Gustar conjugation chart
Gustar present tense
presente · I speak
| yo | I am pleasing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you are pleasing | |
| vos | you are pleasing | |
| él, ella, usted | it is pleasing | |
| nosotros | we are pleasing | |
| vosotros | you all are pleasing | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they are pleasing |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gustar preterite
pretérito · I spoke
| yo | I was pleasing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you were pleasing | |
| vos | you were pleasing | |
| él, ella, usted | it was pleasing | |
| nosotros | we were pleasing | |
| vosotros | you all were pleasing | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they were pleasing |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gustar imperfect
pretérito imperfecto · I used to speak
| yo | I was pleasing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you were pleasing | |
| vos | you were pleasing | |
| él, ella, usted | it was pleasing | |
| nosotros | we were pleasing | |
| vosotros | you all were pleasing | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they were pleasing |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gustar future
futuro · I will speak
| yo | I will be pleasing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you will be pleasing | |
| vos | you will be pleasing | |
| él, ella, usted | it will be pleasing | |
| nosotros | we will be pleasing | |
| vosotros | you all will be pleasing | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they will be pleasing |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gustar conditional
condicional · I would speak
| yo | I would be pleasing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | you would be pleasing | |
| vos | you would be pleasing | |
| él, ella, usted | it would be pleasing | |
| nosotros | we would be pleasing | |
| vosotros | you all would be pleasing | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | they would be pleasing |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gustar present subjunctive
presente de subjuntivo · that I speak
| yo | that I be pleasing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | that you be pleasing | |
| vos | that you be pleasing | |
| él, ella, usted | that it be pleasing | |
| nosotros | that we be pleasing | |
| vosotros | that you all be pleasing | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | that they be pleasing |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
Gustar imperfect subjunctive
imperfecto de subjuntivo · if I spoke
| yo | if I were pleasing | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | if you were pleasing | |
| vos | if you were pleasing | |
| él, ella, usted | if it were pleasing | |
| nosotros | if we were pleasing | |
| vosotros | if you all were pleasing | |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | if they were pleasing |
Regular: same endings as hablar.
In the subjunctive, vos takes the same form as tú in careful speech. The imperfect subjunctive also has an -se form (gustase), more common in writing.
Gustar affirmative commands
imperativo · speak!
| tú | ||
|---|---|---|
| vos | ||
| usted | ||
| nosotros | ||
| vosotros | ||
| ustedes |
The tú form is the él form of the present: gusta. Usted, nosotros and ustedes come from the present subjunctive (guste, gustemos, gusten).
Gustar negative commands
imperativo negativo · don't speak!
| tú | ||
|---|---|---|
| vos | ||
| usted | ||
| nosotros | ||
| vosotros | ||
| ustedes |
Built from the present subjunctive: no + gustes, guste…
Always the verb haber + the past participle gustado, which never changes.
Gustar present perfect
pretérito perfecto · I have spoken
| yo | he gustado |
|---|---|
| tú | has gustado |
| vos | has gustado |
| él, ella, usted | ha gustado |
| nosotros | hemos gustado |
| vosotros | habéis gustado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | han gustado |
Gustar pluperfect
pluscuamperfecto · I had spoken
| yo | había gustado |
|---|---|
| tú | habías gustado |
| vos | habías gustado |
| él, ella, usted | había gustado |
| nosotros | habíamos gustado |
| vosotros | habíais gustado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habían gustado |
Gustar future perfect
futuro perfecto · I will have spoken
| yo | habré gustado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrás gustado |
| vos | habrás gustado |
| él, ella, usted | habrá gustado |
| nosotros | habremos gustado |
| vosotros | habréis gustado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrán gustado |
Gustar conditional perfect
condicional perfecto · I would have spoken
| yo | habría gustado |
|---|---|
| tú | habrías gustado |
| vos | habrías gustado |
| él, ella, usted | habría gustado |
| nosotros | habríamos gustado |
| vosotros | habríais gustado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | habrían gustado |
Gustar present perfect subjunctive
pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · that I have spoken
| yo | haya gustado |
|---|---|
| tú | hayas gustado |
| vos | hayas gustado |
| él, ella, usted | haya gustado |
| nosotros | hayamos gustado |
| vosotros | hayáis gustado |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | hayan gustado |
In Latin America, ustedes is the only “you all”; vosotros is used only in Spain. Vos is used in Argentina, Uruguay and much of Central America. Uncheck the boxes above to hide what you don’t need.
Remember
Gustar works backwards compared to English: the person who likes becomes the pronoun, and the thing you like is the subject. Me gusta el café means “I like coffee,” literally “coffee pleases me”; me gustan los gatos is “I like cats.” That's why in everyday speech you'll see it almost only in the 3rd person: gusta and gustan.
Watch out
“I like” is not “yo gusto”: it's me gusta. With plural things, gustan: me gustan las flores.
Examples with gustar
Me gusta el café.
I like coffee.
¿Te gustan los perros?
Do you like dogs?
Nos gustó mucho la película.
We really liked the movie.
Practice gustar
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With full sentences: gustar exercises.
Other regular -ar verbs
For verbs that work the way gustar does (encantar, interesar, doler), see gustar and verbs like gustar.