Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gasto | |
| tú | gastas | |
| él / ella / usted | gasta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gastamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gastáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gastan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gasté | |
| tú | gastaste | |
| él / ella / usted | gastó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gastamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gastasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gastaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gastaba | |
| tú | gastabas | |
| él / ella / usted | gastaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gastábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gastabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gastaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gastaré | |
| tú | gastarás | |
| él / ella / usted | gastará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gastaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gastaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gastarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gastaría | |
| tú | gastarías | |
| él / ella / usted | gastaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gastaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gastaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gastarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gaste | |
| tú | gastes | |
| él / ella / usted | gaste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gastemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gastéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gasten |
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
- (reflexive) to spend (money, time, resources)
- (reflexive) to wear, wear out (deteriorate by using)
- to use up, to expend, to consume (energy, water etc.)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
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