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gastar

to spend

VerbFrequency #615

Transitive verb

  1. 1

    (money) to spend

    No quiero gastar mucho dinero en ropa.

    I don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes.
  2. 2

    (resources/energy) to use up

    No debemos gastar el agua de forma irresponsable.

    We should not use up water irresponsibly.

Reflexive verb

  1. 1

    (to wear out (oneself/something)) to wear out

    Mis zapatos se están gastando muy rápido.

    My shoes are wearing out very quickly.

1(money)to spend

No quiero gastar mucho dinero en ropa.

I don't want to spend a lot of money on clothes.

Él siempre gasta su dinero en videojuegos.

He always spends his money on video games.

No deberíamos gastar tanto en cosas innecesarias.

We shouldn't spend so much on unnecessary things.

No quiero gastar mucho dinero.

I don't want to spend much money.

2(resources/energy)to use up

No debemos gastar el agua de forma irresponsable.

We should not use up water irresponsibly.

Si no apagas la luz, vas a gastar mucha electricidad.

If you don't turn off the light, you're going to use up a lot of electricity.

No quiero gastar toda mi energía antes del final del día.

I don't want to use up all my energy before the end of the day.

Vamos a gastar toda la gasolina.

We are going to use up all the gasoline.

3(to wear out (oneself/something))to wear out

Mis zapatos se están gastando muy rápido.

My shoes are wearing out very quickly.

Mi ropa de trabajo se está gastando con el uso diario.

My work clothes are wearing out with daily use.

Después de tantos años, el motor del coche se ha gastado.

After so many years, the car's engine has worn out.

No quiero gastar mis zapatos nuevos.

I don't want to wear out my new shoes.
Verb

Forms

conditional indicative

1st singulargastaría

2nd singulargastarías

3rd singulargastaría

1st pluralgastaríamos

2nd pluralgastaríais

3rd pluralgastarían

future indicative

1st singulargastaré

2nd singulargastarás

3rd singulargastará

1st pluralgastaremos

2nd pluralgastaréis

3rd pluralgastarán

gerund

gastando

imperative affirmative

2nd singulargasta

1st pluralgastemos

2nd pluralgastad

imperative negative

2nd singularno gastes

1st pluralno gastemos

2nd pluralno gastéis

imperfect indicative

1st singulargastaba

2nd singulargastabas

3rd singulargastaba

1st pluralgastábamos

2nd pluralgastabais

3rd pluralgastaban

imperfect subjunctive

1st singulargastara

2nd singulargastaras

3rd singulargastara

1st pluralgastáramos

2nd pluralgastarais

3rd pluralgastaran

infinitive

gastar

participle

gastado

pluperfect indicative

1st singularhabía gastado

2nd singularhabías gastado

3rd singularhabía gastado

1st pluralhabíamos gastado

2nd pluralhabíais gastado

3rd pluralhabían gastado

present indicative

1st singulargasto

2nd singulargastas

3rd singulargasta

1st pluralgastamos

2nd pluralgastáis

3rd pluralgastan

present perfect indicative

1st singularhe gastado

2nd singularhas gastado

3rd singularha gastado

1st pluralhemos gastado

2nd pluralhabéis gastado

3rd pluralhan gastado

present perfect subjunctive

1st singularhaya gastado

2nd singularhayas gastado

3rd singularhaya gastado

1st pluralhayamos gastado

2nd pluralhayáis gastado

3rd pluralhayan gastado

present subjunctive

1st singulargaste

2nd singulargastes

3rd singulargaste

1st pluralgastemos

2nd pluralgastéis

3rd pluralgasten

preterite indicative

1st singulargasté

2nd singulargastaste

3rd singulargastó

1st pluralgastamos

2nd pluralgastasteis

3rd pluralgastaron