Ella VerbsHow to conjugate Bastar in Spanish
bastar to have enough, to be enough Regular AR Verb
At a glance: Bastar (to have enough, to be enough) is a regular -AR verb in Spanish. In the present tense: le basta / le bastan, les basta / les bastan. Like gustar, the subject typically follows the verb and an indirect object pronoun precedes it.
- Past participle
- bastado had enough
- Gerund
- bastando having enough
Table of contents
- Indicative tenses of Bastar
- Bastar in the Indicative Present
- Bastar in the Indicative Preterite
- Bastar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Bastar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Bastar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Bastar in the Indicative Future
- Bastar in the Indicative Conditional
- Bastar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Bastar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Bastar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Bastar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Bastar
- Imperative tenses of Bastar
- Verbs that follow the same patterns
- Frequently asked questions
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
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Indicative tenses of Bastar
Bastar in the Indicative Present
The Indicative Present of bastar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, “me basta / me bastan”, meaning “I have enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me basta / me bastan | I have enough |
| A ti | te basta / te bastan | you have enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le basta / le bastan | s/he has enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos basta / nos bastan | we have enough |
| A vosotros/as | os basta / os bastan | you (plural) have enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les basta / les bastan | they have enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Preterite
The Indicative Preterite of bastar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, “me bastó / me bastaron”, meaning “I had enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me bastó / me bastaron | I had enough |
| A ti | te bastó / te bastaron | you had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le bastó / le bastaron | s/he had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos bastó / nos bastaron | we had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os bastó / os bastaron | you (plural) had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les bastó / les bastaron | they had enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Imperfect
The Indicative Imperfect of bastar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, “me bastaba / me bastaban”, meaning “I used to have enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me bastaba / me bastaban | I used to have enough |
| A ti | te bastaba / te bastaban | you used to have enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le bastaba / le bastaban | s/he used to have enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos bastaba / nos bastaban | we used to have enough |
| A vosotros/as | os bastaba / os bastaban | you (plural) used to have enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les bastaba / les bastaban | they used to have enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Present Continuous
The Indicative Present Continuous of bastar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, “me está bastando / me están bastando”, meaning “I am having enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me está bastando / me están bastando | I am having enough |
| A ti | te está bastando / te están bastando | you are having enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le está bastando / le están bastando | s/he is having enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos está bastando / nos están bastando | we are having enough |
| A vosotros/as | os está bastando / os están bastando | you (plural) are having enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les está bastando / les están bastando | they are having enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Informal Future
The Indicative Informal Future of bastar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, “me va a bastar / me van a bastar”, meaning “I am going to have enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me va a bastar / me van a bastar | I am going to have enough |
| A ti | te va a bastar / te van a bastar | you are going to have enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le va a bastar / le van a bastar | s/he is going to have enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos va a bastar / nos van a bastar | we are going to have enough |
| A vosotros/as | os va a bastar / os van a bastar | you (plural) are going to have enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les va a bastar / les van a bastar | they are going to have enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Future
The Indicative Future of bastar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, “me bastará / me bastarán”, meaning “I will have enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me bastará / me bastarán | I will have enough |
| A ti | te bastará / te bastarán | you will have enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le bastará / le bastarán | s/he will have enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos bastará / nos bastarán | we will have enough |
| A vosotros/as | os bastará / os bastarán | you (plural) will have enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les bastará / les bastarán | they will have enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Conditional
The Indicative Conditional of bastar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, “me bastaría / me bastarían”, meaning “I would have enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me bastaría / me bastarían | I would have enough |
| A ti | te bastaría / te bastarían | you would have enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le bastaría / le bastarían | s/he would have enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos bastaría / nos bastarían | we would have enough |
| A vosotros/as | os bastaría / os bastarían | you (plural) would have enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les bastaría / les bastarían | they would have enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Present Perfect
The Indicative Present Perfect of bastar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, “me ha bastado / me han bastado”, meaning “I have had enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me ha bastado / me han bastado | I have had enough |
| A ti | te ha bastado / te han bastado | you have had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le ha bastado / le han bastado | s/he has had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos ha bastado / nos han bastado | we have had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os ha bastado / os han bastado | you (plural) have had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les ha bastado / les han bastado | they have had enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Past Perfect
The Indicative Past Perfect of bastar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, “me había bastado / me habían bastado”, meaning “I had had enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me había bastado / me habían bastado | I had had enough |
| A ti | te había bastado / te habían bastado | you had had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le había bastado / le habían bastado | s/he had had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos había bastado / nos habían bastado | we had had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os había bastado / os habían bastado | you (plural) had had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les había bastado / les habían bastado | they had had enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Future Perfect
The Indicative Future Perfect of bastar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, “me habrá bastado / me habrán bastado”, meaning “I will have had enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habrá bastado / me habrán bastado | I will have had enough |
| A ti | te habrá bastado / te habrán bastado | you will have had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le habrá bastado / le habrán bastado | s/he will have had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos habrá bastado / nos habrán bastado | we will have had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os habrá bastado / os habrán bastado | you (plural) will have had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habrá bastado / les habrán bastado | they will have had enough |
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Bastar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
The Indicative Conditional Perfect of bastar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, “me habría bastado / me habrían bastado”, meaning “I would have had enough”.
In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me habría bastado / me habrían bastado | I would have had enough |
| A ti | te habría bastado / te habrían bastado | you would have had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le habría bastado / le habrían bastado | s/he would have had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos habría bastado / nos habrían bastado | we would have had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os habría bastado / os habrían bastado | you (plural) would have had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les habría bastado / les habrían bastado | they would have had enough |
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Subjunctive tenses of Bastar
Bastar in the Subjunctive Present
The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, “me baste / me basten”, meaning “I have enough”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me baste / me basten | I have enough |
| A ti | te baste / te basten | you have enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le baste / le basten | s/he has enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos baste / nos basten | we have enough |
| A vosotros/as | os baste / os basten | you (plural) have enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les baste / les basten | they have enough |
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Bastar in the Subjunctive Imperfect
The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, “me bastara / me bastaran”, meaning “I had enough”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me bastara / me bastaran | I had enough |
| A ti | te bastara / te bastaran | you had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le bastara / le bastaran | s/he had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos bastara / nos bastaran | we had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os bastara / os bastaran | you (plural) had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les bastara / les bastaran | they had enough |
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Bastar in the Subjunctive Future
The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, “me bastare / me bastaren”, meaning “I will have enough”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me bastare / me bastaren | I will have enough |
| A ti | te bastare / te bastaren | you will have enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le bastare / le bastaren | s/he will have enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos bastare / nos bastaren | we will have enough |
| A vosotros/as | os bastare / os bastaren | you (plural) will have enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les bastare / les bastaren | they will have enough |
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Bastar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect
The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, “me haya bastado / me hayan bastado”, meaning “I have had enough”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me haya bastado / me hayan bastado | I have had enough |
| A ti | te haya bastado / te hayan bastado | you have had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le haya bastado / le hayan bastado | s/he has had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos haya bastado / nos hayan bastado | we have had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os haya bastado / os hayan bastado | you (plural) have had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les haya bastado / les hayan bastado | they have had enough |
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Bastar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect
The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, “me hubiera bastado / me hubieran bastado”, meaning “I had had enough”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiera bastado / me hubieran bastado | I had had enough |
| A ti | te hubiera bastado / te hubieran bastado | you had had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiera bastado / le hubieran bastado | s/he had had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiera bastado / nos hubieran bastado | we had had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiera bastado / os hubieran bastado | you (plural) had had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiera bastado / les hubieran bastado | they had had enough |
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Bastar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect
The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, “me hubiere bastado / me hubieren bastado”, meaning “I will have had enough”.
In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | me hubiere bastado / me hubieren bastado | I will have had enough |
| A ti | te hubiere bastado / te hubieren bastado | you will have had enough |
| A ella/él/usted | le hubiere bastado / le hubieren bastado | s/he will have had enough |
| A nosotros/as | nos hubiere bastado / nos hubieren bastado | we will have had enough |
| A vosotros/as | os hubiere bastado / os hubieren bastado | you (plural) will have had enough |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | les hubiere bastado / les hubieren bastado | they will have had enough |
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Imperative tenses of Bastar
Bastar in the Imperative Affirmative
The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, “baste”, meaning “(to you formal) have enough!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | basta | (to you) have enough! |
| A ella/él/usted | baste | (to you formal) have enough! |
| A nosotros/as | bastemos | let's have enough! |
| A vosotros/as | bastad | (to you plural) have enough! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | basten | (to you plural formal) have enough! |
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Bastar in the Imperative Negative
The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, “no baste”, meaning “(to you formal) don't have enough!”.
In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".
| Object | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| A mí | - | - |
| A ti | no bastes | (to you) don't have enough! |
| A ella/él/usted | no baste | (to you formal) don't have enough! |
| A nosotros/as | no bastemos | let's not have enough! |
| A vosotros/as | no bastéis | (to you plural) don't have enough! |
| A ellos/as/ustedes | no basten | (to you plural formal) don't have enough! |
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Frequently asked questions about Bastar
Is bastar a regular or irregular verb?
Bastar is a fully regular -AR verb. It follows the standard -AR conjugation pattern in every tense and mood without any stem changes, spelling changes, or irregular forms. This makes it a model verb for learning the -AR conjugation system.
How do you conjugate bastar in the present tense (presente)?
In the present tense (presente), bastar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le basta / le bastan, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les basta / les bastan. The present tense is used To talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths.
How do you conjugate bastar in the preterite (pretérito indefinido)?
In the preterite (pretérito indefinido), bastar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le bastó / le bastaron, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les bastó / les bastaron. The preterite is used To talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time.
How do you conjugate bastar in the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto)?
In the imperfect (pretérito imperfecto), bastar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le bastaba / le bastaban, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les bastaba / les bastaban. The imperfect is used To describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do.
How do you conjugate bastar in the future tense (futuro simple)?
In the future tense (futuro simple), bastar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le bastará / le bastarán, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les bastará / les bastarán. The future tense is used To talk about something that will happen in the future.
How do you conjugate bastar in the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente)?
In the present subjunctive (subjuntivo presente), bastar is conjugated as: a ella/él/usted le baste / le basten, a ellas/ellos/ustedes les baste / les basten. The present subjunctive is used To talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about.
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