me gustaban

I used to like them

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I used to like them The meaning is literally “they were pleasing to me.” The verb form gustaban is used with plural things or with a singular collective noun such as matemáticas.

SP: Me gustaban los libros de misterio.

EN: I used to like mystery books.

Me gustaban antes de ser populares.

I liked them before they were popular.

No puedo recordar qué dulces me gustaban de pequeño.

I can't remember which sweets I liked as a child.

Me gustaban.

I liked them.

Me gustaban las historias del capitán salvando las vidas de pilotos enemigos.

I liked the stories of the captain saving the lives of enemy pilots.

— Porco Rosso (1992)

Él me preguntó si me gustaban las matemáticas.

He asked me if I liked mathematics.

Me gustaban mucho los deportes.

I really liked sports.

— Audición (2000)

Me gustaban todos.

I liked them all.

Ya me gustaban antes de que se hicieran populares.

I liked them before they became popular.