to throw away (Caribbean and Latin America)
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
Boto la basura por la mañana.
I throw out the trash in the morning.
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
Mi mamá botó mis zapatos viejos.
My mom threw away my old shoes.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Los vecinos botaban la basura en la esquina.
The neighbors used to dump their trash on the corner.
Futuro · What will happen
Botaremos esos muebles viejos.
We'll throw out that old furniture.
Condicional · What would happen
Yo no botaría esa foto.
I wouldn't throw away that photo.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
¿Has botado la basura?
Have you thrown out the trash?
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
Ya había botado las cartas.
She had already thrown away the letters.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Yo no lo habría botado.
I wouldn't have thrown it away.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Quiero que botes esa comida vieja.
I want you to throw out that old food.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Temía que mi esposa botara mis discos.
I was afraid my wife would throw out my records.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Pedí que no botasen nada.
I asked them not to throw anything away.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
No creo que hayas botado eso.
I can't believe you threw that away.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si no lo hubiera botado, todavía lo tendría.
If I hadn't thrown it away, I would still have it.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Bota la basura, por favor.
Throw out the trash, please.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
No botes eso, todavía sirve.
Don't throw that away, it still works.