gustar
to like, to please, to be pleasing
Me gusta el chocolate.
I like chocolate.
gustar present indicative
Habitual and ongoing actions in the present.
gustar present continuous
Action in progress right now. Periphrastic: estar (present) + gerund.
gustar preterite
Completed actions at a specific moment in the past.
gustar imperfect
Habitual past actions, descriptions, background.
gustar present perfect
Completed actions with present relevance. Auxiliary haber + participle.
gustar future
Actions yet to happen.
gustar informal future
Near-future plans. Periphrastic: ir (present) + a + infinitive.
gustar future perfect
Action that will have been completed by a future moment. Auxiliary haber (future) + participle.
gustar conditional
Hypothetical or polite would-actions.
gustar conditional perfect
Hypothetical past: would have done. Auxiliary haber (conditional) + participle.
gustar pluperfect
An action completed before another past action.
gustar subjunctive present
Desires, doubts, and hypotheticals in the present.
gustar subjunctive imperfect
Past subjunctive: desires, doubts, hypotheticals in the past.
gustar subjunctive present perfect
Completed actions in subjunctive contexts.
gustar subjunctive pluperfect
Past-perfect actions in subjunctive contexts.
gustar imperative (affirmative)
Affirmative commands.
gustar imperative (negative)
Negative commands: borrows subjunctive present.