Agotar Present Tense Conjugation in Spanish

The present tense of agotar — “to exhaust, to use up” in English — is the form you need for what happens now, for habits and for general truths. This page gives you the full present conjugation table for agotar with all six persons, explains exactly how the tense is formed for this verb, shows when to use it with real examples, and finishes with a quiz so you can test yourself. Agotar means to exhaust or to use up, and it covers using up money, time, patience and stock: you exhaust your savings, you use up the tickets, a shop sells out of bread. It also means to tire someone out completely, as in el trabajo me agota. Agotar is a regular -ar verb, so the notes below explain exactly where it follows the rules and where it breaks them. To see it in a real sentence: Agoto mis ahorros en un mes.

Present tense conjugation table: agotar

Every person of agotar in the present tense. The gerund is agotando and the past participle is agotado.

Present indicative

Person Form
yo agoto
tú agotas
él/ella/Ud. agota
nosotros/as agotamos
vosotros/as agotáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. agotan

How the present of agotar is formed

The present of agotar is built from the stem agot- plus the present endings for -ar verbs. Take the infinitive, drop the -ar ending, and add the ending that matches the person. The table below shows the endings, and the full table above shows them attached to the stem.

Person Ending Form
yo -o agoto
tú -as agotas
él/ella/Ud. -a agota
nosotros/as -amos agotamos
vosotros/as -áis agotáis
ellos/ellas/Uds. -an agotan

For agotar there are no surprises in the present: every form is the stem agot- plus the regular ending, so once you know the endings you know the whole tense.

When to use the present tense with agotar

Habits and routines

Use the present for things you do regularly.

Yo agoto mis ahorros en un mes. — I exhaust my savings in a month.

General facts

Use the present for facts and general truths that do not change.

Él/Ella agota las entradas del concierto. — He exhausts the concert tickets.

What is happening right now

Use the present for what is happening at this moment.

Ahora, Nosotros/as agotamos la paciencia de mi madre. — Right now, We exhaust my mother's patience.

Near-future plans

Use the present for fixed plans in the near future, especially with mañana or la semana que viene.

Mañana, Tú agotas el pan de la tienda. — Tomorrow, You exhaust the bread in the shop.

Instructions and timeless statements

Use the present for instructions, rules and statements that are always true.

Él/Ella agota mis ahorros en un mes. — He exhausts my savings in a month.

The present vs the preterite

The present and the preterite answer different questions: the present says what happens regularly or right now, while the preterite says what happened once and finished. Compare the same idea in both tenses with agotar.

  1. Yo agoto mis ahorros en un mes. — I exhaust my savings in a month. / Ayer, Yo agoté mis ahorros en un mes. — Yesterday, I exhausted my savings in a month.
  2. Yo agoto las entradas del concierto. — I exhaust the concert tickets. / Ayer, Yo agoté las entradas del concierto. — Yesterday, I exhausted the concert tickets.
  3. Yo agoto la paciencia de mi madre. — I exhaust my mother's patience. / Ayer, Yo agoté la paciencia de mi madre. — Yesterday, I exhausted my mother's patience.

Example sentences in the present tense

Seven sentences with agotar in the present tense only, covering all six persons.

  1. Yo agoto mis ahorros en un mes. — I exhaust my savings in a month.
  2. Tú agotas las entradas del concierto. — You exhaust the concert tickets.
  3. Él/Ella agota la paciencia de mi madre. — He exhausts my mother's patience.
  4. Nosotros/as agotamos el pan de la tienda. — We exhaust the bread in the shop.
  5. Vosotros/as agotáis mis ahorros en un mes. — You exhaust my savings in a month.
  6. Ellos/as agotan las entradas del concierto. — They exhaust the concert tickets.
  7. Yo agoto la paciencia de mi madre. — I exhaust my mother's patience.

Common mistakes

  1. Wrong: Yo agota mis ahorros en un mes. — Right: Yo agoto mis ahorros en un mes. — The person matters: agota is the él/ella/Ud. form, while the yo form is agoto.
  2. Wrong: Ayer, yo agoto las entradas del concierto. — Right: Ayer, yo agoté las entradas del concierto. — With ayer, use the preterite (agoté), not the present. The present is for habits and for right now.
  3. Wrong: Using agotar where gastar belongs. — Right: Agotar means to exhaust, to use up, while gastar means to spend money or resources. — Check the meaning before you choose: agotar fits Agoto mis ahorros en un mes.
  4. Wrong: Espero que él agota las entradas del concierto. — Right: Espero que él agote las entradas del concierto. — After espero que, Spanish needs the subjunctive: agote, not the present indicative agota.

Quiz: the present tense of agotar

Eight questions on the present tense of agotar. Choose the right form, then check the answer key below.

  1. Complete the sentence: Yo ___ mis ahorros en un mes. (present tense, yo) A. agoto B. agotas C. agota D. agotamos

  2. Complete the sentence: Tú ___ las entradas del concierto. (present tense, tú) A. agoto B. agota C. agotamos D. agotas

  3. Complete the sentence: Él/Ella ___ la paciencia de mi madre. (present tense, él/ella/Ud.) A. agotas B. agotamos C. agota D. agoto

  4. Complete the sentence: Nosotros/as ___ el pan de la tienda. (present tense, nosotros/as) A. agota B. agotamos C. agoto D. agotas

  5. Complete the sentence: Vosotros/as ___ mis ahorros en un mes. (present tense, vosotros/as) A. agotáis B. agoto C. agotas D. agota

  6. Complete the sentence: Ellos/as ___ las entradas del concierto. (present tense, ellos/ellas/Uds.) A. agoto B. agotas C. agota D. agotan

  7. Which is the gerund of agotar? A. agoto B. agoté C. agotando D. agotado

  8. Which is the past participle of agotar, used with haber in the perfect tenses? A. agoté B. agotado C. agotando D. agoto

Answer key

  1. agoto — The yo present form of agotar is agoto.
  2. agotas — The tú present form of agotar is agotas.
  3. agota — The él/ella/Ud. present form of agotar is agota.
  4. agotamos — The nosotros/as present form of agotar is agotamos.
  5. agotáis — The vosotros/as present form of agotar is agotáis.
  6. agotan — The ellos/ellas/Uds. present form of agotar is agotan.
  7. agotando — The gerund of agotar is agotando: estoy agotando.
  8. agotado — The past participle of agotar is agotado: he agotado, has agotado, ha agotado.

Frequently asked questions

How is the present tense of agotar formed?

Take the infinitive agotar, drop the -ar ending to get the stem agot-, then add the present endings: -o, -as, -a, -amos, -áis, -an. The full table is above, with every person. No, the present of agotar is fully regular: the stem agot- plus the standard -ar endings gives every form.

When do I use the present tense of agotar?

Use the present for habits, facts and what is happening right now. For example: Agoto mis ahorros en un mes.

What is the difference between the present and the preterite of agotar?

The present (agoto) and the preterite (agoté) answer different questions: the present is for habits and for right now, while the preterite is for one finished action. Compare them in the contrast section above.

How do I practise the present of agotar?

Drill the six forms in the table until you can say them without looking, then use the full conjugation of agotar to see how the present fits with the other tenses, and the agotar examples and quiz page for more sentences. The Spanish Verb Quiz tests the forms under pressure.

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