Spanish verb bastar conjugation

bastar

to be enough

regular verbPast participle: bastadoGerund: bastando

Bastar means to be sufficient or adequate for a particular purpose. It is often used to indicate that something suffices or meets the needs.

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Complete conjugation of bastar

Indicative Present

El Presente - used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	basto	Este método basta para resolver el problema. This method is enough to solve the problem.
Tú	bastas	Tú basta con llamar si necesitas ayuda. You just need to call if you need help.
Él / Ella / Usted	basta	Eso basta para entender la idea. That is enough to understand the idea.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastamos	Nosotros bastamos con poco dinero. We suffice with little money.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastáis	Vosotros bastáis para completar el equipo. You all are enough to complete the team.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastan	Las pruebas bastan para demostrarlo. The tests are enough to prove it.

Indicative Preterite

El Pretérito Indefinido - used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	basté	Basté con una sola porción. One portion was enough for me.
Tú	bastaste	¿Bastaste con esa explicación? Did that explanation suffice for you?
Él / Ella / Usted	bastó	La comida bastó para todos. The food was enough for everyone.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastamos	Bastamos con un poco más. We needed just a little more.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastasteis	¿Bastasteis con esa cantidad? Was that amount enough for you all?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastaron	Las entradas bastaron para todos. The tickets were enough for everyone.

Indicative Imperfect

El Pretérito Imperfecto - used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	bastaba	Antes, bastaba con una sola llamada. Before, a single call was enough.
Tú	bastabas	Tú bastabas para resolver el problema. You were enough to solve the problem.
Él / Ella / Usted	bastaba	Él bastaba con esperar un poco. He was enough to wait a little.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastábamos	Nosotros bastábamos para el equipo. We were enough for the team.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastabais	Vosotros bastabais para la tarea. You all were enough for the task.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastaban	Ellos bastaban para la organización. They were enough for the organization.

Indicative Present Continuous

El Presente Progresivo - used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	estoy bastando	Estoy bastando para terminar pronto. I am being enough to finish soon.
Tú	estás bastando	¿Estás bastando para el proyecto? Are you being enough for the project?
Él / Ella / Usted	está bastando	Ella está bastando en este momento. She is being enough at this moment.
Nosotros / Nosotras	estamos bastando	Estamos bastando para las expectativas. We are being enough for the expectations.
Vosotros / Vosotras	estáis bastando	¿Estáis bastando para el equipo? Are you all being enough for the team?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	están bastando	Los resultados están bastando ahora. The results are being enough now.

Indicative Informal Future

El Futuro Próximo - used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	bastare	Bastare con estudiar un poco más. It will be enough to study a little more.
Tú	bastarás	Bastarás con llamar más tarde. You will just need to call later.
Él / Ella / Usted	bastará	Bastará con esperar unos minutos. It will be enough to wait a few minutes.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastaremos	Bastaremos con terminar el proyecto. We will just need to finish the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastaréis	Bastaréis con practicar más. You all will just need to practice more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastarán	Bastarán con llegar a tiempo. It will be enough to arrive on time.

Indicative Future

El Futuro Simple - used to talk about something that will happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	bastará	Eso bastará para resolver el problema. That will be enough to solve the problem.
Tú	bastarás	Tú bastarás para completar el equipo. You will be enough to complete the team.
Él / Ella / Usted	bastará	Él bastará para ayudar en la tarea. He will be enough to help with the task.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastaremos	Nosotros bastaremos para cubrir la demanda. We will be enough to meet the demand.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastaréis	Vosotros bastaréis para completar el proyecto. You all will be enough to complete the project.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastarán	Ellos bastarán para organizar el evento. They will be enough to organize the event.

Indicative Conditional

El Condicional Simple - used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	bastaría	Eso bastaría para resolver el problema. That would be enough to solve the problem.
Tú	bastarías	Tú bastarías para completar el equipo. You would be enough to complete the team.
Él / Ella / Usted	bastaría	Él bastaría con una explicación sencilla. He would suffice with a simple explanation.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastaríamos	Nosotros bastaríamos si colaboramos. We would be enough if we collaborate.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastaríais	Vosotros bastaríais para el proyecto. You all would be enough for the project.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastarían	Ellos bastarían con un poco más de tiempo. They would be enough with a little more time.

Indicative Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto - used to describe actions that started recently and are still happening now

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	he bastado	He bastado con una sola explicación. I have sufficed with just one explanation.
Tú	has bastado	¿Has bastado con esa respuesta? Have you sufficed with that answer?
Él / Ella / Usted	ha bastado	Ella ha bastado para resolver el problema. She has sufficed to solve the problem.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hemos bastado	Hemos bastado con un poco de ayuda. We have sufficed with a little help.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habéis bastado	Vosotros habéis bastado para entenderlo. You all have sufficed to understand it.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	han bastado	Ellos han bastado para completar la tarea. They have sufficed to complete the task.

Indicative Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto - used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	había bastado	Ya había bastado con tu ayuda. It had already been enough with your help.
Tú	habías bastado	Antes de la reunión, habías bastado con estudiar. Before the meeting, you had just needed to study.
Él / Ella / Usted	había bastado	Ella había bastado para resolver el problema. She had been enough to solve the problem.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habíamos bastado	Nosotros habíamos bastado con esperar. We had just needed to wait.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habíais bastado	Vosotros habíais bastado con pedir ayuda. You all had just needed to ask for help.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habían bastado	Ellos habían bastado para completar la tarea. They had been enough to complete the task.

Indicative Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto - used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habré bastado	Para entonces, ya habré bastado con la explicación. By then, I will have already been enough with the explanation.
Tú	habrás bastado	Para mañana, tú habrás bastado con el ensayo. By tomorrow, you will have been enough with the rehearsal.
Él / Ella / Usted	habrá bastado	Para el fin de semana, él habrá bastado con el entrenamiento. By the weekend, he will have been enough with the training.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habremos bastado	Para entonces, nosotros habremos bastado con los recursos. By then, we will have been enough with the resources.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habréis bastado	Para el evento, vosotros habréis bastado con la preparación. For the event, you all will have been enough with the preparation.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrán bastado	Para esa fecha, ellos habrán bastado con las pruebas. By that date, they will have been enough with the tests.

Indicative Conditional Perfect

El Condicional Perfecto - used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn't

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	habría bastado	Habría bastado con llamar antes. It would have been enough to call earlier.
Tú	habrías bastado	Habrías bastado con pedir ayuda. It would have been enough for you to ask for help.
Él / Ella / Usted	habría bastado	Habría bastado con esperar un poco. It would have been enough to wait a little.
Nosotros / Nosotras	habríamos bastado	Habríamos bastado con intentarlo otra vez. It would have been enough for us to try again.
Vosotros / Vosotras	habríais bastado	Habríais bastado con estudiar más. It would have been enough for you all to study more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	habrían bastado	Habrían bastado con cambiar de plan. It would have been enough for them to change the plan.

Subjunctive Present

El Presente de Subjuntivo - used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	baste	Es importante que yo baste para la fiesta. It's important that I suffice for the party.
Tú	bastes	Espero que tú bastes con esa cantidad. I hope that you suffice with that amount.
Él / Ella / Usted	baste	Es posible que él baste con poco dinero. It's possible that he suffices with little money.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastemos	Es necesario que nosotros bastemos en esta situación. It's necessary that we suffice in this situation.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastéis	Dudo que vosotros bastéis sin ayuda. I doubt that you all suffice without help.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	basten	Es importante que ellas basten para el proyecto. It's important that they suffice for the project.

Subjunctive Imperfect

El Imperfecto Subjuntivo - used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	bastara	Si fuera necesario, bastara con llamar. If it were necessary, it would suffice to call.
Tú	bastaras	Quizá bastaras para resolver el problema. Maybe you would be enough to solve the problem.
Él / Ella / Usted	bastara	Esperaba que bastara para convencerlo. I hoped it would be enough to convince him.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastáramos	Si fuera necesario, bastáramos con eso. If it were necessary, we would suffice with that.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastarais	Quizá bastarais para completar el proyecto. Maybe you all would be enough to complete the project.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastaran	Si fuera posible, bastaran para todos. If it were possible, they would be enough for everyone.

Subjunctive Future

El Futuro de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations and actions/events that may happen in the future

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	bastare	Si fuera necesario, bastare con llamar. If necessary, it will suffice to call.
Tú	bastares	Bastares con seguir las instrucciones. It will suffice for you to follow the instructions.
Él / Ella / Usted	bastare	Bastare con que él llegue a tiempo. It will suffice if he arrives on time.
Nosotros / Nosotras	bastáremos	Bastáremos con resolver el problema pronto. It will suffice for us to solve the problem soon.
Vosotros / Vosotras	bastareis	Bastareis con estudiar un poco más. It will suffice for you all to study a little more.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	bastaren	Bastaren con entender la situación. It will suffice for them to understand the situation.

Subjunctive Present Perfect

El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to describe past actions still connected to the present

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya bastado	Espero que haya bastado para todos. I hope it has been enough for everyone.
Tú	hayas bastado	¿Crees que hayas bastado con eso? Do you think that has been enough for you?
Él / Ella / Usted	haya bastado	Es posible que haya bastado para ella. It is possible that it has been enough for her.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos bastado	Quizá hayamos bastado para completar el proyecto. Maybe we have been enough to complete the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis bastado	¿Habéis bastado para la reunión? Have you all been enough for the meeting?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan bastado	Es probable que hayan bastado para el evento. It's likely that they have been enough for the event.

Subjunctive Past Perfect

El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about hypothetical situations in the past

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	hubiera bastado	Si hubiera bastado, no habría pedido más. If it had been enough, I wouldn't have asked for more.
Tú	hubieras bastado	Si hubieras bastado, no te habría llamado. If it had been enough for you, I wouldn't have called you.
Él / Ella / Usted	hubiera bastado	Si hubiera bastado, habría sido suficiente. If it had been enough, it would have been sufficient.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hubiéramos bastado	Si hubiéramos bastado, no habríamos preocupado a todos. If it had been enough, we wouldn't have worried everyone.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hubierais bastado	Si hubierais bastado, no habríais tenido problemas. If it had been enough for you all, you wouldn't have had problems.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hubieran bastado	Si hubieran bastado, no habrían pedido ayuda. If it had been enough, they wouldn't have asked for help.

Subjunctive Future Perfect

El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo - used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situation occurs

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	haya bastado	Espero que haya bastado para todos. I hope it has been enough for everyone.
Tú	hayas bastado	¿Crees que hayas bastado con eso? Do you think that will have been enough for you?
Él / Ella / Usted	haya bastado	Es posible que haya bastado la explicación. It is possible that the explanation has been enough.
Nosotros / Nosotras	hayamos bastado	Quizá hayamos bastado para completar el proyecto. Maybe we will have been enough to complete the project.
Vosotros / Vosotras	hayáis bastado	¿Habéis bastado para cubrir los gastos? Have you all been enough to cover the expenses?
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	hayan bastado	Es probable que hayan bastado las pruebas. It is likely that the tests have been enough.

Imperative Affirmative

El Imperativo Afirmativo - used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	basta	¡Basta de quejarte! Stop complaining!
Tú	basta	¡Basta de hacer eso! Stop doing that!
Él / Ella / Usted	basta	¡Basta de mentir! Stop lying!
Nosotros / Nosotras	basta	¡Basta de excusas! Let's stop making excuses!
Vosotros / Vosotras	basta	¡Basta de discutir! Stop arguing!
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	basta	¡Basta de esperar! Stop waiting!

Imperative Negative

El Imperativo Negativo - used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something

Pronoun	Conjugation	Example
Yo	no basto	No basta con intentarlo, debes hacerlo. It's not enough to try; you must do it.
Tú	no bastes	No bastes en mentir, sé honesto. Don't lie; be honest.
Él / Ella / Usted	no baste	No baste con estudiar, practica más. Studying isn't enough; practice more.
Nosotros / Nosotras	no bastemos	No bastemos en aprender, apliquemos lo aprendido. Let's not just learn; let's apply what we've learned.
Vosotros / Vosotras	no bastéis	No bastéis en quejaros, busquen soluciones. Don't just complain; find solutions.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes	no basten	No basten en confiar, verifiquen la información. Don't just trust; verify the information.