunidad.
Let's not waste the opportunity.
nosotros
Malgastad vuestras energías en tonterías.
Don't waste your energy on silly things.
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of imperative for commands.
Correct: For 'tú', use 'malgasta'; for 'ustedes', use 'malgasten'.
Why: The imperative mood is specifically for commands, while the present indicative describes current actions.
Mistake: Forgetting the 'no' with negative commands.
Correct: Ensure negative commands (like 'no malgastes') are formed correctly.
Why: Spanish negative commands require the 'no' prefix and use the subjunctive mood.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: malgasto
Malgastar is regular: malgasto, malgastas, malgasta, malgastamos, malgastáis, malgastan.
Preterite
yo: malgasté
The preterite of malgastar is regular: malgasté, malgastaste, malgastó, malgastamos, malgastasteis, malgastaron.
Imperfect
yo: malgastaba
The imperfect of malgastar is regular: malgastaba, malgastabas, malgastaba, malgastábamos, malgastabais, malgastaban.
Future
yo: malgastaré
The future of malgastar is regular: malgastaré, malgastarás, malgastará, malgastaremos, malgastaréis, malgastarán.
Conditional
yo: malgastaría
The conditional of malgastar is regular: malgastaría, malgastarías, malgastaría, malgastaríamos, malgastaríais, malgastarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: malgaste
Use 'malgaste' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after impersonal expressions.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: malgastara
Use 'malgastara' or 'malgastase' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Negative Imperative
yo: no malgastes
Form negative commands with 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no malgastes' (tú), 'no malgasten' (ustedes).