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Infinitive (infinitivo)
Base form of the verb
gustar
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Gerund (gerundio)
Present participle (-ing form)
gustando
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Past Participle
Used in compound tenses
gustado
Simple Tenses
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Present Indicative (presente de indicativo)
Present actions and habitual activities
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gusto I like/please |
tú | gustas you like/please |
él/ella/usted | gusta he/she/you like/pleases |
nosotros | gustamos we like/please |
vosotros | gustáis you all like/please |
ellos/ustedes | gustan they/you all like/please |
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Imperfect Indicative (imperfecto de indicativo)
Ongoing past actions and descriptions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gustaba I used to like/please |
tú | gustabas you used to like/please |
él/ella/usted | gustaba he/she/you used to like/please |
nosotros | gustábamos we used to like/please |
vosotros | gustabais you all used to like/please |
ellos/ustedes | gustaban they/you all used to like/please |
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Preterit (pretérito)
Completed past actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gusté I like/pleased |
tú | gustaste you like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | gustó he/she/you like/pleased |
nosotros | gustamos we like/pleased |
vosotros | gustasteis you all like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | gustaron they/you all like/pleased |
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Future (futuro)
Future actions and intentions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gustaré I will like/please |
tú | gustarás you will like/please |
él/ella/usted | gustará he/she/you will like/please |
nosotros | gustaremos we will like/please |
vosotros | gustaréis you all will like/please |
ellos/ustedes | gustarán they/you all will like/please |
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Conditional (potencial simple)
Hypothetical and conditional actions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gustaría I would like/please |
tú | gustarías you would like/please |
él/ella/usted | gustaría he/she/you would like/please |
nosotros | gustaríamos we would like/please |
vosotros | gustaríais you all would like/please |
ellos/ustedes | gustarían they/you all would like/please |
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Present Subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo)
Subjective present actions and desires
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | guste that I like/please |
tú | gustes that you like/please |
él/ella/usted | guste that he/she/you like/please |
nosotros | gustemos that we like/please |
vosotros | gustéis that you all like/please |
ellos/ustedes | gusten that they/you all like/please |
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Imperfect Subjunctive (imperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective past actions and hypothetical situations
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | gustara or gustase that I like/pleased |
tú | gustaras or gustases that you like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | gustara or gustase that he/she/you like/pleased |
nosotros | gustáramos or gustásemos that we like/pleased |
vosotros | gustarais or gustaseis that you all like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | gustaran or gustasen that they/you all like/pleased |
Compound Tenses
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Present Perfect (perfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed recently or with present relevance
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | he gustado I have like/pleased |
tú | has gustado you have like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | ha gustado he/she/you have like/pleased |
nosotros | hemos gustado we have like/pleased |
vosotros | habéis gustado you all have like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | han gustado they/you all have like/pleased |
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Pluperfect Indicative (pluscuamperfecto de indicativo)
Actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | había gustado I had like/pleased |
tú | habías gustado you had like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | había gustado he/she/you had like/pleased |
nosotros | habíamos gustado we had like/pleased |
vosotros | habíais gustado you all had like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | habían gustado they/you all had like/pleased |
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Preterit Perfect (pretérito anterior)
Actions completed immediately before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hube gustado I had like/pleased |
tú | hubiste gustado you had like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | hubo gustado he/she/you had like/pleased |
nosotros | hubimos gustado we had like/pleased |
vosotros | hubisteis gustado you all had like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | hubieron gustado they/you all had like/pleased |
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Future Perfect (futuro perfecto)
Actions that will be completed by a future time
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habré gustado I will have like/pleased |
tú | habrás gustado you will have like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | habrá gustado he/she/you will have like/pleased |
nosotros | habremos gustado we will have like/pleased |
vosotros | habréis gustado you all will have like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | habrán gustado they/you all will have like/pleased |
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Conditional Perfect (potencial compuesto)
Actions that would have been completed under certain conditions
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | habría gustado I would have like/pleased |
tú | habrías gustado you would have like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | habría gustado he/she/you would have like/pleased |
nosotros | habríamos gustado we would have like/pleased |
vosotros | habríais gustado you all would have like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | habrían gustado they/you all would have like/pleased |
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Subjunctive Present Perfect (perfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed in relation to the present
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | haya gustado that I have like/pleased |
tú | hayas gustado that you have like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | haya gustado that he/she/you have like/pleased |
nosotros | hayamos gustado that we have like/pleased |
vosotros | hayáis gustado that you all have like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | hayan gustado that they/you all have like/pleased |
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Subjunctive Past Perfect (pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo)
Subjective actions completed before another past action
| Person | Conjugation |
|---|---|
yo | hubiera gustado that I had like/pleased |
tú | hubieras gustado that you had like/pleased |
él/ella/usted | hubiera gustado that he/she/you had like/pleased |
nosotros | hubiéramos gustado that we had like/pleased |
vosotros | hubierais gustado that you all had like/pleased |
ellos/ustedes | hubieran gustado that they/you all had like/pleased |
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Commands (imperativo)
Commands and direct orders
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | gusta | like/please! (you) |
usted | guste | like/please! (you formal) |
nosotros | gustemos | let's like/please! |
vosotros | gustad | like/please! (you all) |
ustedes | gusten | like/please! (you all) |
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Negative Commands (imperativo negativo)
Negative commands and prohibitions
| Person | Command | English |
|---|---|---|
tú | no gustes | don't like/please! (you) |
usted | no guste | don't like/please! (you formal) |
nosotros | no gustemos | let's not like/please! |
vosotros | no gustéis | don't like/please! (you all) |
ustedes | no gusten | don't like/please! (you all) |
More About "gustar"
Idiomatic Expressions
como gustes
as you like / as you wish
💡 Letting someone choose
me gusta mucho
I really like it
💡 Expressing strong liking
Examples in Context
Me gusta el chocolate.
I like chocolate.
Present
Les gustó la película.
They liked the movie.
Preterite
¿Te gustan los perros?
Do you like dogs?
Present
Me ha gustado mucho tu regalo.
I really liked your gift.
Present Perfect
Usage Notes
- •Gustar is a regular -ar verb but used differently than English "to like"
- •The thing liked is the subject: Me gusta (It pleases me)
- •Takes indirect object pronoun: me, te, le, nos, os, les
- •Usually in 3rd person: gusta (singular) or gustan (plural)
- •Literal meaning: to be pleasing to
- •Similar structure for: encantar, fascinar, interesar, molestar
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