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SPANISH VERB

gastar

to spend

  • #297 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: gastando
  • Past participle: gastado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. yo I spend
  2. tú you spend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she spends
  4. nosotros we spend
  5. vosotros Spain you all spend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they spend

Past

Pretérito indefinido · finished actions

  1. yo I spent
  2. tú you spent
  3. usted, él, ella he/she spent
  4. nosotros we spent
  5. vosotros Spain you all spent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they spent

Imperfect

Pretérito imperfecto · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. yo I used to spend
  2. tú you used to spend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she used to spend
  4. nosotros we used to spend
  5. vosotros Spain you all used to spend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they used to spend

Future

Futuro · plans and promises; in speech, “voy a hablar” is just as common

  1. yo I will spend
  2. tú you will spend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she will spend
  4. nosotros we will spend
  5. vosotros Spain you all will spend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they will spend

Conditional

Condicional · “would”

  1. yo I would spend
  2. tú you would spend
  3. usted, él, ella he/she would spend
  4. nosotros we would spend
  5. vosotros Spain you all would spend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas they would spend

Present subjunctive

Presente de subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. yo (that) I spend
  2. tú (that) you spend
  3. usted, él, ella (that) he/she spend
  4. nosotros (that) we spend
  5. vosotros Spain (that) you all spend
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (that) they spend

Past subjunctive

Imperfecto de subjuntivo · “if I were”, “si …”

  1. yo (if) I spent
  2. tú (if) you spent
  3. usted, él, ella (if) he/she spent
  4. nosotros (if) we spent
  5. vosotros Spain (if) you all spent
  6. ustedes, ellos, ellas (if) they spent

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders; a negative one uses the subjunctive (no hables)

  1. tú spend!
  2. usted spend! (formal)
  3. nosotros spend! (let’s)
  4. vosotros Spain spend! (all of you)
  5. ustedes spend! (all of you)

How to use gastar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Gasto demasiado en cafés cada semana.

    I spend too much on coffees every week.

  2. Past

    ¿Cuánto gastaste en el regalo de tu madre?

    How much did you spend on your mom's gift?

  3. Imperfect

    Antes gastábamos muy poco en ropa.

    We used to spend very little on clothes.

  4. Future

    Este viaje gastará casi todos mis ahorros.

    This trip will use up almost all my savings.

  5. Conditional

    Yo no gastaría tanto en un teléfono.

    I wouldn't spend so much on a phone.

  6. Present subjunctive

    No quiero que gastes tu dinero en mí.

    I don't want you to spend your money on me.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Si gastara menos, podría viajar más.

    If I spent less, I could travel more.

  8. Imperative

    ¡No gastes la pila del teléfono con juegos!

    Don't run down the phone battery with games!

Good to know

  • "Gastar" is for money and things that run out; time is "pasar": pasé dos horas allí.

Verbs like this one

The same pattern, on other verbs: regular -ar verb.