Conjugate costar in Spanish
to cost
costar is an irregular -ar verb ranked #118 among the most common Spanish verbs. For example: "Yo cuesto todos los días." (I cost every day.). Use the tables below for full conjugation across all 7 tenses.
costar — Spanish Conjugation Chart
to cost · -ar verb · irregular (stem-changing o>ue) · conjugado.com
Describes current actions, habits, and general truths. The most frequently used tense — master it first.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | cuesto * |
| tú | cuestas * |
| él/ella/Ud. | cuesta * |
| nosotros | costamos |
| vosotros | costáis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cuestan * |
Yo cuesto todos los días.
I cost every day.
Describes completed past actions with a clear start and end. Key signals: ayer, el lunes pasado, de repente.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | costé |
| tú | costaste |
| él/ella/Ud. | costó |
| nosotros | costamos |
| vosotros | costasteis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | costaron |
Nosotros costamos juntos.
We cost together.
Describes habitual past actions, background context, and ongoing states. Key signals: siempre, normalmente, cuando era niño.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | costaba |
| tú | costabas |
| él/ella/Ud. | costaba |
| nosotros | costábamos |
| vosotros | costabais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | costaban |
Antes yo costaba con frecuencia.
Before, I used to cost often.
Describes future events and predictions. In everyday speech, ir a + infinitive is often preferred for planned events.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | costaré |
| tú | costarás |
| él/ella/Ud. | costará |
| nosotros | costaremos |
| vosotros | costaréis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | costarán |
Mañana yo costaré.
Tomorrow I will cost.
Expresses what would happen under certain conditions — equivalent to "would" in English. Also used for polite requests.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | costaría |
| tú | costarías |
| él/ella/Ud. | costaría |
| nosotros | costaríamos |
| vosotros | costaríais |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | costarían |
Si pudiera, yo costaría.
If I could, I would cost.
Used in clauses expressing wishes, doubt, emotion, or uncertainty — typically after que. Triggers: querer, esperar, dudar, ojalá.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | cueste * |
| tú | cuestes * |
| él/ella/Ud. | cueste * |
| nosotros | costemos |
| vosotros | costéis |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | cuesten * |
Quiero que tú cuestes más.
I want you to cost more.
Used to give commands and direct requests. Affirmative and negative forms differ significantly in Spanish.
| Pronoun | Conjugation |
|---|---|
| yo | - |
| tú | costa |
| él/ella/Ud. | coste |
| nosotros | costemos |
| vosotros | costad |
| ellos/ellas/Uds. | costen |
¡Costa!
Cost!
Test yourself
Type the correct conjugation for each prompt.
Example sentences
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Yo cuesto todos los días.
I cost every day.
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¿Tú cuestas mucho?
Do you cost a lot?
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Él cuesta con frecuencia.
He costs often.
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Nosotros costamos juntos.
We cost together.
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Ellos cuestan bien.
They cost well.
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Ayer costé por primera vez.
Yesterday I costd for the first time.
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Quiero que tú cuestes más.
I want you to cost more.
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Es importante costar correctamente.
It is important to cost correctly.
Common phrases with costar
- costar bien to cost well
- costar mucho to cost a lot
- dejar de costar to stop costing
- volver a costar to cost again