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BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE VERB

gostar

to like

  • #15 most used
  • Regular -ar verb
  • Gerund: gostando
  • Past participle: gostado

Conjugation

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Present

Presente · now, habits and facts

  1. eu I like
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you like
  3. nós we like
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all like

Past

Pretérito Perfeito · finished actions

  1. eu I liked
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you liked
  3. nós we liked
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all liked

Future

Futuro com ir · plans: “going to”

  1. eu I am going to like
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you are going to like
  3. nós we are going to like
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all are going to like

Imperfect

Pretérito Imperfeito · “used to” and “was …ing”

  1. eu I used to like
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you used to like
  3. nós we used to like
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all used to like

Conditional

Futuro do Pretérito · “would”

  1. eu I would like
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente you would like
  3. nós we would like
  4. vocês, eles, elas you all would like

Present subjunctive

Presente do Subjuntivo · wishes, doubts, “que …”

  1. eu (that) I like
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (that) you like
  3. nós (that) we like
  4. vocês, eles, elas (that) you all like

Past subjunctive

Imperfeito do Subjuntivo · “if I were”, “se …”

  1. eu (if) I liked
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (if) you liked
  3. nós (if) we liked
  4. vocês, eles, elas (if) you all liked

Future subjunctive

Futuro do Subjuntivo · “when” and “if” about the future

  1. eu (when) I like
  2. você, ele, ela, a gente (when) you like
  3. nós (when) we like
  4. vocês, eles, elas (when) you all like

Imperative

Imperativo · requests and orders

  1. você like!
  2. vocês like! (all of you)

How to use gostar

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Eu gosto muito de música brasileira.

    I really like Brazilian music.

  2. Past

    Você gostou do filme ontem?

    Did you like the movie yesterday?

  3. Future

    Tenho certeza que ela vai gostar do presente.

    I'm sure she's going to like the gift.

  4. Imperfect

    Quando era pequena, eu não gostava de peixe.

    When I was little, I didn't like fish.

  5. Conditional

    Eu gostaria de uma mesa para dois.

    I'd like a table for two.

  6. Present subjunctive

    Espero que vocês gostem da comida.

    I hope you like the food.

  7. Past subjunctive

    Se ele gostasse de praia, viria com a gente.

    If he liked the beach, he'd come with us.

  8. Future subjunctive

    Se você gostar, eu te dou a receita.

    If you like it, I'll give you the recipe.

  9. Imperative

    Goste ou não, a reunião é amanhã.

    Like it or not, the meeting is tomorrow.

Good to know

  • Gostar always takes "de": gosto de café, gosto de você.
  • "Gostei!" is "I like it!", said about something you just saw or tasted.

Where you hear gostar

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 1

  • Eu gosto de música. I like music.
  • Eu gostei do filme. I liked the film.
  • Você vai gostar do Rio. You're going to like Rio.

Brazilian Portuguese · Beginner Level 2

  • Eu gosto do verão. I like the summer.
  • Eu gostava de nadar quando era criança. I used to like swimming when I was a child.
  • Você vai gostar da festa. You're going to like the party.
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Do You Like Music?

Beginner Level 1 · gosto · eu gosto de · Gosto muito. · você gosta de

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I Went, I Saw, I Ate

Beginner Level 1 · eu gostei · Gostei muito. · Você gostou?

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What Did You Do at the Weekend?

Beginner Level 2 · eu gostei · você gostou

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When I Was a Child

Beginner Level 2 · eu gostava

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To Stay or to Go?

Beginner Level 2 · eu gostaria de

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The Morning After

Beginner Level 3 · eles gostaram

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They're Coming!

Beginner Level 3 · eles gostam de

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It Was So Good to Have You Here

Beginner Level 3 · nós gostamos

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A Flat for Two

Beginner Level 3 · Vocês gostaram?

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She Said Yes

Intermediate Level 1 · ela gostou

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Let's Hope It Wasn't Serious

Intermediate Level 2 · gostado

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