Gustar Conjugation in Spanish | How do you conjugate gustar?
gustar-to like, to taste
| Participles | |
| Present: | gustando |
| Past: | gustado |
| Indicative | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | gusto | gusté | gustaba | gustaría | gustaré |
| tú | gustas | gustaste | gustabas | gustarías | gustarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | gusta | gustó | gustaba | gustaría | gustará |
| nosotros(as) | gustamos | gustamos | gustábamos | gustaríamos | gustaremos |
| vosotros(as) | gustáis | gustasteis | gustabais | gustaríais | gustaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | gustan | gustaron | gustaban | gustarían | gustarán |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | like- liked- liked- would like- will like
you | like- liked- liked- would like- will like
He/She | likes- liked- liked- would like- will like
You(formal) | like- liked- liked- would like- will like
We | like- liked- liked- would like- will like
You(informal) | like- liked- liked- would like- will like
They/You(formal) | like- liked- liked- would like- will like
| Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Imperfect | Future | |
| yo | guste | gustara, gustase | gustare |
| tú | gustes | gustaras, gustases | gustares |
| él/ella/Ud. | guste | gustara, gustase | gustare |
| nosotros(as) | gustemos | gustáramos, gustásemos | gustáremos |
| vosotros(as) | gustéis | gustarais, gustaseis | gustareis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | gusten | gustaran, gustasen | gustaren |
Present-Imperfect-Imperfect 2-Future
I | like – liked- liked- will like
you | like – liked- liked- will like
He/She | likes – liked- liked- will like
You(formal) | like – liked- liked- will like
We | like – liked- liked- will like
You(informal) | like – liked- liked- will like
They/You(formal) | like – liked- liked- will like
| Imperative | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| yo | ||
| tú | gusta | no gustes |
| Ud. | guste | no guste |
| nosotros(as) | gustemos | no gustemos |
| vosotros(as) | gustad | no gustéis |
| Uds. | gusten | no gusten |
Affirmative-Negative
I | —
you | like – don’t like
You(formal) | like – don’t like
We | let’s like- let’s not like
You(informal) | like – don’t like
They/You(formal) | like – don’t like
| Progressive | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | estoy gustando | estuve gustando | estaba gustando | estaría gustando | estaré gustando |
| tú | estás gustando | estuviste gustando | estabas gustando | estarías gustando | estarás gustando |
| él/ella/Ud. | está gustando | estuvo gustando | estaba gustando | estaría gustando | estará gustando |
| nosotros(as) | estamos gustando | estuvimos gustando | estábamos gustando | estaríamos gustando | estaremos gustando |
| vosotros(as) | estáis gustando | estuvisteis gustando | estabais gustando | estaríais gustando | estaréis gustando |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | están gustando | estuvieron gustando | estaban gustando | estarían gustando | estarán gustando |
Present-Preterite-Imperfect-Conditional-Future
I | am liking- was liking- was liking- would be liking- will be liking
you | are liking- were liking- were liking- would be liking- will be liking
He/She | is liking- was liking- was liking- would be liking- will be liking
You(formal) | are liking- were liking- were liking- would be liking- will be liking
We | are liking- were liking- were liking- would be liking- will be liking
You(informal) | are liking- were liking- were liking- would be liking- will be liking
They/You(formal) |are liking- were liking- were liking- would be liking- will be liking
| Perfect | |||||
| Present | Preterite | Past | Conditional | Future | |
| yo | he gustado | hube gustado | había gustado | habría gustado | habré gustado |
| tú | has gustado | hubiste gustado | habías gustado | habrías gustado | habrás gustado |
| él/ella/Ud. | ha gustado | hubo gustado | había gustado | habría gustado | habrá gustado |
| nosotros(as) | hemos gustado | hubimos gustado | habíamos gustado | habríamos gustado | habremos gustado |
| vosotros(as) | habéis gustado | hubisteis gustado | habíais gustado | habríais gustado | habréis gustado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | han gustado | hubieron gustado | habían gustado | habrían gustado | habrán gustado |
Present-Preterite-Past-Conditional-Future
I | have liked- had liked- had liked- would have liked- will have liked
you | liked- had liked- had liked- would have liked- will have liked
He/She | has liked- had liked- had liked- would have liked- will have liked
You(formal) | have liked- had liked- had liked- would have liked- will have liked
We | have liked- had liked- had liked- would have liked- will have liked
You(informal) | have liked- had liked- had liked- would have liked- will have liked
They/You(formal) |have liked- had liked- had liked- would have liked- will have liked
| Perfect Subjunctive | |||
| Present | Past | Future | |
| yo | haya gustado | hubiera gustado, hubiese gustado | hubiere gustado |
| tú | hayas gustado | hubieras gustado, hubieses gustado | hubieres gustado |
| él/ella/Ud. | haya gustado | hubiera gustado, hubiese gustado | hubiere gustado |
| nosotros(as) | hayamos gustado | hubiéramos gustado, hubiésemos gustado | hubiéremos gustado |
| vosotros(as) | hayáis gustado | hubierais gustado, hubieseis gustado | hubiereis gustado |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | hayan gustado | hubieran gustado, hubiesen gustado | hubieren gustado |
Present-Past-Future
I | have liked- had liked- will have liked
you | have liked- had liked- will have liked
He/She | has liked- had liked- will have liked
You(formal) | have liked- had liked- will have liked
We | have liked- had liked- will have liked
You(informal) | have liked- had liked- will have liked
They/You(formal) | have liked- had liked- will have liked
Sentences with the conjugated verb: gustar in Spanish
| Me gusta la gente sencilla | – | I like simple people |
| Comer no es un gusto, es una necesidad. | – | Eating is not a pleasure, it is a necessity. |
| No me gusta ni en sueños. | – | I don’t even dream of it. |
| Para gustos, los colores. | – | For tastes, the colors. |
| Al gusto de la comida, le precede su aroma. | – | The taste of food is preceded by its aroma. |
| Dice que le gustamos, aunque lo dudo. | – | She says she likes us, although I doubt it. |
| ¿Qué me gusta el helado? | – | What do I like ice cream? |
| Me gusta ducharme con agua tibia a media noche. | – | I like to shower with warm water at midnight. |
| ¿Te gustan las frutas? | – | You like fruits? |
| ¿Les gustó mi obra? | – | Did you like my work? |
| Aún conservo en el paladar el mal gusto de sus palabras. | – | I still have the bad taste of his words on my palate. |
| Escojan lo que gusten. | – | Choose what you like. |
| ¿Para qué fingir que te gusta esa música? | – | Why pretend you like that music? |
| Le gustará mi propuesta. | – | You will like my proposal. |
| No te rindas aunque no te guste. | – | Don’t give up even if you don’t like it. |
| No puedo decir que me guste, pero tampoco la desprecio. | – | I can’t say I like it, but I don’t hate it either. |
| Si te gustara no la habrías dejado ir. | – | If you liked her you wouldn’t have let her go. |
| ¿Cómo es eso, el gusto crea la costumbre? | – | How is that, taste creates custom? |
| Sí, la diferencia de edad es abismal, pero se gustan. | – | Yes, the age difference is huge, but they like each other. |
| ¿A quién le gustaría morir solo? | – | Who would like to die alone? |
| No me gusta ese hombre para ti hija mía. | – | I don’t like that man for you, my daughter. |
| Si te gusta esa mujer, ve a por ella. | – | If you like that woman, go for her. |
| Me dio gusto conocerte. | – | She was nice to meet you. |
| Te gustan demasiado las estrellas, no pareces de este mundo. | – | You like the stars too much, you don’t seem from this world. |
| ¿Por qué te importa si le gustamos o no? | – | Why do you care if he likes us or not? |
| Me gustas más en persona. | – | I like you better in person. |
| Nos gusta mucho visitar a la abuela. | – | We really like to visit grandma. |
| Nos gustamos enseguida. | – | We liked each other right away. |
| ¿Por qué no te gustan los caracoles? | – | Why don’t you like snails? |
| Nunca le he gustado a tu familia. | – | Your family never liked me. |
| Me has gustado desde hace mucho tiempo. | – | I’ve liked you for a long time. |
| Siempre me han gustado los sabores exóticos. | – | I have always loved exotic flavors. |
| Sé que nunca nos hemos gustado. | – | I know we’ve never liked each other. |
| Ese es el nombre que me gustaba para una niña. | – | That’s the name I liked for a girl. |
| Era obvio que le gustaban los animales. | – | It was obvious that she liked animals. |
| Tú tampoco le gustabas mucho. | – | He didn’t like you very much either. |
| Me han dicho que le gusté mucho. | – | They told me that they liked it a lot. |
| Quizás le gustaste más de lo que piensas. | – | Maybe he liked you more than you think. |
| Me gustó hacer algo diferente. | – | I liked doing something different. |
| Parece que a la gente no le gustaron tus bromas. | – | It seems people didn’t like your jokes. |
| Creo que te gustaré mucho más cuando me oigas cantar. | – | I think you’ll like me a lot more when you hear me sing. |
| Seguro le gustará cualquier cosa que le regales. | – | He will surely like anything you give him. |
| ¿Le gustarán los fuegos artificiales? | – | Will you like fireworks? |
| ¿Te gustaría ir conmigo? | – | Would you like to come with me? |
| Me habría gustado acompañarte. | – | I would have liked to accompany you. |
| No creo que me guste trabajar ahí. | – | I don’t think I like working there. |
| Solo toma lo que gustes y deja el resto. | – | Just take what you like and leave the rest. |
| No creo que le gustemos demasiado. | – | I don’t think he likes us very much. |
| Espero que te haya gustado mi regalo. | – | I hope you liked my gift. |
| ¡Ojalá le hayan gustado las flores! | – | I hope you liked the flowers! |
| Me hubiese gustado de otro color. | – | I would have liked another color. |
| ¿Qué te hubiera gustado hacer? | – | What would you have liked to do? |
| Le hubieses gustado si fueras más alto. | – | He would have liked you if you were taller. |
| Estoy segura que le hubiesen gustado si fueran de otro color. | – | I’m sure you would have liked them if they were a different color. |
