gustar
B2translated as "to like", analyzable in structure as "to please" [with dative ‘someone’] (the thing being liked is the subject, while the "liker" is in the dative case ("indirect object")). See the usage notes for more. Compare similar structures in Italian piacere, Romanian plăcea, German gefallen and Russian нравиться (nravitʹsja); to like in a general sense
gustar in every tense
All six simple tenses of gustar, every person included.
Presente (present)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | gusto |
| tú | gustas |
| él/ella/usted | gusta |
| nosotros | gustamos |
| vosotros | gustáis |
| ellos/ustedes | gustan |
Pretérito indefinido (preterite)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | gusté |
| tú | gustaste |
| él/ella/usted | gustó |
| nosotros | gustamos |
| vosotros | gustasteis |
| ellos/ustedes | gustaron |
Pretérito imperfecto (imperfect)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | gustaba |
| tú | gustabas |
| él/ella/usted | gustaba |
| nosotros | gustábamos |
| vosotros | gustabais |
| ellos/ustedes | gustaban |
Futuro simple (future)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | gustaré |
| tú | gustarás |
| él/ella/usted | gustará |
| nosotros | gustaremos |
| vosotros | gustaréis |
| ellos/ustedes | gustarán |
Condicional simple (conditional)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | gustaría |
| tú | gustarías |
| él/ella/usted | gustaría |
| nosotros | gustaríamos |
| vosotros | gustaríais |
| ellos/ustedes | gustarían |
Presente de subjuntivo (present subjunctive)
| Person | Form |
|---|---|
| yo | guste |
| tú | gustes |
| él/ella/usted | guste |
| nosotros | gustemos |
| vosotros | gustéis |
| ellos/ustedes | gusten |
gustar in example sentences
Forms of gustar appear in 4,950 of 223,093 short Tatoeba Spanish sentences that have an English translation. The conjugated form is highlighted.
Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR.
Words from the gustar family
Forms of gustar with their own word page:
Nouns and adjectives built on the same stem:
Verbs conjugated like gustar
The same pattern (regular), nearest in the frequency list:
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