What does 'bastar' mean in English?

In Spanish, 'bastar' means to be enough / suffice. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.

Is bastar an irregular verb in Spanish?

Bastar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.

How do you conjugate bastar in the present tense?

Present tense (Presente) of bastar: yo basto, tú bastas, él/ella/usted basta, nosotros bastamos, vosotros bastáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bastan.

How do you conjugate bastar in the preterite?

Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of bastar: yo basté, tú bastaste, él/ella/usted bastó, nosotros bastamos, vosotros bastasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes bastaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.

What is the imperfect tense of bastar?

Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of bastar: yo bastaba, tú bastabas, él/ella/usted bastaba, nosotros bastábamos, vosotros bastabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes bastaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.

What is the past participle of bastar?

The past participle of bastar is 'bastado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he bastado' (I have be enough / sufficeed), 'has bastado', 'ha bastado'.

What is the gerundio (present participle) of bastar?

The gerundio of bastar is 'bastando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy bastando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.

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Bastar conjugation

bastar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning be enough / suffice. In the present tense: yo basto, tú bastas, él/ella basta, nosotros bastamos, vosotros bastáis, ellos bastan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

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At a glance

Infinitive: bastar
Gerundio: bastando
Meaning: be enough / suffice
Pattern: Regular
Difficulty: Level 2

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Conjugation tables

Bastar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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Form	Spanish	Use
Infinitivo	bastar	Dictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
Gerundio	bastando	Used with estar for progressive forms, for example estar bastando.

Presente

Present

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	basto	Yo basto para este trabajo.I am enough for this job.
tú	bastas	Tú bastas para ayudarme.You are enough to help me.
él	basta	Él basta para convencerme.He is enough to convince me.
nosotros	bastamos	Nosotros bastamos por ahora.We are enough for now.
vosotros	bastáis	Vosotros bastáis para empezar.You are enough to start.
ellos	bastan	Ellos bastan para cubrir todo.They are enough to cover everything.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	he bastado	Yo he bastado para este trabajo hoy.I have been enough for this job today.
tú	has bastado	Tú has bastado para ayudarme.You have been enough to help me.
él	ha bastado	Él ha bastado para convencerme ya.He has been enough to convince me already.
nosotros	hemos bastado	Nosotros hemos bastado por ahora.We have been enough for now.
vosotros	habéis bastado	Vosotros habéis bastado para empezar.You have been enough to start.
ellos	han bastado	Ellos han bastado para cubrir todo.They have been enough to cover everything.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	basté	Yo basté para ese trabajo ayer.I was enough for that job yesterday.
tú	bastaste	Tú bastaste para ayudarme al final.You were enough to help me in the end.
él	bastó	Él bastó para convencerme.He was enough to convince me.
nosotros	bastamos	Nosotros bastamos por un tiempo.We were enough for a while.
vosotros	bastasteis	Vosotros bastasteis para empezar solos.You were enough to start on your own.
ellos	bastaron	Ellos bastaron para cubrir todo ayer.They were enough to cover everything yesterday.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	bastaba	Yo bastaba para ese trabajo antes.I used to be enough for that job before.
tú	bastabas	Tú bastabas para ayudarme siempre.You used to be enough to help me always.
él	bastaba	Él bastaba para convencerme fácilmente.He used to be enough to convince me easily.
nosotros	bastábamos	Nosotros bastábamos por entonces.We used to be enough back then.
vosotros	bastabais	Vosotros bastabais para empezar rápido.You used to be enough to start quickly.
ellos	bastaban	Ellos bastaban para cubrir todo antes.They used to be enough to cover everything before.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	había bastado	Yo había bastado para ese trabajo antes.I had been enough for that job before.
tú	habías bastado	Tú habías bastado para ayudarme ya.You had been enough to help me already.
él	había bastado	Él había bastado para convencerme previamente.He had been enough to convince me previously.
nosotros	habíamos bastado	Nosotros habíamos bastado por ese momento.We had been enough for that moment.
vosotros	habíais bastado	Vosotros habíais bastado para empezar esa mañana.You had been enough to start that morning.
ellos	habían bastado	Ellos habían bastado para cubrir todo antes.They had been enough to cover everything before.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hube bastado	Cuando yo hube bastado, dejaron de buscar.When I had been enough, they stopped looking.
tú	hubiste bastado	En cuanto tú hubiste bastado para ayudarme, me calmé.As soon as you had been enough to help me, I calmed down.
él	hubo bastado	Después de que él hubo bastado para convencerme, acepté.After he had been enough to convince me, I accepted.
nosotros	hubimos bastado	Apenas nosotros hubimos bastado, empezó todo.As soon as we had been enough, everything started.
vosotros	hubisteis bastado	Una vez que vosotros hubisteis bastado para empezar, abrió la puerta.Once you had been enough to start, he opened the door.
ellos	hubieron bastado	Cuando ellos hubieron bastado para cubrir todo, pararon.When they had been enough to cover everything, they stopped.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	bastaré	Yo bastaré para este trabajo mañana.I will be enough for this job tomorrow.
tú	bastarás	Tú bastarás para ayudarme.You will be enough to help me.
él	bastará	Él bastará para convencerme.He will be enough to convince me.
nosotros	bastaremos	Nosotros bastaremos por ahora.We will be enough for now.
vosotros	bastaréis	Vosotros bastaréis para empezar.You will be enough to start.
ellos	bastarán	Ellos bastarán para cubrir todo.They will be enough to cover everything.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habré bastado	Para entonces yo habré bastado para ese trabajo.By then I will have been enough for that job.
tú	habrás bastado	Tú habrás bastado para ayudarme ya.You will have been enough to help me already.
él	habrá bastado	Él habrá bastado para convencerme para esa fecha.He will have been enough to convince me by that date.
nosotros	habremos bastado	Nosotros habremos bastado por ese momento.We will have been enough for that moment.
vosotros	habréis bastado	Vosotros habréis bastado para empezar a tiempo.You will have been enough to start on time.
ellos	habrán bastado	Ellos habrán bastado para cubrir todo para entonces.They will have been enough to cover everything by then.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	bastaría	Yo bastaría para ese trabajo con más experiencia.I would be enough for that job with more experience.
tú	bastarías	Tú bastarías para ayudarme solo.You would be enough to help me on your own.
él	bastaría	Él bastaría para convencerme con una llamada.He would be enough to convince me with one call.
nosotros	bastaríamos	Nosotros bastaríamos por ahora sin problema.We would be enough for now without a problem.
vosotros	bastaríais	Vosotros bastaríais para empezar ya.You would be enough to start already.
ellos	bastarían	Ellos bastarían para cubrir todo.They would be enough to cover everything.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	habría bastado	Yo habría bastado para ese trabajo con más experiencia.I would have been enough for that job with more experience.
tú	habrías bastado	Tú habrías bastado para ayudarme solo.You would have been enough to help me on your own.
él	habría bastado	Él habría bastado para convencerme con una llamada.He would have been enough to convince me with one call.
nosotros	habríamos bastado	Nosotros habríamos bastado por ahora sin problema.We would have been enough for now without a problem.
vosotros	habríais bastado	Vosotros habríais bastado para empezar ya.You would have been enough to start already.
ellos	habrían bastado	Ellos habrían bastado para cubrir todo.They would have been enough to cover everything.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	no bastes	No no bastes para tan poco.Do not be enough for so little.
él	no baste	Que él no no baste solo para eso.Let him not be enough only for that.
nosotros	no bastemos	No no bastemos por tan poco tiempo.Let us not be enough for so little time.
vosotros	no bastéis	No no bastéis solo para empezar.Do not be enough only to start.
ellos	no basten	Que ellos no no basten para cubrirlo todo solos.Let them not be enough to cover everything alone.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	baste	Es extraño que yo baste para eso.It is strange that I am enough for that.
tú	bastes	Quiero que tú bastes para ayudarme.I want you to be enough to help me.
él	baste	Es importante que él baste para convencerme.It is important that he be enough to convince me.
nosotros	bastemos	Deseo que nosotros bastemos por ahora.I wish that we be enough for now.
vosotros	bastéis	Es mejor que vosotros bastéis para empezar.It is better that you be enough to start.
ellos	basten	Temo que ellos no basten para cubrir todo.I fear that they may not be enough to cover everything.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	haya bastado	Dudo que yo haya bastado para eso.I doubt that I have been enough for that.
tú	hayas bastado	No creo que tú hayas bastado para ayudarme aún.I do not think that you have been enough to help me yet.
él	haya bastado	Es posible que él haya bastado para convencerme ya.It is possible that he has been enough to convince me already.
nosotros	hayamos bastado	Es probable que nosotros hayamos bastado por ahora.It is likely that we have been enough for now.
vosotros	hayáis bastado	No parece que vosotros hayáis bastado para empezar todavía.It does not seem that you have been enough to start yet.
ellos	hayan bastado	Puede que ellos hayan bastado para cubrir todo.They may have been enough to cover everything.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	bastara	Si yo bastara para eso, lo intentaría.If I were enough for that, I would try it.
tú	bastaras	Si tú bastaras para ayudarme, seguiríamos.If you were enough to help me, we would continue.
él	bastara	Si él bastara para convencerme, cambiaría de idea.If he were enough to convince me, I would change my mind.
nosotros	bastáramos	Si nosotros bastáramos por ahora, no buscarían más gente.If we were enough for now, they would not look for more people.
vosotros	bastarais	Si vosotros bastarais para empezar, abrirían ya.If you were enough to start, they would open already.
ellos	bastaran	Si ellos bastaran para cubrir todo, habría calma.If they were enough to cover everything, there would be calm.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiera bastado	Si yo hubiera bastado para eso, lo habría intentado.If I had been enough for that, I would have tried it.
tú	hubieras bastado	Si tú hubieras bastado para ayudarme, habríamos seguido.If you had been enough to help me, we would have continued.
él	hubiera bastado	Si él hubiera bastado para convencerme, habría cambiado de idea.If he had been enough to convince me, I would have changed my mind.
nosotros	hubiéramos bastado	Si nosotros hubiéramos bastado por ahora, no habrían buscado más gente.If we had been enough for now, they would not have looked for more people.
vosotros	hubierais bastado	Si vosotros hubierais bastado para empezar, habrían abierto ya.If you had been enough to start, they would have opened already.
ellos	hubieran bastado	Si ellos hubieran bastado para cubrir todo, habría habido calma.If they had been enough to cover everything, there would have been calm.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	bastare	Si algún día yo bastare para eso, te avisaré.If someday I should be enough for that, I will let you know.
tú	bastares	Si tú bastares para ayudarme, seguiremos.If you should be enough to help me, we will continue.
él	bastare	Si él bastare para convencerme, lo aceptaré.If he should be enough to convince me, I will accept it.
nosotros	bastáremos	Si nosotros bastáremos por ahora, bastará.If we should be enough for now, that will suffice.
vosotros	bastareis	Si vosotros bastareis para empezar, abriremos.If you should be enough to start, we will open.
ellos	bastaren	Si ellos bastaren para cubrir todo, descansaremos.If they should be enough to cover everything, we will rest.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	hubiere bastado	Cuando yo hubiere bastado para eso, lo sabré.When I shall have been enough for that, I will know it.
tú	hubieres bastado	Cuando tú hubieres bastado para ayudarme, seguiremos.When you shall have been enough to help me, we will continue.
él	hubiere bastado	Cuando él hubiere bastado para convencerme, cambiaré.When he shall have been enough to convince me, I will change.
nosotros	hubiéremos bastado	Cuando nosotros hubiéremos bastado por ahora, pararán de buscar.When we shall have been enough for now, they will stop searching.
vosotros	hubiereis bastado	Cuando vosotros hubiereis bastado para empezar, abriremos la puerta.When you shall have been enough to start, we will open the door.
ellos	hubieren bastado	Cuando ellos hubieren bastado para cubrir todo, habrá silencio.When they shall have been enough to cover everything, there will be silence.

Pronoun	Form	Context
yo	-	—
tú	basta	Tú, basta para este trabajo.You, be enough for this job.
él	baste	Que él baste para convencerme.Let him be enough to convince me.
nosotros	bastemos	bastemos por ahora.Let us be enough for now.
vosotros	bastad	Vosotros, bastad para empezar.You, be enough to start.
ellos	basten	Que ellos basten para cubrir todo.Let them be enough to cover everything.

Bastar conjugation

Bastar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Presente

Pretérito Perfecto

Pretérito Indefinido

Pretérito Imperfecto

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Pretérito Anterior

Futuro

Futuro Perfecto

Condicional

Condicional Perfecto

Subjuntivo Presente

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Subjuntivo Futuro

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Imperativo Afirmativo

Imperativo Negativo

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