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Gustar conjugation

gustar is a regular Spanish -AR verb meaning like / please. In the present tense: yo gusto, tú gustas, él/ella gusta, nosotros gustamos, vosotros gustáis, ellos gustan. Full conjugation across 18 tenses below.

Rank #93-ARRegular18 tense tables
At a glance
Infinitive
gustar
Gerundio
gustando
Meaning
like / please
Pattern
Regular
Difficulty
Level 2
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Conjugation tables

Gustar across the MuyVerbs tense system

Non-finite forms

Infinitivo and Gerundio

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InfinitivogustarDictionary form and base form for many compound structures.
GerundiogustandoUsed with estar for progressive forms, for example estar gustando.

Presente

Present

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PronounFormContext
yogusto
Yo gusto más cuando hablo con calma.I am more likable when I speak calmly.
gustas
Tú gustas a mucha gente por tu honestidad.You are liked by many people because of your honesty.
élgusta
Él gusta por su forma de escuchar.He is liked for his way of listening.
nosotrosgustamos
Nosotros gustamos por nuestra cercanía.We are liked because of our warmth.
vosotrosgustáis
Vosotros gustáis por vuestra energía.You are liked for your energy.
ellosgustan
Ellos gustan por su sentido del humor.They are liked for their sense of humor.

Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohe gustado
Yo he gustado más desde que estoy tranquilo.I have been liked more since I am calmer.
has gustado
Tú has gustado mucho en el nuevo grupo.You have been liked a lot in the new group.
élha gustado
Él ha gustado por su sinceridad.He has been liked for his sincerity.
nosotroshemos gustado
Nosotros hemos gustado bastante en clase.We have been liked quite a lot in class.
vosotroshabéis gustado
Vosotros habéis gustado por vuestra actitud abierta.You have been liked for your open attitude.
elloshan gustado
Ellos han gustado por su trabajo constante.They have been liked for their steady work.

Pretérito Indefinido

Preterite

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yogusté
Yo gusté más cuando fui paciente.I was liked more when I was patient.
gustaste
Tú gustaste mucho en aquel grupo.You were liked a lot in that group.
élgustó
Él gustó por su sinceridad.He was liked for his sincerity.
nosotrosgustamos
Nosotros gustamos desde el primer día.We were liked from the first day.
vosotrosgustasteis
Vosotros gustasteis por vuestra alegría.You were liked for your cheerfulness.
ellosgustaron
Ellos gustaron por su buen humor.They were liked for their good humor.

Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect

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PronounFormContext
yogustaba
Yo gustaba más cuando escuchaba mejor.I used to be liked more when I listened better.
gustabas
Tú gustabas en todos los grupos.You used to be liked in all groups.
élgustaba
Él gustaba por su forma tranquila de hablar.He used to be liked for his calm way of speaking.
nosotrosgustábamos
Nosotros gustábamos por nuestra cercanía.We used to be liked for our warmth.
vosotrosgustabais
Vosotros gustabais por vuestra energía positiva.You used to be liked for your positive energy.
ellosgustaban
Ellos gustaban por su constancia.They used to be liked for their consistency.

Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabía gustado
Yo había gustado más desde aquel cambio.I had been liked more since that change.
habías gustado
Tú habías gustado bastante en el grupo.You had been liked quite a lot in the group.
élhabía gustado
Él había gustado por su sinceridad antes.He had been liked for his sincerity before.
nosotroshabíamos gustado
Nosotros habíamos gustado por nuestra cercanía.We had been liked for our warmth.
vosotroshabíais gustado
Vosotros habíais gustado por vuestra naturalidad.You had been liked for your naturalness.
elloshabían gustado
Ellos habían gustado por su dedicación.They had been liked for their dedication.

Pretérito Anterior

Preterite Anterior

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yohube gustado
Cuando yo hube gustado más, me sentí seguro.When I had been liked more, I felt confident.
hubiste gustado
En cuanto tú hubiste gustado en el grupo, te relajaste.As soon as you had been liked in the group, you relaxed.
élhubo gustado
Después de que él hubo gustado por su sinceridad, habló más.After he had been liked for his sincerity, he spoke more.
nosotroshubimos gustado
Apenas nosotros hubimos gustado, cambió el ambiente.As soon as we had been liked, the atmosphere changed.
vosotroshubisteis gustado
Una vez que vosotros hubisteis gustado, os abristeis más.Once you had been liked, you opened up more.
elloshubieron gustado
Cuando ellos hubieron gustado por su trabajo, sonrieron.When they had been liked for their work, they smiled.

Futuro

Future

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PronounFormContext
yogustaré
Yo gustaré más si escucho mejor.I will be liked more if I listen better.
gustarás
Tú gustarás por tu honestidad.You will be liked for your honesty.
élgustará
Él gustará por su paciencia.He will be liked for his patience.
nosotrosgustaremos
Nosotros gustaremos por nuestra cercanía.We will be liked for our warmth.
vosotrosgustaréis
Vosotros gustaréis por vuestra alegría.You will be liked for your cheerfulness.
ellosgustarán
Ellos gustarán por su sentido del humor.They will be liked for their sense of humor.

Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabré gustado
Para entonces yo habré gustado más en el grupo.By then I will have been liked more in the group.
habrás gustado
Tú habrás gustado por tu honestidad.You will have been liked for your honesty.
élhabrá gustado
Él habrá gustado por su forma de hablar.He will have been liked for his way of speaking.
nosotroshabremos gustado
Nosotros habremos gustado por nuestra actitud.We will have been liked for our attitude.
vosotroshabréis gustado
Vosotros habréis gustado por vuestra energía.You will have been liked for your energy.
elloshabrán gustado
Ellos habrán gustado por su constancia.They will have been liked for their consistency.

Condicional

Conditional

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PronounFormContext
yogustaría
Yo gustaría más si fuera más paciente.I would be liked more if I were more patient.
gustarías
Tú gustarías por tu sinceridad.You would be liked for your sincerity.
élgustaría
Él gustaría más si escuchara mejor.He would be liked more if he listened better.
nosotrosgustaríamos
Nosotros gustaríamos por nuestra cercanía.We would be liked for our warmth.
vosotrosgustaríais
Vosotros gustaríais más con otra actitud.You would be liked more with another attitude.
ellosgustarían
Ellos gustarían por su tranquilidad.They would be liked for their calmness.

Condicional Perfecto

Conditional Perfect

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PronounFormContext
yohabría gustado
Yo habría gustado más si hubiera sido más abierto.I would have been liked more if I had been more open.
habrías gustado
Tú habrías gustado por tu sinceridad.You would have been liked for your sincerity.
élhabría gustado
Él habría gustado más con otra actitud.He would have been liked more with another attitude.
nosotroshabríamos gustado
Nosotros habríamos gustado por nuestra cercanía.We would have been liked for our warmth.
vosotroshabríais gustado
Vosotros habríais gustado más si hubierais escuchado mejor.You would have been liked more if you had listened better.
elloshabrían gustado
Ellos habrían gustado por su constancia.They would have been liked for their consistency.

Subjuntivo Presente

Present Subjunctive

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yoguste
Espero que yo guste más siendo claro.I hope that I am liked more by being clear.
gustes
Quiero que tú gustes en el grupo.I want you to be liked in the group.
élguste
Es importante que él guste por su honestidad.It is important that he be liked for his honesty.
nosotrosgustemos
Deseo que nosotros gustemos por nuestra actitud.I wish that we are liked for our attitude.
vosotrosgustéis
Es mejor que vosotros gustéis por vuestra energía.It is better that you are liked for your energy.
ellosgusten
Temo que ellos no gusten tanto.I fear that they may not be liked that much.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Perfecto

Present Perfect Subjunctive

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yohaya gustado
Dudo que yo haya gustado más en ese grupo.I doubt that I have been liked more in that group.
hayas gustado
No creo que tú hayas gustado por todos.I do not think that you have been liked by everyone.
élhaya gustado
Es posible que él haya gustado por su sinceridad.It is possible that he has been liked for his sincerity.
nosotroshayamos gustado
Es probable que nosotros hayamos gustado por nuestra actitud.It is likely that we have been liked for our attitude.
vosotroshayáis gustado
No parece que vosotros hayáis gustado tanto.It does not seem that you have been liked that much.
elloshayan gustado
Puede que ellos hayan gustado por su cercanía.They may have been liked for their warmth.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Imperfecto

Imperfect Subjunctive

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yogustara
Si yo gustara más, estaría más tranquilo.If I were liked more, I would be calmer.
gustaras
Si tú gustaras en ese grupo, volverías.If you were liked in that group, you would return.
élgustara
Si él gustara por su honestidad, sonreiría más.If he were liked for his honesty, he would smile more.
nosotrosgustáramos
Si nosotros gustáramos por nuestra actitud, seguiríamos igual.If we were liked for our attitude, we would continue the same way.
vosotrosgustarais
Si vosotros gustarais tanto, habría menos tensión.If you were liked that much, there would be less tension.
ellosgustaran
Si ellos gustaran por su cercanía, se notarían más seguros.If they were liked for their warmth, they would seem more confident.

Subjuntivo Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto

Past Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiera gustado
Si yo hubiera gustado más, me habría quedado.If I had been liked more, I would have stayed.
hubieras gustado
Si tú hubieras gustado en ese grupo, habrías vuelto.If you had been liked in that group, you would have returned.
élhubiera gustado
Si él hubiera gustado por su honestidad, estaría más confiado.If he had been liked for his honesty, he would be more confident.
nosotroshubiéramos gustado
Si nosotros hubiéramos gustado por nuestra actitud, no habría dudas.If we had been liked for our attitude, there would have been no doubts.
vosotroshubierais gustado
Si vosotros hubierais gustado tanto, habríais seguido allí.If you had been liked that much, you would have continued there.
elloshubieran gustado
Si ellos hubieran gustado por su cercanía, estarían felices.If they had been liked for their warmth, they would be happy.

Subjuntivo Futuro

Future Subjunctive

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PronounFormContext
yogustare
Si algún día yo gustare más, lo notaré.If someday I should be liked more, I will notice it.
gustares
Si tú gustares en ese grupo, te quedarás.If you should be liked in that group, you will stay.
élgustare
Si él gustare por su honestidad, se alegrará.If he should be liked for his honesty, he will be glad.
nosotrosgustáremos
Si nosotros gustáremos por nuestra actitud, seguiremos así.If we should be liked for our attitude, we will continue like this.
vosotrosgustareis
Si vosotros gustareis tanto, os invitarán otra vez.If you should be liked that much, they will invite you again.
ellosgustaren
Si ellos gustaren por su cercanía, volverán pronto.If they should be liked for their warmth, they will return soon.

Subjuntivo Futuro Perfecto

Future Perfect Subjunctive

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yohubiere gustado
Cuando yo hubiere gustado más, hablaré con calma.When I shall have been liked more, I will speak calmly.
hubieres gustado
Cuando tú hubieres gustado en el grupo, te relajarás.When you shall have been liked in the group, you will relax.
élhubiere gustado
Cuando él hubiere gustado por su honestidad, sonreirá.When he shall have been liked for his honesty, he will smile.
nosotroshubiéremos gustado
Cuando nosotros hubiéremos gustado por nuestra actitud, seguiremos igual.When we shall have been liked for our attitude, we will continue the same way.
vosotroshubiereis gustado
Cuando vosotros hubiereis gustado tanto, os invitarán más.When you shall have been liked that much, they will invite you more.
elloshubieren gustado
Cuando ellos hubieren gustado por su cercanía, estarán contentos.When they shall have been liked for their warmth, they will be happy.

Imperativo Afirmativo

Affirmative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
gusta
Tú, gusta por tu sinceridad.You, be liked for your sincerity.
élguste
Que él guste por su honestidad.Let him be liked for his honesty.
nosotrosgustemos
gustemos por nuestra cercanía.Let us be liked for our warmth.
vosotrosgustad
Vosotros, gustad por vuestra energía.You, be liked for your energy.
ellosgusten
Que ellos gusten por su buen humor.Let them be liked for their good humor.

Imperativo Negativo

Negative Imperative

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PronounFormContext
yo-
no gustes
No no gustes por fingir.Do not be liked for pretending.
élno guste
Que él no no guste por miedo.Let him not be liked out of fear.
nosotrosno gustemos
No no gustemos por callar siempre.Let us not be liked for always staying silent.
vosotrosno gustéis
No no gustéis solo por la apariencia.Do not be liked only for appearance.
ellosno gusten
Que ellos no no gusten por fingir cercanía.Let them not be liked for pretending warmth.
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Presenteyo

Yo ___ más cuando hablo con calma.

I am more likable when I speak calmly.

Need grammar help?How to form Presente

Use Presente for facts, habits, current states, and regular actions.

Formation

  1. 1Remove the infinitive ending: -ar, -er, or -ir.
  2. 2Add the present endings for the subject.
  3. 3Watch high-frequency irregulars like ser, estar, ir, tener, hacer, and decir.

Pattern

-ar: o, as, a, amos, áis, an-er: o, es, e, emos, éis, en-ir: o, es, e, imos, ís, en

Examples

hablar -> yo hablocomer -> él comevivir -> vosotros vivís

Presente is the base system. Master the endings first, then handle irregular yo forms and stem changes.

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What does 'gustar' mean in English?
In Spanish, 'gustar' means to like / please. It is a regular -AR verb used across all 18 standard Spanish tenses.
Is gustar an irregular verb in Spanish?
Gustar is a regular -AR verb. Its endings follow the standard pattern in every tense without stem or root changes.
How do you conjugate gustar in the present tense?
Present tense (Presente) of gustar: yo gusto, tú gustas, él/ella/usted gusta, nosotros gustamos, vosotros gustáis, ellos/ellas/ustedes gustan.
How do you conjugate gustar in the preterite?
Preterite (Pretérito Indefinido) of gustar: yo gusté, tú gustaste, él/ella/usted gustó, nosotros gustamos, vosotros gustasteis, ellos/ellas/ustedes gustaron. This tense expresses completed past actions at a defined point in time.
What is the imperfect tense of gustar?
Imperfect (Pretérito Imperfecto) of gustar: yo gustaba, tú gustabas, él/ella/usted gustaba, nosotros gustábamos, vosotros gustabais, ellos/ellas/ustedes gustaban. The imperfect describes past habits, ongoing actions, and background states.
What is the past participle of gustar?
The past participle of gustar is 'gustado'. It is used to form compound tenses with the auxiliary verb haber — for example, 'he gustado' (I have like / pleaseed), 'has gustado', 'ha gustado'.
What is the gerundio (present participle) of gustar?
The gerundio of gustar is 'gustando'. It pairs with estar to form the present continuous (estoy gustando) and other progressive tenses, indicating an action in progress.