gustar Affirmative Imperative Conjugation
gustar — to like
The affirmative imperative of gustar is: gusta, guste, gustemos, gustad, gusten.
gustar Affirmative Imperative Forms
When to Use the Affirmative Imperative
Rarely used as a command for 'to like'. It is occasionally used in formal invitations (e.g., 'Guste de pasar') or to mean 'please someone'.
Notes on gustar in the Affirmative Imperative
Regular -ar imperative endings. In modern Spanish, you'll almost never use these for 'to like'.
Example Sentences
Gusta de entrar, por favor.
Please, feel free to enter.
tú
Gustad de la fiesta.
Enjoy the party (plural/Spain).
vosotros
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Using 'Gusta esto' to mean 'Like this!'.
Correct: Espero que te guste esto.
Why: The imperative of gustar doesn't work for 'liking' things; it's better to use the subjunctive 'I hope you like'.
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gusto
The present of gustar is regular: gusto, gustas, gusta, gustamos, gustáis, gustan.
Preterite
yo: gusté
The preterite of gustar is regular: gusté, gustaste, gustó, gustamos, gustasteis, gustaron.
Imperfect
yo: gustaba
The imperfect of gustar is regular: gustaba, gustabas, gustaba, gustábamos, gustabais, gustaban.
Future
yo: gustaré
The future of gustar is regular: gustaré, gustarás, gustará, gustaremos, gustaréis, gustarán.
Conditional
yo: gustaría
The conditional of gustar is regular: gustaría, gustarías, gustaría, gustaríamos, gustaríais, gustarían.
Present Subjunctive
yo: guste
The present subjunctive of gustar is regular: guste, gustes, guste, gustemos, gustéis, gusten.
Imperfect Subjunctive
yo: gustara
The imperfect subjunctive of gustar is regular: gustara, gustaras, gustara, gustáramos, gustarais, gustaran.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gustes
The negative imperative of gustar is: no gustes, no guste, no gustemos, no gustéis, no gusten.