Gustar preterite conjugation
Gustar in the preterite: gusté, gustaste, gustó, gustamos, gustasteis, gustaron.
- to like; to be pleasing to
- regular
- Participle: gustado
- Gerund: gustando
Preterite pretérito
| yo | gusté |
|---|---|
| tú | gustaste |
| él/ella/usted | gustó |
| nosotros | gustamos |
| vosotros | gustasteis |
| ellos/ellas/ustedes | gustaron |
How to use gustar in the preterite
The preterite gives your reaction to a specific experience: ¿Te gustó la película? Me gustaron mucho los postres. Use gustó for one thing or an activity and gustaron for plural things. It is the natural tense for feedback after an event, a meal, a trip or a meeting. With the imperfect, by contrast, you describe what you used to like in general, so compare Me gustó el viaje with De niño me gustaba viajar.
Examples
Al cliente le gustó mucho la maqueta.
The client really liked the mock-up.
¿Qué te gustó más del viaje?
What did you like most about the trip?
No me gustaron los comentarios de la reunión.
I didn't like the comments at the meeting.
Quick check: gustar in the preterite
More gustar tenses
- All gustar tenses
- Gustar present
- Gustar imperfect
- Gustar future
- Gustar conditional
- Gustar present subjunctive
- Gustar affirmative commands
Other verbs in the preterite
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