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gustar

to like

verb Word 157 of the core 1,000 · Stage 1, Essentials

With one thing or several

With gustar, the thing is the subject and the person comes first, so the verb changes with the number of things.

Present

WhoOne thingSeveral
a mí me gustaI like it me gustanI like them
a ti te gustayou like it te gustanyou like them
a él le gustahe likes it / you like it (formal) le gustanhe likes them / you like them (formal)
a ella le gustashe likes it / you like it (formal) le gustanshe likes them / you like them (formal)
a nosotros nos gustawe like it nos gustanwe like them
a ellos les gustathey like it / you all like it les gustanthey like them / you all like them

Preterite

WhoOne thingSeveral
a mí me gustóI liked it me gustaronI liked them
a ti te gustóyou liked it te gustaronyou liked them
a él le gustóhe liked it / you liked it (formal) le gustaronhe liked them / you liked them (formal)
a ella le gustóshe liked it / you liked it (formal) le gustaronshe liked them / you liked them (formal)
a nosotros nos gustówe liked it nos gustaronwe liked them
a ellos les gustóthey liked it / you all liked it les gustaronthey liked them / you all liked them

Imperfect

WhoOne thingSeveral
a mí me gustabaI liked it / I used to like it me gustabanI liked them / I used to like them
a ti te gustabayou liked it / you used to like it te gustabanyou liked them / you used to like them
a él le gustabahe liked it / he used to like it / you liked it (formal) / you used to like it (formal) le gustabanhe liked them / he used to like them / you liked them (formal) / you used to like them (formal)
a ella le gustabashe liked it / she used to like it / you liked it (formal) / you used to like it (formal) le gustabanshe liked them / she used to like them / you liked them (formal) / you used to like them (formal)
a nosotros nos gustabawe liked it / we used to like it nos gustabanwe liked them / we used to like them
a ellos les gustabathey liked it / they used to like it / you all liked it / you all used to like it les gustabanthey liked them / they used to like them / you all liked them / you all used to like them

Future

WhoOne thingSeveral
a mí me gustaráI will like it me gustaránI will like them
a ti te gustaráyou will like it te gustarányou will like them
a él le gustaráhe will like it / you will like it (formal) le gustaránhe will like them / you will like them (formal)
a ella le gustaráshe will like it / you will like it (formal) le gustaránshe will like them / you will like them (formal)
a nosotros nos gustaráwe will like it nos gustaránwe will like them
a ellos les gustaráthey will like it / you all will like it les gustaránthey will like them / you all will like them

In a sentence

¿Te gusta el vino blanco?

Do you like white wine?

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