to cost
hablamos regular endingpienso stem changetengo irregularbusqué spelling change
Presente · What happens now or habitually
¿Cuánto cuesta este mango?
How much does this mango cost?
Pretérito · A completed action in the past
El vuelo costó quinientos dólares.
The flight cost five hundred dollars.
Imperfecto · Ongoing or habitual past; "used to"
Antes un café costaba diez centavos.
A coffee used to cost ten cents.
Futuro · What will happen
El viaje costará menos en septiembre.
The trip will cost less in September.
Condicional · What would happen
Esa casa costaría una fortuna.
That house would cost a fortune.
Pretérito perfecto · Has/have done
Me ha costado mucho aprender el subjuntivo.
It has been very hard for me to learn the subjunctive.
Pluscuamperfecto · Had done
El carro me había costado todos mis ahorros.
The car had cost me all my savings.
Futuro perfecto · Will have done
Rarely used with this verb.
Condicional perfecto · Would have done
Eso me habría costado el trabajo.
That would have cost me my job.
Presente de subjuntivo · Wishes, doubts, emotions about the present or future
Aunque cueste mucho, lo compraré.
Even if it costs a lot, I'll buy it.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-ra) · Hypotheticals and past wishes; the common form
Si costara menos, viajaría más.
If it cost less, I would travel more.
Imperfecto de subjuntivo (-se) · Same meaning as -ra; more literary
Aunque costase poco, no lo compraría.
Even if it cost little, I wouldn't buy it.
Pretérito perfecto de subjuntivo · Subjunctive for something that has happened
Me sorprende que haya costado tan poco.
I'm surprised it has cost so little.
Pluscuamperfecto de subjuntivo · Contrary-to-fact past: "if I had..."
Si hubiera costado menos, lo habría comprado.
If it had cost less, I would have bought it.
Imperativo afirmativo · Commands: do it!
Rarely used with this verb.
Imperativo negativo · Commands: don't do it!
Rarely used with this verb.