Costar present conjugation
Costar in the present: cuesto, cuestas, cuesta, costamos, costáis, cuestan.
- to cost; to be hard (for someone)
- stem-changing (o→ue)
- Participle: costado
- Gerund: costando
Present presente
| yo | cuesto |
|---|---|
| tú | cuestas |
| él/ella/usted | cuesta |
| nosotros | costamos |
| vosotros | costáis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | cuestan |
How to use costar in the present
In the present, you will mostly use cuesta and cuestan, with the o→ue change. ¿Cuánto cuesta? is the essential shopping question. With a pronoun, me cuesta, te cuesta, le cuesta mean it is hard for me, you, him: Me cuesta madrugar. This structure works like gustar, with the activity as the subject.
Examples
Me cuesta concentrarme en una oficina abierta.
I find it hard to concentrate in an open-plan office.
¿Cuánto cuestan las entradas para el congreso?
How much are the tickets for the conference?
A mi hijo le cuestan las matemáticas.
My son struggles with math.
Quick check: costar in the present
More costar tenses
- All costar tenses
- Costar preterite
- Costar imperfect
- Costar future
- Costar conditional
- Costar present subjunctive
- Costar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the present
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