Past Tense Verbs Like Gustar in Spanish

In Spanish, verbs like gustar (to like), encantar (to love), interesar (to interest), and molestar (to bother) are a bit different from other verbs. They don’t directly translate to “like” or “love” but rather express the feeling of something being pleasant or unpleasant to you.

How They Work

These verbs take an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les) followed by the thing that is liked, loved, etc. For example:

• Me gusta la música. (I like music.)
• Te encanta el chocolate. (You love chocolate.)
• Le interesa la historia. (He/She is interested in history.)
• Nos molesta el ruido. (The noise bothers us.)

Past Tense

In the past tense, these verbs use the same structure. The conjugation of the verb changes, but the indirect object pronoun and the noun remain in the same order.

Here’s how to conjugate these verbs in the past tense:

Verb	Yo (I)	Tú (You)	Él/Ella/Usted (He/She/Formal You)	Nosotros/Nosotras (We)	Vosotros/Vosotras (You all)	Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes (They/Formal You all)
Gustar	Gustó	Gustaste	Gustó	Gustamos	Gustasteis	Gustaron
Encantar	Encantó	Encantaste	Encantó	Encantamos	Encantasteis	Encantaron
Interesar	Interesó	Interesaste	Interesó	Interesamos	Interesasteis	Interesaron
Molestar	Molesto	Molestase	Molesto	Molestamos	Molestaseis	Molesto

Example Sentences

• Me gustó el concierto. (I liked the concert.)
• Te encantaron las flores. (You loved the flowers.)
• Le interesó la película. (He/She was interested in the movie.)
• Nos molestó el tráfico. (The traffic bothered us.)

Practice

Here are some sentences for you to practice using the past tense of verbs like gustar:

1. You (formal) liked the book. (Le gustó el libro.)
2. They loved the food. (Les encantó la comida.)
3. We were interested in the painting. (Nos interesó la pintura.)
4. The noise bothered him. (Le molestó el ruido.)

Remember to use the correct indirect object pronoun and conjugate the verb correctly in the past tense.

Good luck with your Spanish learning!