Conjugating the verb GustarNotes#14
Standard 1.2: Students understand andinterpret written and spoken language on avariety of topics
Objective; Students will learn how toconjugate the verb GUSTAR-To like
Conjugating the verb Gustar
Me gusta (I like)Nos gusta (we like)
Te gusta (you like)x
Le gustales gusta (they like)
(he, she, you
(formal) likes)
Who is doing the “liking”?
Indirect Object Pronouns:
meme
tete
lele
nosnos
osos
lesles
The verb gustar only functions with
Indirect object pronouns me, te, le,
nos, les
yoyo
tütü
él,ellaél,ella
nosotrosnosotros
XX
ellos, ellasellos, ellas
Subject Pronouns:
Me gusta + infinitive
Te gusta + infinitive
Le gusta + infinitive
to dance
to read
to sing
to swim
to eat
to skate
to write
to work
The infinitive is the
basic form of the verb
bailar
Leer
Cantar
Nadar
Comer
Patinar
escribir
trabajar
When you talk about what you
like to do, use the phrase:
Examples
Me,te, le gusta + infinitive
Te gusta correr.
Le gusta correr.
¿Te gusta correr?
¿Le gusta correr?
To say someone doesn’t like something, use nobefore the phrase.
You like to run.
He/She likes to run.
¿Do you like to run?
¿Does he/she like to run?
No me gusta correr.
No le gusta correr.
I don’t like to run.
He/She doesn’t like to run.
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2.1-6
The verb gustar with singular and pluralnouns.
To express your likes and dislikes, use the expression(no) me gusta + el/la + [singular noun] or (no) megustan + los/las + [plural noun]. Note: You may usethe phrase a mí for emphasis, but never the subjectpronoun yo.
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2.1-7
To ask a classmate about likes and dislikes,use the pronoun te instead of me. Note: Youmay use a ti for emphasis, but never thesubject pronoun tú.
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2.1-8
You can use this same structure to talk aboutother people by using the pronouns nos, le,and les. Unless your instructor tells youotherwise, only the me and te forms willappear on test materials until Lección 7.
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2.1-9
To talk about what you like and don’t like todo, use (no) me gusta + [infinitive(s)]. Notethat the singular gusta is always used, evenwith more than one infinitive.
(Other verbs like gustar) Encantar-to love it
Me encanta( I love it) Nos encanta(we love it)
Te encanta (you love it)x
Le encanta les encanta(they love it)
(he, she, you
(formal) loves it)
Other verbs like gustar (facinar- to be facinated with)
Me facina (I’m facinated)Nos facina (we’refacinated)
Te facina (you’re facintated)x
Le facina les facina (they arefacinated)
(he, she, you
(formal) is facinated)
Other verbs like gustar (importar- to care about)
Me importa (I care) nos importa(we care)
Te importa (you care) x
Le importa (he cares) les importa (they care)
(he, she, you) (you plural care)
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2.1-13
Provide the present tense forms of these verbs.The first items have been done for you.
1.Yo _____ español.
2.Ellos _____ español.
3.Inés _____ español.
4.Nosotras _____ español.
5.Tú _____ español.
1._________ el café. ( a mí)
2.¿ _____ las clases? (a ti)
3.No _____ el café. (a ti)
4.No _____ las clases. (a mí)
5.No _____ el café. (a mí)
gustar
hablar
hablo
Me gusta