Gustar (to like) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Conjugation of gustar (to like) for all verb tenses with example phrases and exercises.

 Gustar (to like) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Learning materials that implement this verb:

Level: A1

Module 4: Describir objetos y personas. (Describing objects and people)

Lesson 24: Colores (Colours)

Basic verb forms

Infinitivo (Infinitive) Gerundio (Gerund) Participio (Participle)
Gustar (to like) Gustando (Liking) Gustado (liked)

Gustar (to like): Verb conjugation tables

Indicativo (Indicative) Subjuntivo (Subjunctive)

Presente 

Spanish English
yo me gusta I like
tú te gusta You like
él/ella le gusta he/she likes
nosotros/nosotras nos gusta we like
vosotros/vosotras os gusta You all like
ellos/ellas les gusta They like

Pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo he gustado I have liked
tú has gustado You have liked
él/ella ha gustado he has liked
nosotros/nosotras hemos gustado we have liked
vosotros/vosotras habéis gustado You have liked
ellos/ellas han gustado They have liked

Subjuntivo presente 

Spanish English
yo guste I like
tú gustes you like
él/ella guste he likes
nosotros/nosotras gustemos we like
vosotros/vosotras gustéis you like
ellos/ellas gusten They like

Subjuntivo pretérito perfecto 

Spanish English
yo haya gustado I have liked
tú hayas gustado you have liked
él/ella haya gustado he has liked
nosotros/nosotras hayamos gustado we have liked
vosotros/vosotras hayáis gustado you have liked
ellos/ellas hayan gustado they have liked

Pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo gustaba I liked
tú gustabas You liked
él/ella gustaba he liked
nosotros/nosotras gustábamos we liked
vosotros/vosotras gustabais You liked
ellos/ellas gustaban They liked

Pretérito pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo había gustado I had liked
tú habías gustado You had liked
él/ella había gustado he had liked
nosotros/nosotras habíamos gustado We had liked
vosotros/vosotras habíais gustado You had liked
ellos/ellas habían gustado They had liked

Subjuntivo pretérito imperfecto 

Spanish English
yo gustara/gustase I would like
tú gustaras/gustases you would like
él/ella gustara/gustase he would like
nosotros/nosotras gustáramos/gustásemos we would like
vosotros/vosotras gustarais/gustaseis You would like
ellos/ellas gustaran/gustasen they would like

Subjuntivo pluscuamperfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiera/hubiese gustado I would have liked
tú hubieras/hubieses gustado You would have liked
él/ella hubiera/hubiese gustado he would have liked
nosotros/nosotras hubiéramos/hubiésemos gustado We would have liked
vosotros/vosotras hubierais/hubieseis gustado you would have liked
ellos/ellas hubieran/hubiesen gustado They would have liked

Pretérito indefinido 

Spanish English
yo gusté I liked
tú gustaste You liked
él/ella gustó he liked
nosotros/nosotras gustamos We liked
vosotros/vosotras gustasteis You liked
ellos/ellas gustaron They liked

Pretérito anterior 

Spanish English
yo hube gustado I had liked
tú hubiste gustado You had liked
él/ella hubo gustado he had liked
nosotros/nosotras hubimos gustado we had liked
vosotros/vosotras hubisteis gustado You had liked
ellos/ellas hubieron gustado they had liked

Subjuntivo futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo gustare I will like
tú gustares you would like
él/ella gustare he will like
nosotros/nosotras gustáremos we will like
vosotros/vosotras gustareis You will like
ellos/ellas gustaren they would like

Subjuntivo futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo hubiere gustado I will have liked
tú hubieres gustado you will have liked
él/ella hubiere gustado he will have liked
nosotros/nosotras hubiéremos gustado we will have liked
vosotros/vosotras hubiereis gustado You will have liked
ellos/ellas hubieren gustado they will have liked

Futuro simple 

Spanish English
yo gustaré I will like
tú gustarás You will like
él/ella gustará He will like
nosotros/nosotras gustaremos We will like
vosotros/vosotras gustaréis You will like
ellos/ellas gustarán They will like

Futuro perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habré gustado I will have liked
tú habrás gustado You will have liked
él/ella habrá gustado He will have liked
nosotros/nosotras habremos gustado We will have liked
vosotros/vosotras habréis gustado You will have liked
ellos/ellas habrán gustado They will have liked
Imperativo (Imperative)

Imperativo 

Spanish English
¡Gústate! You like
¡Gústate! You like
¡Gústese! We like
¡Gustémonos! You all like us!
¡Gustaos! They like

Imperativo negativo 

Spanish English
n/a you do not like
¡No te gustes! He/She does not like himself/herself
¡No le guste! We do not like
¡No nos gustemos! You do not like each other
¡No os gustéis! They do not like

Condicional simple 

Spanish English
yo me gustaría I would like
tú te gustaría You would like
él/ella le gustaría He would like
nosotros/nosotras nos gustaría We would like
vosotros/vosotras os gustaría you would like
ellos/ellas les gustaría They would like

Condicional perfecto 

Spanish English
yo habría gustado I would have liked
tú habrías gustado You would have liked
él/ella habría gustado he would have liked
nosotros/nosotras habríamos gustado We would have liked
vosotros/vosotras habríais gustado You would have liked
ellos/ellas habrían gustado They would have liked

Present and future tenses: A1

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. He likes to celebrate parties.
A él le gusta celebrar las fiestas.
2. I like family meals.
A mi me gusta la comida familiar.
3. You like to see your friends.
A vosotros os gusta ver a vuestros amigos.
4. We like to study Spanish.
A nosotros nos gusta estudiar español.
5. They say they will like the gifts.
Ellos dicen que les gustarán los regalos.

Basic past tenses (A2/B1)

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. I have liked the double room.
He gustado de la habitación doble.
2. We liked planting tulips together.
Gustamos de plantar tulipanes juntos.
3. I used to like living in Spain.
A mí me gustaba vivir en españa.
4. They liked the roses from the stationery shop.
Les gustaron las rosas de la papelería.
5. Has enjoyed the bed and breakfast.
Ha gustado del alojamiento y desayuno.

Basic subjunctive exercises: B1

Exercise: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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gusten, gustáramos/gustásemos, gustes, gustaras/gustases, gustara/gustase

1.
Yo preferiría que me ... la comida de españa.
(I would prefer to like the food of Spain.)
2.
¿Te gustaría que tú ... de la misma comida que yo?
(Would you like to enjoy the same food as I do?)
3.
Dudo que ellos ... de la comida.
(I doubt that they like the food.)
4.
Nosotros desearíamos que nos ... las mismas series de televisión.
(We would like it if we liked the same television series.)
5.
Es importante que tú ... de la ciudad.
(It is important that you like the city.)

Advanced exercises: C1/C2

Exercise: Translate and make sentences

Instruction: Translate the words and phrases below.

1. You had liked the party.
Tú hubiste gustado de la fiesta.
2. If he had liked the city, he would have moved there.
Si él hubiera/hubiese gustado la ciudad, se habría mudado allí.
3. How are you? You all have liked the family meal.
¿qué tal? vosotros hayáis gustado la comida familiar.
4. You would have liked to live in France.
Tú habrías gustado vivir en francia.
5. They would have liked to know more countries.
Ellos habrían gustado conocer más países.