How to conjugate Gustar in Spanish

Introduction

Gustar is the Spanish verb for "to like, to be pleased by". It is a regular AR verb, and one of the most popular 100 Spanish verbs. Read on below to see how it is conjugated in the 18 major Spanish tenses!

Indicative Tenses of Gustar

Gustar in the Indicative Present

The Indicative Present of gustar is used to talk about situations, events or thoughts that are happening now or in the near future. It is also used to talk about facts and truths. For example, "me gusta / me gustan", meaning "I like".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present is known as "El Presente".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me gusta / me gustan	I like
A ti	te gusta / te gustan	you like
A ella/él/usted	le gusta / le gustan	s/he likes, you (formal) like
A nosotros/as	nos gusta / nos gustan	we like
A vosotros/as	os gusta / os gustan	you (plural) like
A ellos/as/ustedes	les gusta / les gustan	they like, you (plural formal) like

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Gustar in the Indicative Preterite

The Indicative Preterite of gustar is used to talk about actions completed in the past, at a specific point in time. For example, "me gustó / me gustaron", meaning "I liked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Preterite is known as "El Pretérito Indefinido".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me gustó / me gustaron	I liked
A ti	te gustó / te gustaron	you liked
A ella/él/usted	le gustó / le gustaron	s/he liked, you (formal) liked
A nosotros/as	nos gustó / nos gustaron	we liked
A vosotros/as	os gustó / os gustaron	you (plural) liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les gustó / les gustaron	they liked, you (plural formal) liked

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Gustar in the Indicative Imperfect

The Indicative Imperfect of gustar is used to describe regular and repeated actions that happened in the past and descriptions of things you used to do. For example, "me gustaba / me gustaban", meaning "I used to like".

In Spanish, the Indicative Imperfect is known as "El Pretérito Imperfecto".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me gustaba / me gustaban	I used to like
A ti	te gustaba / te gustaban	you used to like
A ella/él/usted	le gustaba / le gustaban	s/he used to like, you (formal) used to like
A nosotros/as	nos gustaba / nos gustaban	we used to like
A vosotros/as	os gustaba / os gustaban	you (plural) used to like
A ellos/as/ustedes	les gustaba / les gustaban	they used to like, you (plural formal) used to like

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Gustar in the Indicative Present Continuous

The Indicative Present Continuous of gustar is used to talk about something that is happening continuously or right now. For example, "me está gustando / me están gustando", meaning "I am liking".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Continuous is known as "El Presente Progresivo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me está gustando / me están gustando	I am liking
A ti	te está gustando / te están gustando	you are liking
A ella/él/usted	le está gustando / le están gustando	s/he is liking, you (formal) are liking
A nosotros/as	nos está gustando / nos están gustando	we are liking
A vosotros/as	os está gustando / os están gustando	you (plural) are liking
A ellos/as/ustedes	les está gustando / les están gustando	they are liking, you (plural formal) are liking

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Gustar in the Indicative Informal Future

The Indicative Informal Future of gustar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future, especially in the near future. For example, "me va a gustar / me van a gustar", meaning "I am going to like".

In Spanish, the Indicative Informal Future is known as "El Futuro Próximo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me va a gustar / me van a gustar	I am going to like
A ti	te va a gustar / te van a gustar	you are going to like
A ella/él/usted	le va a gustar / le van a gustar	s/he is going to like, you (formal) are going to like
A nosotros/as	nos va a gustar / nos van a gustar	we are going to like
A vosotros/as	os va a gustar / os van a gustar	you (plural) are going to like
A ellos/as/ustedes	les va a gustar / les van a gustar	they are going to like, you (plural formal) are going to like

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Gustar in the Indicative Future

The Indicative Future of gustar is used to talk about something that will happen in the future. For example, "me gustará / me gustarán", meaning "I will like".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future is known as "El Futuro Simple".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me gustará / me gustarán	I will like
A ti	te gustará / te gustarán	you will like
A ella/él/usted	le gustará / le gustarán	s/he will like, you (formal) will like
A nosotros/as	nos gustará / nos gustarán	we will like
A vosotros/as	os gustará / os gustarán	you (plural) will like
A ellos/as/ustedes	les gustará / les gustarán	they will like, you (plural formal) will like

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Gustar in the Indicative Conditional

The Indicative Conditional of gustar is used to talk about something that may happen in the future, hypothesis and probabilities. For example, "me gustaría / me gustarían", meaning "I would like".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional is known as "El Condicional Simple".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me gustaría / me gustarían	I would like
A ti	te gustaría / te gustarían	you would like
A ella/él/usted	le gustaría / le gustarían	s/he would like, you (formal) would like
A nosotros/as	nos gustaría / nos gustarían	we would like
A vosotros/as	os gustaría / os gustarían	you (plural) would like
A ellos/as/ustedes	les gustaría / les gustarían	they would like, you (plural formal) would like

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Gustar in the Indicative Present Perfect

The Indicative Present Perfect of gustar is used to describe actions that started recently (in the past) and are still happening now or things that have been done recently. For example, "me ha gustado / me han gustado", meaning "I have liked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me ha gustado / me han gustado	I have liked
A ti	te ha gustado / te han gustado	you have liked
A ella/él/usted	le ha gustado / le han gustado	s/he has liked, you (formal) have liked
A nosotros/as	nos ha gustado / nos han gustado	we have liked
A vosotros/as	os ha gustado / os han gustado	you (plural) have liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les ha gustado / les han gustado	they have liked, you (plural formal) have liked

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Gustar in the Indicative Past Perfect

The Indicative Past Perfect of gustar is used to talk about actions that happened before another action in the past. For example, "me había gustado / me habían gustado", meaning "I had liked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me había gustado / me habían gustado	I had liked
A ti	te había gustado / te habían gustado	you had liked
A ella/él/usted	le había gustado / le habían gustado	s/he had liked, you (formal) had liked
A nosotros/as	nos había gustado / nos habían gustado	we had liked
A vosotros/as	os había gustado / os habían gustado	you (plural) had liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les había gustado / les habían gustado	they had liked, you (plural formal) had liked

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Gustar in the Indicative Future Perfect

The Indicative Future Perfect of gustar is used to talk about something that will have happened in the future after something else has already happened. For example, "me habrá gustado / me habrán gustado", meaning "I will have liked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me habrá gustado / me habrán gustado	I will have liked
A ti	te habrá gustado / te habrán gustado	you will have liked
A ella/él/usted	le habrá gustado / le habrán gustado	s/he will have liked, you (formal) will have liked
A nosotros/as	nos habrá gustado / nos habrán gustado	we will have liked
A vosotros/as	os habrá gustado / os habrán gustado	you (plural) will have liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les habrá gustado / les habrán gustado	they will have liked, you (plural formal) will have liked

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Gustar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect

The Indicative Conditional Perfect of gustar is used to talk about something that would have happened in the past but didn’t due to another action. For example, "me habría gustado / me habrían gustado", meaning "I would have liked".

In Spanish, the Indicative Conditional Perfect is known as "El Condicional Perfecto".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me habría gustado / me habrían gustado	I would have liked
A ti	te habría gustado / te habrían gustado	you would have liked
A ella/él/usted	le habría gustado / le habrían gustado	s/he would have liked, you (formal) would have liked
A nosotros/as	nos habría gustado / nos habrían gustado	we would have liked
A vosotros/as	os habría gustado / os habrían gustado	you (plural) would have liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les habría gustado / les habrían gustado	they would have liked, you (plural formal) would have liked

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Subjunctive Tenses of Gustar

Gustar in the Subjunctive Present

The Subjunctive Present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty, or emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. It differs from the indicative mood due to the uncertainty of the events which are being spoken about. For example, "me guste / me gusten", meaning "I like".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present is known as "El Presente de Subjuntivo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me guste / me gusten	I like
A ti	te guste / te gusten	you like
A ella/él/usted	le guste / le gusten	s/he likes, you (formal) like
A nosotros/as	nos guste / nos gusten	we like
A vosotros/as	os guste / os gusten	you (plural) like
A ellos/as/ustedes	les guste / les gusten	they like, you (plural formal) like

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Gustar in the Subjunctive Imperfect

The Subjunctive Imperfect is used to speak about unlikely or uncertain events in the past or to cast an opinion (emotional) about something that happened in the past. For example, "me gustara / me gustaran", meaning "I liked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Imperfect is known as "El Imperfecto Subjuntivo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me gustara / me gustaran	I liked
A ti	te gustara / te gustaran	you liked
A ella/él/usted	le gustara / le gustaran	s/he liked, you (formal) liked
A nosotros/as	nos gustara / nos gustaran	we liked
A vosotros/as	os gustara / os gustaran	you (plural) liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les gustara / les gustaran	they liked, you (plural formal) liked

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Gustar in the Subjunctive Future

The Subjunctive Future is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that may happen in the future. For example, "me gustare / me gustaren", meaning "I will like".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future is known as "El Futuro de Subjuntivo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me gustare / me gustaren	I will like
A ti	te gustare / te gustaren	you will like
A ella/él/usted	le gustare / le gustaren	s/he will like, you (formal) will like
A nosotros/as	nos gustare / nos gustaren	we will like
A vosotros/as	os gustare / os gustaren	you (plural) will like
A ellos/as/ustedes	les gustare / les gustaren	they will like, you (plural formal) will like

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Gustar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect

The Subjunctive Present Perfect is used to describe past actions or events that are still connected to the present day and to speak about an action that will have happened by a certain time in the future. For example, "me haya gustado / me hayan gustado", meaning "I have liked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Present Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me haya gustado / me hayan gustado	I have liked
A ti	te haya gustado / te hayan gustado	you have liked
A ella/él/usted	le haya gustado / le hayan gustado	s/he has liked, you (formal) have liked
A nosotros/as	nos haya gustado / nos hayan gustado	we have liked
A vosotros/as	os haya gustado / os hayan gustado	you (plural) have liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les haya gustado / les hayan gustado	they have liked, you (plural formal) have liked

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Gustar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect

The Subjunctive Past Perfect is used to speak about hypothetical situations, and actions/events that occurred before other actions/events in the past. For example, "me hubiera gustado / me hubieran gustado", meaning "I had liked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Past Perfect is known as "El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me hubiera gustado / me hubieran gustado	I had liked
A ti	te hubiera gustado / te hubieran gustado	you had liked
A ella/él/usted	le hubiera gustado / le hubieran gustado	s/he had liked, you (formal) had liked
A nosotros/as	nos hubiera gustado / nos hubieran gustado	we had liked
A vosotros/as	os hubiera gustado / os hubieran gustado	you (plural) had liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les hubiera gustado / les hubieran gustado	they had liked, you (plural formal) had liked

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Gustar in the Subjunctive Future Perfect

The Subjunctive Future Perfect is used to speak about something that will have happened if a hypothetical situations occurs in the future. For example, "me hubiere gustado / me hubieren gustado", meaning "I will have liked".

In Spanish, the Subjunctive Future Perfect is known as "El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	me hubiere gustado / me hubieren gustado	I will have liked
A ti	te hubiere gustado / te hubieren gustado	you will have liked
A ella/él/usted	le hubiere gustado / le hubieren gustado	s/he will have liked, you (formal) will have liked
A nosotros/as	nos hubiere gustado / nos hubieren gustado	we will have liked
A vosotros/as	os hubiere gustado / os hubieren gustado	you (plural) will have liked
A ellos/as/ustedes	les hubiere gustado / les hubieren gustado	they will have liked, you (plural formal) will have liked

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Imperative Tenses of Gustar

Gustar in the Imperative Affirmative

The Imperative Affirmative is used to give orders and commands, to tell someone to do something. For example, "guste", meaning "(to you formal) like!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Affirmative is known as "El Imperativo Afirmativo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	-	-
A ti	gusta	(to you) like!
A ella/él/usted	guste	(to you formal) like!
A nosotros/as	gustemos	let's like!
A vosotros/as	gustad	(to you plural) like!
A ellos/as/ustedes	gusten	(to you plural formal) like!

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Gustar in the Imperative Negative

The Imperative Negative is used to give orders and commands, telling someone not to do something. For example, "no guste", meaning "(to you formal) don't like!".

In Spanish, the Imperative Negative is known as "El Imperativo Negativo".

Object	Spanish	English
A mí	-	-
A ti	no gustes	(to you) don't like!
A ella/él/usted	no guste	(to you formal) don't like!
A nosotros/as	no gustemos	let's not like!
A vosotros/as	no gustéis	(to you plural) don't like!
A ellos/as/ustedes	no gusten	(to you plural formal) don't like!

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Example sentences and usage

• Siempre me gustaron más los personajes misteriosos. I always liked mysterious characters more.
• Es una palabra para la que me gustaría encontrar una sustituta. It's a word I'd like to find a substitute for.
• ¿Te gustaría beber algo? Would you like something to drink?
• ¿Te gustaría bailar conmigo? Would you like to dance with me?
• No me gusta aprender los verbos irregulares. I don't like learning irregular verbs.
• A todos les gustaría creer que los sueños pueden hacerse realidad. Everyone would like to believe that dreams can come true.
• ¿Te gusta el rap? Do you like rap?
• ¡Espero que pueda venir! Me gustaría verlo. I hope he'll be able to come! I'd like to see him.

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