gastar

I bought a car and spent all my money

This phrase indicates the verb 'gastar' used in past tense to indicate a complete action of spending all money a person had.

It's important not to spend more than you earn

Here the verb 'gastar' is used in infinitive form to represent a general advice about not exceeding your income with your expenses.

I always spend a lot when I go shopping

In this case, 'gasto' (first person singular of 'gastar') implies an ongoing habit of spending a lot during shopping.

I am going to spend my free time reading

'Gastar' is used here to describing the action of using or dedicating time towards an activity.

You shouldn't spend so much on clothes

This sentence serves as advice or an opinion where the speaker suggests not to use ('gastar') as much money on clothes.

The government spent millions on that project

In this example, 'gastó' (third person singular past tense of 'gastar') signifies the action of state expenditure in the context of a project.

I'm trying to spend less

In this sentence, 'gastar' is in the infinitive form, referring to a current ongoing effort to reduce spendings.

They are going to spend all day at the beach

Here ‘gastar’ is used to refer to spending time, in this case, at a beach.

I would like to spend my holidays in Spain

This example shows 'gastar' used to express the desire of spending a certain period of time in a specific place.

If you spend money now, you won't have any for later

In this sentence, 'gastas' is a present tense form of 'gastar', warning about possible consequences of present actions.