gustaban

gustaban, liked, they liked


Verb gustaban

  1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) imperfect indicative form of gustar.
  2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural imperfect indicative form of gustar.

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Examples
  • Pensé que a Tom le gustaban los acertijos.

    I thought Tom liked riddles.

  • A Mary no le gustaban los padres de Tom.

    Mary didn't like Tom's parents.

  • A Tom le gustaban las mujeres hermosas. A él también le gustaban el vino lujoso y los autos deportivos.

    Tom liked beautiful women. He also liked expensive wine and fast sports cars.

  • ¿Por qué a los antiguos egipcios les gustaban tanto las joyas?

    Why did ancient Egyptians love jewels so much?

  • Tom le preguntó a Mary qué tipo de películas le gustaban.

    Tom asked Mary what kind of movies she liked.

  • Aunque no me gustaban las matemáticas, tuve que estudiar logaritmos.

    Although I didn't like math, I had to study logarithms.

  • Metódicamente, Dima lo intentó marcando los números desde el 962 hasta el 965, pero siempre se encontraba con el Al-Sayb equivocado, aunque a todos les gustaba la Fanta y no les gustaban los novatos.

    Methodically, Dima tried dialing numbers from 962 to 965, but always ended up with the wrong Al-Sayib, though each liked Fanta and disliked noobs.

  • A Cristóbal Colón le gustaban los torrentes de la bahía del Pirata, e iba a menudo a surfear allí.

    Christopher Columbus enjoyed the torrents of Pirate Bay and would often go surfing there.

  • A Tom le gustaban los caballos.

    Tom liked horses.

  • A ella le gustaban la poesía y la música.

    She was fond of poetry and music.

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