Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | cuesto | costé | costaba | costaré | costaría |
| tú | cuestas | costaste | costabas | costarás | costarías |
| él / ella / usted | cuesta | costó | costaba | costará | costaría |
| nosotros / nosotras | costamos | costamos | costábamos | costaremos | costaríamos |
| vosotros / vosotras | costáis | costasteis | costabais | costaréis | costaríais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuestan | costaron | costaban | costarán | costarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| yo | cueste | costara |
| tú | cuestes | costaras |
| él / ella / usted | cueste | costara |
| nosotros / nosotras | costemos | costáramos |
| vosotros / vosotras | costéis | costarais |
| ellos / ellas / ustedes | cuesten | costaran |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| tú | cuesta | no cuestes |
| usted | cueste | no cueste |
| nosotros | costemos | no costemos |
| vosotros | costad | no costéis |
| ustedes | cuesten | no cuesten |
Costar conjugation quick answers
- Costar present tense
- The present tense of costar is: cuesto, cuestas, cuesta, costamos, costáis, cuestan.
- Costar preterite
- The preterite of costar is: costé, costaste, costó, costamos, costasteis, costaron.
- Costar imperfect tense
- The imperfect of costar is: costaba, costabas, costaba, costábamos, costabais, costaban.
- Costar present subjunctive
- The present subjunctive of costar is: cueste, cuestes, cueste, costemos, costéis, cuesten.
Frequently asked questions
What is the "yo" form of costar?
The yo form of costar is "cuesto" in the present tense, "costé" in the preterite, and "cueste" in the present subjunctive.
What is the past participle of costar?
The past participle of costar is "costado", used in the perfect tenses (e.g. "he costado").
What is the gerund (gerundio) of costar?
The gerund of costar is "costando", used for the present progressive (e.g. "estoy costando").
How do you conjugate costar in the preterite?
In the preterite (pretérito), costar is: costé, costaste, costó, costamos, costasteis, costaron.
How do you conjugate costar in the imperfect?
In the imperfect (imperfecto), costar is: costaba, costabas, costaba, costábamos, costabais, costaban.
What is the present subjunctive of costar?
The present subjunctive (presente de subjuntivo) of costar is: cueste, cuestes, cueste, costemos, costéis, cuesten.
What is the tú command (imperative) of costar?
The affirmative tú command of costar is "cuesta" and the negative is "no cuestes".
Is costar a regular or irregular verb?
The verb costar is Stem-changing verb (o→ue). The full tables above show every form.
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