What does malgastar mean?
malgastar means to waste, to squander, to blow, to fritter away in English. It is a regular -ar verb.
Spanish verb guide
Malgastar Conjugation in Spanish
Learn malgastar, meaning to waste, to squander, to blow, to fritter away, through verified forms and contextual examples.
regular-argerund: malgastandoparticiple: malgastado
Principal forms of malgastar
- Infinitive
- malgastar
- Gerund
- malgastando
- Past participle
- malgastado
Malgastar 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 | malgasto | malgasté | malgastaba | malgastaré |
| tú | malgastas | malgastaste | malgastabas | malgastarás |
| él / ella / usted | malgasta | malgastó | malgastaba | malgastará |
| nosotros/as | malgastamos | malgastamos | malgastábamos | malgastaremos |
| ellos/as / ustedes | malgastan | malgastaron | malgastaban | malgastarán |
Pattern notes
- Malgastar follows the regular -ar pattern in the four tenses shown here.
Examples with malgastar
Mi padre no malgasta su tiempo.My father doesn't waste his time.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
No malgastes tu tiempo y dinero.Don't waste your time and money.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
No malgastes tu tiempo en pequeñeces.Don't waste your time on trifles.Tatoeba example · CC BY 2.0 FR
Practice prompts
- Conjugate malgastar 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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