Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperdicio | |
| tú | desperdicias | |
| él / ella / usted | desperdicia | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desperdiciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desperdiciáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desperdician |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperdicié | |
| tú | desperdiciaste | |
| él / ella / usted | desperdició | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desperdiciamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desperdiciasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desperdiciaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperdiciaba | |
| tú | desperdiciabas | |
| él / ella / usted | desperdiciaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desperdiciábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desperdiciabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desperdiciaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperdiciaré | |
| tú | desperdiciarás | |
| él / ella / usted | desperdiciará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desperdiciaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desperdiciaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desperdiciarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperdiciaría | |
| tú | desperdiciarías | |
| él / ella / usted | desperdiciaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desperdiciaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desperdiciaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desperdiciarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | desperdicie | |
| tú | desperdicies | |
| él / ella / usted | desperdicie | |
| nosotros / nosotras | desperdiciemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | desperdiciéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | desperdicien |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Meaning & usage
- to waste
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Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations