gustar Preterite Conjugation
gustar — to like
The preterite of gustar is regular: gusté, gustaste, gustó, gustamos, gustasteis, gustaron.
gustar Preterite Forms
When to Use the Preterite
Use the preterite when a specific event or experience 'pleased' you at a concrete moment, like a movie you just finished or a meal you just ate.
Notes on gustar in the Preterite
Gustar is regular in the preterite. The third-person forms (gustó/gustaron) are the most common since we usually talk about things or events that pleased us.
Example Sentences
Me gustó mucho la cena de ayer.
I liked yesterday's dinner a lot.
él/ella/usted
¿Te gustaron los regalos?
Did you like the gifts?
ellos/ellas/ustedes
No nos gustó la película.
We didn't like the movie.
él/ella/usted
Common Mistakes
Mistake: Saying 'Me gusté la película'.
Correct: Me gustó la película.
Why: The movie is the subject, so the verb must be 3rd person singular (gustó).
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Related Tenses
Present
yo: gusto
The present of gustar is regular: gusto, gustas, gusta, gustamos, gustáis, gustan.
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.
Affirmative Imperative
yo: gusta
The affirmative imperative of gustar is: gusta, guste, gustemos, gustad, gusten.
Negative Imperative
yo: no gustes
The negative imperative of gustar is: no gustes, no guste, no gustemos, no gustéis, no gusten.