gustar
to like / to be pleasing
Auxiliary: haber
'gustar' works with an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les): the thing liked is the grammatical subject, so it is most often used in the third person (me gusta el café). The examples below show each personal form in its natural indirect-object construction.
Me gusta mucho el chocolate.
I like chocolate a lot.
Indicativo
Presente
Present
Creo que le gusto a María.
I think María likes me.
Tú le gustas a todo el mundo.
Everyone likes you.
A mí me gusta el café por la mañana.
I like coffee in the morning.
Nosotros les gustamos a los profesores.
The teachers like us.
Vosotros le gustáis mucho a la abuela.
Grandma likes you a lot.
A ella le gustan las flores silvestres.
She likes wildflowers.
Pretérito indefinido
Preterite
Al parecer le gusté a su familia.
Apparently his family liked me.
Le gustaste mucho en la entrevista.
They liked you a lot in the interview.
Me gustó mucho la película de anoche.
I really liked last night's film.
Les gustamos al público desde el principio.
The audience liked us from the start.
Les gustasteis mucho a los organizadores.
The organisers liked you a lot.
Me gustaron mucho tus fotos del viaje.
I really liked your travel photos.
Pretérito imperfecto
Imperfect
De joven le gustaba a más de una chica.
When I was young more than one girl liked me.
En el colegio le gustabas a tu compañera.
At school your classmate used to like you.
De niño me gustaba mucho el circo.
As a child I liked the circus a lot.
Les gustábamos a los vecinos por lo tranquilos.
The neighbours liked us because we were so quiet.
Le gustabais mucho a vuestra profesora.
Your teacher used to like you a lot.
De pequeña me gustaban los cuentos de hadas.
As a little girl I liked fairy tales.
Pretérito perfecto
Present Perfect
Nunca le he gustado del todo a su madre.
His mother has never fully liked me.
Le has gustado mucho al jefe.
The boss has liked you a lot.
Me ha gustado mucho tu propuesta.
I have really liked your proposal.
Les hemos gustado a los clientes nuevos.
The new clients have liked us.
Le habéis gustado mucho al público joven.
The young audience has liked you a lot.
Me han gustado todas las canciones del disco.
I have liked all the songs on the album.
Futuro simple
Future
Espero que le guste y así le gustaré también yo.
I hope she likes it, and then she'll like me too.
Le gustarás en cuanto te conozca.
She will like you as soon as she meets you.
Seguro que te gustará este restaurante.
You will surely like this restaurant.
Les gustaremos si actuamos con naturalidad.
They will like us if we act naturally.
Le gustaréis mucho a mis padres.
My parents will like you a lot.
Estos cuadros te gustarán muchísimo.
You will like these paintings very much.
Condicional
Condicional simple
Conditional
Con más confianza, le gustaría más a la gente.
With more confidence, people would like me more.
Le gustarías más si sonrieras un poco.
She would like you more if you smiled a little.
Me gustaría vivir cerca del mar.
I would like to live near the sea.
Les gustaríamos más si fuéramos más abiertos.
They would like us more if we were more open.
Le gustaríais mucho al director del coro.
The choir director would like you a lot.
Te gustarían mucho los jardines de esa ciudad.
You would really like the gardens of that city.
Subjuntivo
Presente de subjuntivo
Present Subjunctive
Hago lo posible para que le guste a su familia.
I do my best so that his family likes me.
Es normal que quieras gustar a los demás.
It is normal that you want others to like you.
Espero que te guste el regalo.
I hope you like the present.
Queremos gustar al jurado con esta actuación.
We want the jury to like us with this performance.
Ojalá le gustéis a los invitados.
I hope the guests like you.
No creo que te gusten esas películas.
I don't think you'll like those films.
Pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo
Imperfect Subjunctive
Me esforcé para que le gustara a sus amigos.
I made an effort so that his friends would like me.
Si le gustaras, te llamaría más a menudo.
If she liked you, she would call you more often.
Elegimos un menú que gustara a todos.
We chose a menu that everyone would like.
Ensayamos mucho para que gustáramos al público.
We rehearsed a lot so that the audience would like us.
Ojalá le gustarais a la nueva jefa.
I wish the new boss liked you.
No esperaba que te gustaran tanto mis dibujos.
I didn't expect you to like my drawings so much.
Imperativo
Imperativo
Imperative
No intentes gustar a todos: gusta a quien te importa.
Don't try to please everyone: please those who matter to you.
Preséntese con naturalidad y guste con su trabajo.
Present yourself naturally and win them over with your work.
¡Gustemos al jurado con una actuación sincera!
Let's win over the jury with a sincere performance!
Sed vosotros mismos y gustad con vuestro estilo.
Be yourselves and win people over with your style.
Cuiden los detalles y gusten a sus clientes.
Take care of the details and please your clients.
