Gustar Conjugation | How to Conjugate Gustar in Spanish

¡Hola! ¿Te gusta aprender español? In this article, I’ll show you all the conjugations for the Spanish verb gustar. You’ll learn how to conjugate gustar in the different Spanish tenses. We will also go over some helpful examples to help you practice.

The verb gustar means “to like” in Spanish. We use gustar to talk about things we like (“A mi me gustan los perros”) or things that please us (“Me ha gustado ver que te esfuerzas”). Gustar is an irregular non-changing stem verb, so it doesn’t follow the regular conjugation patterns of most Spanish verbs. It’s a frequently used verb so learning how to conjugate it is important!

To properly conjugate gustar, you will need to use indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os, and les). When we use gustar in a sentence in the indicative tense, the object becomes the subject, and the subject becomes the object. So, instead of “Yo gusto” (I like), you can say “A mi me gusta” (That I like).

The table below shows three common conjugations for the verb gustar: the infinitive, the gerund, and the past participle.

Here are three example sentences that use the conjugations of gustar from the table above:

• Infinitive: Te va a gustar esta historia. (You are going to like this story.)
• Gerund: Me está gustando aprender otros idiomas. (I am liking learning other languages.)
• Past Participle: Me ha gustado la película sobre robots. (I liked the movie about robots.)

Now that you know how to conjugate gustar in its three most common forms! Next, we’ll look at how to conjugate gustar in all the Spanish tenses. You can click on each of the tenses listed in the table below to see the conjugations of gustar. 

How to Conjugate Gustar in Indicative Tense

In Spanish, we use the indicative mood to talk about facts, statements, or describe actions. In the case of the verb gustar, things can be a little different. Gustar is an affective verb, which means that it’s used to express emotion or preference for someone or something. Let’s take a look at the following indicative tenses: present, future, preterite, imperfect, and conditional.

Indicative Present

The indicative present tense helps us describe events that take place in the present or the near future. We can use the indicative present tense of the Spanish verb gustar to talk about things we currently like and express our preferences. For example, you can say “A mí me gusta más el helado de fresa que el helado de limón” which means, “I like strawberry ice cream more than lemon ice cream.” Because we use gustar to refer to the thing we like instead of the speaker, I also included the correct form to address each pronoun.

You can find all the indicative present conjugations for the verb gustar on the chart below:

Pronoun	Gustar Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	me gusta	I like
Tú	te gusta	You like
Vos	te gustá	You like
Él/Ella/Usted	le gusta	He/She/You like(s)
Nosotros	nos gusta	We like
Vosotros	os gusta	You like
Ellos/Ellas/ Ustedes	les gusta	They/You like(s)

Here are some example sentences showing how to conjugate gustar in the indicative present tense:

• A ti te gusta comer pasta. / You like eating pasta.
• A ella le gusta nadar en el mar. / She likes to swim in the ocean.
• A nosotros no nos gusta viajar durante la noche. / We don’t like to travel during the night.

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Indicative Future

We use the indicative future to talk about events that will take place at a future time. In Spanish, we use the indicative future form of the verb gustar to talk about things we are sure we will like in the future. For example, you can say “A vos te gustará viajar por Europa” which means, “You will like traveling through Europe.”

Here’s the indicative future conjugation chart for the verb gustar:

Pronoun	Gustar Conjugation	English Meaning
Yo	me gustará	I will like
Tú	te gustará	You will like
Vos	te gustará	You will like
Él/Ella/Usted	le gustará	He/She/You will like
Nosotros	nos gustará	We will like