How to conjugate verb "gustar" in the preterite, please?
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First of all, you must know that the verb gustar is a special verb, because the subject is the thing that you like and not the person that likes something:
I like sugar: el azúcar me gusta/me gusta el azúcar.
I like cars: los coches me gustan/me gustan los coches
So gustA/gustAN is the third person singular and plural, respectively.
That means that for the verb gustar, the most important conjugations are the third person singular and plural, representing the thing-s that someone likes.
In the past, the third person singular is "gustó", and plural "gustaron". To know WHO likes something, we use the indirect object (me, te, le, nos, os, les). So, we say, in the past: me/te/le/nos/os/les gustó/gustaron.
So, even if you can conjugate the verb gustar in all persons (yo gusté (a alquien), tú gustaste, el gustó, nosotros gustamos, vosotros gustásteis, ellos gustaron), there no sense in concentrating to study it, because these forms are not commonly used, in the same way that you don't say: I am liked yif you want to say "Someone likes me".
Hope it helps.:)
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Pretérito imperfecto (action is yet in progress)
yo gustaba
tú gustabas
él; ella; usted gustaba
nosotros; nosotras gustábamos
vosotros; vosotras gustabais
ellos; ellas; ustedes gustaban
Pretérito indefinido (action is finished)
yo gusté
tú gustaste
él; ella; usted gustó
nosotros; nosotras gustamos
vosotros; vosotras gustasteis
ellos; ellas; ustedes gustaron
http://www.esfacil.eu/es/verbos/conjugacion/144-gustar.html
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http://conjugador.reverso.net/conjugacion-espanol-verbo-gustar.html
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