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ellos gustaban

liked

→ gustar
gust please + aban they/you all imperfect
verb · third plural · imperfect indicative Rare #38,217
liked Used like “to be pleasing”: the thing liked is the subject, and the person who likes it is usually an indirect object (me/te/le/nos/les).
SP: A mis amigos les gustaban mucho esas canciones.
EN: My friends really liked those songs.
Conjugation of gustar
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — gustaban
gustara
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third — gustaban

Pensé que te gustaban las fiestas.

I thought you liked parties.

El artista del que te gustaban sus pinturas es un amigo mío.

The artist whose paintings you liked is a friend of mine.

Les gustaban los coches grandes.

They liked big cars.

Gustaban tener ropa limpia aquí.

They liked having clean clothes here.

— El maquinista (2004)

Sabía que te gustaban las mujeres.

I knew you liked women.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

Creí que no te gustaban las guitarras.

I thought you didn't like guitars.

— Die My Love (2025)