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Gastar (to spend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of gastar (to spend) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

Gastar (to spend) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: B1

Module 5: Vida adulta (Adult life)

Lesson 30: Presupuesto personal (Personal budget)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Gastar (to spend) Gastando (Spending) Gastado (Spent)

Gastar (to spend): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo gasto I spend
tú gastas you spend
él/ella gasta he/she spends
nosotros/nosotras gastamos we spend
vosotros/vosotras gastáis you spend
ellos/ellas gastan they spend

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he gastado I have spent
tú has gastado You have spent
él/ella ha gastado He/she has spent
nosotros/nosotras hemos gastado we have spent
vosotros/vosotras habéis gastado You (plural) have spent
ellos/ellas han gastado They have spent

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo gaste I spend
tú gastes you spend
él/ella gaste he/she spends
nosotros/nosotras gastemos we spend
vosotros/vosotras gastéis you spend
ellos/ellas gasten They spend

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya gastado I have spent
tú hayas gastado you have spent
él/ella haya gastado He/she may have spent
nosotros/nosotras hayamos gastado we have spent
vosotros/vosotras hayáis gastado you have spent
ellos/ellas hayan gastado they have spent

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo gastaba I used to spend
tú gastabas you were spending
él/ella gastaba He/she was spending
nosotros/nosotras gastábamos We used to spend
vosotros/vosotras gastabais You (plural) were spending
ellos/ellas gastaban They used to spend

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había gastado I had spent
tú habías gastado you had spent
él/ella había gastado He had spent
nosotros/nosotras habíamos gastado we had spent
vosotros/vosotras habíais gastado You had spent
ellos/ellas habían gastado they had spent

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo gastara/gastase I would spend
tú gastaras/gastases you spent
él/ella gastara/gastase He would spend
nosotros/nosotras gastáramos/gastásemos we spent
vosotros/vosotras gastarais/gastaseis you would spend
ellos/ellas gastaran/gastasen They would spend

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese gastado I would have spent
tú hubieras/hubieses gastado You had spent
él/ella hubiera/hubiese gastado he would have spent
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos gastado we had spent
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis gastado you would have spent
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen gastado They had spent

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo gasté I spent
tú gastaste You spent
él/ella gastó He/she spent
nosotros/nosotras gastamos we spent
vosotros/vosotras gastasteis You spent
ellos/ellas gastaron They spent

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube gastado I had spent
tú hubiste gastado you had spent
él/ella hubo gastado he/she had spent
nosotros/nosotras hubimos gastado we had spent
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis gastado you had spent
ellos/ellas hubieron gastado they had spent

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo gastare I will spend
tú gastares you should spend
él/ella gastare he/she will spend
nosotros/nosotras gastáremos we will spend
vosotros/vosotras gastareis You will spend
ellos/ellas gastaren They would spend

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere gastado I will have spent
tú hubieres gastado you will have spent
él/ella hubiere gastado he/she will have spent
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos gastado we shall have spent
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis gastado you will have spent
ellos/ellas hubieren gastado they will have spent

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo gastaré I will spend
tú gastarás you will spend
él/ella gastará He/she will spend
nosotros/nosotras gastaremos we will spend
vosotros/vosotras gastaréis You will spend
ellos/ellas gastarán They will spend

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré gastado I will have spent
tú habrás gastado you will have spent
él/ella habrá gastado he/she will have spent
nosotros/nosotras habremos gastado we will have spent
vosotros/vosotras habréis gastado you will have spent
ellos/ellas habrán gastado They will have spent
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
Gasta! Spend!
Gaste! Spend!
Gastemos! Let's spend!
Gastad! Spend!
Gasten! They spend

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
No gastes! Don't spend!
No gaste! He/she should not spend!
No gastemos! Let's not spend!
No gastéis! Do not spend!
No gasten! Do not spend!

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo gastaría I would spend
tú gastarías you would spend
él/ella gastaría he/she would spend
nosotros/nosotras gastaríamos we would spend
vosotros/vosotras gastaríais you would spend
ellos/ellas gastarían they would spend

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría gastado I would have spent
tú habrías gastado you would have spent
él/ella habría gastado He/she would have spent
nosotros/nosotras habríamos gastado we would have spent
vosotros/vosotras habríais gastado You would have spent
ellos/ellas habrían gastado They would have spent

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. We will spend the nutrients in a balanced diet.
Gastaremos los nutrientes en una alimentación equilibrada.
2. I will spend a lot of time at the clinic.
Gastaré mucho tiempo en la clínica.
3. You will spend the vitamins on a nutritional supplement.
Gastarás las vitaminas en un suplemento nutritivo.
4. He/She will spend the calories in a professional race.
Gastará las calorías en una carrera profesional.
5. We spend on nutritional supplements to improve the diet.
Nosotros gastamos en suplementos nutritivos para mejorar la dieta.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I have spent a lot on health insurance.
He gastado mucho en el seguro de salud.
2. He/She has spent the money on the vitamins.
Ha gastado el dinero en las vitaminas.
3. They spent energy in the professional race.
Ellos gastaron energía en la carrera profesional.
4. You spent all your money at the supermarket.
Gastaste todo tu dinero en el supermercado.
5. He spent the supplement each morning to improve the metabolism.
Él gastaba el suplemento cada mañana para mejorar el metabolismo.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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gastáramos/gastásemos, gastes, gasten, gastara/gastase, gastarais/gastaseis

1.
Es posible que ellas ... más nutrientes de lo necesario.
(They may spend more nutrients than necessary.)
2.
Si vosotros ... menos en productos publicitarios, vuestra empresa sería más rentable.
(If you spent less on advertising products, your company would be more profitable.)
3.
Es importante que no ... toda la energía en un solo ejercicio.
(It's important that you don't spend all your energy on a single exercise.)
4.
Si yo ... menos en comida rápida, podría ahorrar más.
(If I spent less on fast food, I could save more.)
5.
Si nosotros ... más tiempo en la higiene personal, nos sentiríamos más frescos.
(If we spent more time on personal hygiene, we would feel fresher.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I hope I have spent fewer calories than necessary.
Espero que haya gastado menos calorías de las necesarias.
2. After sunbathing, I realised that I had spent all the lotion.
Después de tomar el sol, me di cuenta de que hube gastado toda la crema.
3. He/she had expected that she had spent more vitamins for her health.
Esperaba que ella hubiera/hubiese gastado más vitaminas para su salud.
4. They may have spent more on prevention during the pandemic.
Es probable que hayan gastado más en prevención durante la pandemia.
5. You thought that you would have spent all the fibre if you had cooked at home.
Pensasteis que hubierais/hubieseis gastado toda la fibra si hubierais cocinado en casa.