Conjugations
Present Presente
Habits, current states, and general facts.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gusto | |
| tú | gustas | |
| él / ella / usted | gusta | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gustamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gustáis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gustan |
Preterite Pretérito perfecto simple
Actions viewed as completed events in the past.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gusté | |
| tú | gustaste | |
| él / ella / usted | gustó | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gustamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gustasteis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gustaron |
Imperfect Pretérito imperfecto
Past habits, descriptions, and actions in progress.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gustaba | |
| tú | gustabas | |
| él / ella / usted | gustaba | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gustábamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gustabais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gustaban |
Future Futuro simple
Future events; also used to express a guess about the present.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gustaré | |
| tú | gustarás | |
| él / ella / usted | gustará | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gustaremos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gustaréis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gustarán |
Conditional Condicional simple
Hypothetical events and some polite requests.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | gustaría | |
| tú | gustarías | |
| él / ella / usted | gustaría | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gustaríamos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gustaríais | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gustarían |
Present subjunctive Presente de subjuntivo
Used in certain clauses expressing wishes, doubt, feelings, and other non-asserted situations.
| Subject | Verb form | Listen |
|---|---|---|
| yo | guste | |
| tú | gustes | |
| él / ella / usted | guste | |
| nosotros / nosotras | gustemos | |
| vosotros / vosotras | gustéis | |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | gusten |
Use ustedes for plural “you” in Latin America. Its verb form matches ellos / ellas. Vos forms are not included. Google voice when available; device voice as a fallback.
Me gusta el café, pero me gustan más los libros.
I like coffee, but I like books more.
The verb agrees with what is liked: singular gusta, plural gustan.
Meaning & usage
- to like in a general sense
- to like romantically
- to like the taste of (some food)
English glosses are a starting point. The meaning of a verb can change with context, a preposition, or se. Read the full dictionary entry ↗
Meanings and conjugation data adapted from English Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org / Wiktextract. Frequency scores from wordfreq 3.1.1 by Robyn Speer and contributors. Adapted data is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Entry source · Sources, download & limitations