Depositar Examples, Sentences & Quiz

Introduction

depositar means to deposit, and it is one of those verbs that shows up everywhere once you start listening for it. It is a regular -ar verb verb, and this page puts it to work: real example sentences in several tenses, grouped by use, two short passages that show the verb in context, the mistakes learners make with it, a ten-question quiz and answers to common questions. If you only learn one sentence, make it «Yo deposito todos los días» — I deposit every day. The rest of this page builds out from there, tense by tense, so you can use depositar the way native speakers do — in the present for habits, in the past for finished events, and in the subjunctive after wishes and doubts.

Depositar in real example sentences

In the present: everyday use

The present is where depositar lives most of the time — routines, facts and what is happening now:

  1. Yo deposito todos los días. — I deposit every day.
  2. Tú depositas en el trabajo. — You deposit at work.
  3. Él deposita con mi familia. — He deposits with my family.
  4. Nosotros depositamos por la mañana. — We deposit in the morning.

Talking about the past

In the past, choose the preterite for a finished event and the imperfect for a habit or background:

  1. Ayer yo deposité por la tarde. — Yesterday I depositted in the afternoon.
  2. Antes, yo depositaba todos los días. — In the past, I used to deposit every day.
  3. La semana pasada él depositó dos veces. — Last week He depositted twice.

Plans and things already done

The future, the conditional and the present perfect round out the picture — plans, hypotheticals and recent events:

  1. Mañana yo depositaré sin falta. — Tomorrow I will deposit without fail.
  2. Si tuviera más tiempo, yo depositaría ahora mismo. — If I had more time, I would deposit right now.
  3. Hoy yo he depositado dos veces. — Today I have depositted twice.

More everyday uses

The subjunctive, the imperative and the progressive cover wishes, commands and actions in progress:

  1. Espero que tú deposites pronto. — I hope You deposit soon.
  2. ¡deposita, por favor! — Deposit, please!
  3. Ahora mismo yo estoy depositando. — Right now I am depositting.

Depositar in context

A short dialogue

Ana: «Yo deposito en el trabajo.» — I deposit at work. Luis: «¡Qué bien! Yo deposito con mi familia.» — I deposit with my family. Ana: «Mañana yo depositaré sin falta.» — Tomorrow I will deposit without fail. Luis: «Si tuviera más tiempo, yo depositaría ahora mismo.» — If I had more time, I would deposit right now. Ana: «Hoy yo he depositado dos veces.» — Today I have depositted twice.

A short paragraph

Ayer yo deposité por la tarde. Antes, yo depositaba todos los días. Hoy yo he depositado dos veces. Mañana yo depositaré sin falta.

Yesterday I depositted in the afternoon. In the past, I used to deposit every day. Today I have depositted twice. Tomorrow I will deposit without fail.

Common mistakes with depositar

1. Using the imperfect for a finished event

Wrong: Ayer yo depositaba.

Right: Ayer yo deposité.

Yesterday's finished action needs the preterite, deposité. The imperfect depositaba describes what used to happen or what was going on, not a single completed event.

2. Using the indicative after a subjunctive trigger

Wrong: Espero que tú depositas.

Right: Espero que tú deposites.

After espero que, Spanish requires the subjunctive: deposites, not the indicative depositas. Wishes, hopes and doubts all trigger this change.

3. Using the affirmative imperative after no

Wrong: No deposita.

Right: No deposites.

Negative commands use the subjunctive-based forms: no deposites. The affirmative deposita can never follow no.

4. Using the infinitive instead of a conjugated form

Wrong: Yo depositar todos los días.

Right: Yo deposito todos los días.

The infinitive depositar names the action; it never works as the main verb of a sentence. Conjugate it for the person: yo deposito.

5. Confusing the gerund with the past participle

Wrong: He depositando.

Right: He depositado.

The perfect tenses use haber plus the past participle: he depositado. The gerund depositando goes with estar for actions in progress («Estoy depositando»), never with haber.

Quiz: depositar in use

Test yourself on depositar in use. Choose the correct answer, then check the key below.

1. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of depositar in the present indicative?

- (a) depositas
- (b) depositan
- (c) deposita
- (d) deposito

2. What is the yo form of depositar in the preterite?

- (a) depositó
- (b) depositaste
- (c) deposité
- (d) depositamos

3. What is the tú form of depositar in the future?

- (a) depositaré
- (b) depositaremos
- (c) depositará
- (d) depositarás

4. What is the él/ella/Ud. form of depositar in the present perfect?

- (a) has depositado
- (b) ha depositado
- (c) he depositado
- (d) hemos depositado

5. What is the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of depositar in the imperfect?

- (a) depositaba
- (b) depositaba
- (c) depositabas
- (d) depositaban

6. What is the gerund of depositar?

- (a) deposito
- (b) depositar
- (c) depositado
- (d) depositando

7. What is the past participle of depositar?

- (a) depositar
- (b) deposité
- (c) depositado
- (d) depositando

8. Which sentence uses depositar correctly?

- (a) *Yo depositas todos los días.*
- (b) *Yo deposito todos los días.* — I deposit every day.
- (c) *Yo deposita todos los días.*
- (d) *Yo depositar todos los días.*

9. Which sentence uses depositar correctly?

- (a) *Ayer yo depositaba por la tarde.*
- (b) *Ayer yo deposité por la tarde.* — Yesterday I depositted in the afternoon.
- (c) *Ayer yo deposito por la tarde.*
- (d) *Ayer yo depositar por la tarde.*

10. What does depositar mean?

- (a) to depend
- (b) to deposit
- (c) to sue
- (d) to spill

Answer key

1. (b) — In the present indicative, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of depositar is depositan. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 2. (c) — In the preterite, the yo form of depositar is deposité. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 3. (d) — In the future, the tú form of depositar is depositarás. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 4. (b) — In the present perfect, the él/ella/Ud. form of depositar is ha depositado. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 5. (d) — In the imperfect, the ellos/ellas/Uds. form of depositar is depositaban. The other options are the same tense but different persons. 6. (d) — The gerund of depositar is depositando. It is used with estar for the progressive: «Estoy depositando». 7. (c) — The past participle of depositar is depositado. It follows haber in all the perfect tenses: «he depositado». 8. (b) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of depositar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 9. (b) — Only this sentence pairs the right person with the right form of depositar; the others mix a person with another person's form, or use the infinitive instead of a conjugated form. 10. (b) — depositar means «to deposit».

Frequently asked questions

How do you say 'I deposit' in Spanish?

Say «Yo deposito todos los días». That is the present-tense yo form, and it is the sentence you will use most with this verb.

How do you say 'I depositted' about yesterday?

Say «Ayer yo deposité por la tarde». The preterite is the tense for a finished event: yesterday, last week, last night.

Is depositar reflexive?

No — depositar is not reflexive. It conjugates without a pronoun: yo deposito, tú depositas, él deposita. If you see a -se form of a similar verb, that is a different verb with its own meaning.

Which tense do learners find hardest with depositar?

Most learners struggle with choosing between the preterite and the imperfect, not with the forms themselves. Use the preterite (deposité) for a single finished event and the imperfect (depositaba) for habits and background. After that, the subjunctive is the next step.

Related pages