How to conjugate gastar in Indicative Imperfect in Spanish

gastar
to spend, to use up, to waste
regular verb

Gastar means to spend money, time, or resources, or to use something up. It can also imply wasting or squandering resources.

How to conjugate gastar in Indicative Imperfect

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

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Indicative Imperfect Conjugations

PronounConjugation
Yo
gastaba
gastabas
Él / Ella / Usted
gastaba
Nosotros / Nosotras
gastábamos
Vosotros / Vosotras
gastabais
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
gastaban

Examples of gastar in Indicative Imperfect

Yo
Yo gastaba mucho dinero en esa tienda.
I used to spend a lot of money in that store.
Tú gastabas horas en ese proyecto.
You used to spend hours on that project.
Él / Ella / Usted
Ella gastaba menos cuando era joven.
She used to spend less when she was young.
Nosotros / Nosotras
Nosotros gastábamos mucho en vacaciones.
We used to spend a lot on vacations.
Vosotros / Vosotras
Vosotros gastabais demasiado en comida.
You all used to spend too much on food.
Ellos / Ellas / Ustedes
Ellos gastaban poco en ropa.
They used to spend little on clothes.

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Yo gastaba mucho dinero en esa tienda.

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