I thought it was just "gusta" and "gustan" then I saw "gustaron," so I got confused

Question

What are the different ways to use gustar?

Please remember to use proper capitalization and punctuation in your posts. Thanks! - --Mariana--, JUL 18, 2010

Answer 1

Gustar- verb (to like) and the -on implies the person. in this case it can be plural for 3rd person or plural for 2nd person; the noun must go in plural to match.

You made not distinction between 2nd person formal and familiar. Does that mean that you (personally) never use vosotros? - 0074b507, JUL 18, 2010

In México, we do not use "vosotros", but "nosotros". I kind of lost track of my answer, but I was implying "gustaron" refers either to "they" and "us". :D - MadderSky, JUL 21, 2010

Answer 2

gustaron is past tense plural.

gustar is a regular -ar reflexive verb and is conjugated as such.

Not really "reflexive". - samdie, JUL 18, 2010

Oops. What's it called, then? - petersenkid2, JUL 19, 2010

Answer 3

Hello Diana, welcome to the Forum.

For future reference, please use proper grammar, capitalization and punctuation for your questions.

We have a nice dictionary here that shows the conjugation of verbs. You can look "gustar" up there. That should help clarify your question.

Answer 4

Hi diana, please have a look on this on gustar.

Everything on gustar.

Never saw that one before. Nice links. - 0074b507, JUL 18, 2010

Answer 5

Here are a few examples of how "gustar" is used:

1) Me gusta helado (I like ice cream / Ice cream is pleasing to me) --present singular item--

2) Me gustan manzanas (I like apples / Apples are pleasing to me) --present plural---

3) Me gustó la cena (I liked the dinner / The dinner was pleasing to me) --preterit singular item---

4) Me gustaron los videos (I liked the videos / The videos were pleasing to me) --preterit plural---