How to conjugate Gustar in Spanish
To like, to be pleased by Regular AR Verb Top 100
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Indicative tenses of Gustar
- Gustar in the Indicative Present
- Gustar in the Indicative Preterite
- Gustar in the Indicative Imperfect
- Gustar in the Indicative Present Continuous
- Gustar in the Indicative Informal Future
- Gustar in the Indicative Future
- Gustar in the Indicative Conditional
- Gustar in the Indicative Present Perfect
- Gustar in the Indicative Past Perfect
- Gustar in the Indicative Future Perfect
- Gustar in the Indicative Conditional Perfect
- Subjunctive tenses of Gustar
- Imperative tenses of Gustar
- Example sentences and usage
- Downloadable cheat sheet (PDF)
- Practice Gustar conjugations (free mobile app)
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!
| Item | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | gustar | to like, to be pleased by |
| Past participle | gustado | liked |
| Gerund | gustando | liking |
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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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, |
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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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