What does desperdiciar mean?
desperdiciar means to waste in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Desperdiciar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn desperdiciar, meaning to waste, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: desperdiciandoparticiple: desperdiciado
Principal forms of desperdiciar
- Infinitive
- desperdiciar
- Gerund
- desperdiciando
- Past participle
- desperdiciado
Desperdiciar conjugation table
Compare the present, preterite, imperfect, and future forms. Reflexive pronouns are included where the verb requires them.
| Pronoun | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | desperdicio | desperdicié | desperdiciaba | desperdiciaré |
| tú | desperdicias | desperdiciaste | desperdiciabas | desperdiciarás |
| él / ella / usted | desperdicia | desperdició | desperdiciaba | desperdiciará |
| nosotros/as | desperdiciamos | desperdiciamos | desperdiciábamos | desperdiciaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | desperdician | desperdiciaron | desperdiciaban | desperdiciarán |
Pattern notes
- Desperdiciar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with desperdiciar
Por favor, no desperdicie agua.Please don't waste water.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Los grifos agujereados desperdician un montón de agua.Leaky faucets waste a lot of water.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Las canillas agujereadas desperdician un montón de agua.Leaky faucets waste a lot of water.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate desperdiciar for yo in the present.
- Use the preterite form for ella.
- Say the nosotros/as imperfect form.
- Write a short sentence in the future.
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