malgastar Present Subjunctive Conjugation
malgastar — to waste
Use 'malgaste' for wishes, doubts, emotions, and after impersonal expressions.
malgastar Present Subjunctive Forms
When to Use the Present Subjunctive
The present subjunctive is used when expressing wishes, doubts, emotions, or uncertainty about an action. It's also used after impersonal expressions like 'es importante que' and in negative commands.
Notes on malgastar in the Present Subjunctive
Malgastar is regular in the present subjunctive. The forms ('malgaste', 'malgastes', 'malgastemos', 'malgastéis', 'malgasten') are derived from the 'yo' form of the present indicative ('malgasto').
Example Sentences
Espero que no malgastes tu talento.
I hope you don't waste your talent.
tú
Dudo que ellos malgasten el tiempo libre.
I doubt they waste their free time.
ellos/ellas/ustedes
Quiero que usted malgaste menos energía en eso.
I want you to waste less energy on that.
él/ella/usted
Es importante que malgastemos recursos con cuidado.
It's important that we waste resources carefully.
nosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using the present indicative instead of the present subjunctive after expressions of doubt or emotion.
Correct: Use 'No creo que malgastes' instead of 'No creo que malgastas'.
Why: Expressions of doubt, denial, and emotion trigger the subjunctive mood in Spanish.
Mistake: Confusing 'malgaste' (yo/él/ella/usted) with 'malgasté' (preterite yo).
Correct: 'Malgaste' is present subjunctive, 'malgasté' is preterite indicative.
Why: These are different tenses and moods, used in distinct grammatical structures.
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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.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: malgastara
Use 'malgastara' or 'malgastase' for past hypotheticals, wishes, or polite requests.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: malgasta
Use 'malgasta' (tú) and 'malgasten' (ustedes) for direct commands with malgastar.
Negative Imperative
yo: no malgastes
Form negative commands with 'no' + present subjunctive: 'no malgastes' (tú), 'no malgasten' (ustedes).