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CHAPTER 1A NOTES
PART 1 – TALKING ABOUT ACTIVITIES ONE LIKES TO DO.
A. Saying what you like to do
 To say that you like to do something, you say ___________________________________ which means
_____________________ and then you say the verb.
o EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: A mí me gusta cantar.
ENGLISH:_____________________________________________________________________
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SPANISH: ___________________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: I like to talk on the phone.
 You can also say it without the “A mí” in front of it. The “A mí” is for emphasis, but is not necessary all the time. Both ways
are grammatically correct and mean the same thing.
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: Me gusta escribir cuentos.
ENGLISH: ______________________________________________________________________
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SPANISH: ______________________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: I like to read magazines.
 To say that you like to do something that someone else likes to do, instead of being repetitive and saying “Me gusta” again, you
can just say __________________________ which means ______________________.
 You always have to say the “A mí” when saying “I do too.”
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH:
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ENGLISH:
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SPANISH:
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ENGLISH:
José: A mí me gusta montar en monopatín.
Felipe: A mí también.
José: ___________________________________________________________
Felipe:________________________________________________________
Marisol: ________________________________________________________
Emilia:____________________________________________________
Marisol: I like to spend time with friends.
Emilia: Me too.
B. To ask others what they like to do
 To ask others what they like to do, you can say _____________________________________ which means
_____________________________________________________________________.
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SPANISH:
Amapola: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Manolo: Me gusta practicar deportes.
Amapola: A mí también.
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ENGLISH:
Amapola:________________________________________________________
Manolo: _________________________________________________________
Amapola:____________________________________________________
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SPANISH:
Alfredo:_________________________________________________________
María:________________________________________________________
Alfredo: ______________________________________________________
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ENGLISH:
Alfredo: What do you like to do?
María: I like to ski.
Alfredo: I do too
 To ask others what they like better between two things, you say ________________________________________ which
means _______________________________________________. Then you give them the verbs as options.
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: ¿Qué te gusta más? ¿Montar en bicicleta o patinar?
ENGLISH: ___________________________________________________________
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SPANISH: ___________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: What do you like better/What do you prefer? To use the computer or to talk on the phone?
 To ask others whether they like a specific activity, you say ________________________ and then you say the verb.
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: ¿Te gusta leer revistas?
ENGLISH: _________________________________________________________
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SPANISH: ___________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: Do you like to watch TV?
 When someone asks you what you like to do, and you answer, if you want to ask them “and you,” you say
__________________ Which means _______________________.
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH:
ENGLISH:
Raul: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Pablo: Me gusta practicar deportes. ¿Y a tí?
Raul: _____________________________________________________
Pablo: ____________________________________________________
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ENGLISH:
Paco: What do you like to do?
Pepe: I like to skateboard. And you?
Paco: I like to skate.
Pepe: I do too.
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SPANISH
Paco:____________________________________________________________
Pepe: ____________________________________________________________
Paco: ___________________________________________________________
Pepe: ___________________________________________________________
PART 2 – INFINITIVES
 Verbs are words that are most often used to name ______________________.
 Verbs in English have different forms depending on who is doing the action or when the action is occurring:
o Example: I walk; She walks; We walked; etc.
 The most basic form of a verb is called the ____________________________________.
 In English, you can spot infinitive because they usually have the word __________ in front of them:
o Example: to walk, to swim, to read.
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 Infinitives in Spanish, though, ______________ have a separate word like “to” in front of them.
 Spanish infinitives are _____________________________________________.
 They always end in _________, ___________, or ______________:
o Example: nadar, leer, escribir
o Other Examples:
 AR verbs: ____________________________________________________________________
 IR verbs: ____________________________________________________________________
 ER verbs:________________________________________________________________________
PART 3 – NEGATIVES
 To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you normally put ________ in front of the verb or expression. In English, you
usually use the word “not.”
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: No me gusta cantar.
ENGLISH: ____________________________________________________________________
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SPANISH: __________________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: I do not like to work.
 To answer a question negatively in Spanish, you often use “no” _______________. The first no answers the question. The
second no says _____________________. This is similar to the way you answer a question in English.
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EXAMPLES
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SPANISH:
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ENGLISH
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SPANISH:
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ENGLISH
Rafa: ¿Te gusta escribir cuentos?
Paquita: No, no me gusta.
Rafa: ___________________________________________________________
Paquita: ________________________________________________________
Rafa: ___________________________________________________________
Paquita: ________________________________________________________
Rafa: Do you like to use the computer?
Paquita: No, I don’t.
 In Spanish, you might use one or more negatives after answering no.
 To say you don’t like something at all you say _____________________________, then the verb, then _______________.
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: No me gusta nada jugar videojuegos.
ENGLISH:_____________________________________________________________________
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SPANISH:_____________________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: I don’t like to play the guitar at all.
 If you want to say that you do not like either of two choices, use ___________________ Each “ni” goes in front of the
verb.
o EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: No me gusta ni nadar ni dibujar.
ENGLISH: ____________________________________________________________________
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SPANISH: ________________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: I like neither reading magazines nor writing stories.
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 If someone tells you that he or she dislikes something, you can agree by saying
_____________________________which means _____________________________.
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EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH: Mateo: No me gusta cantar.
Alicia: A mí tampoco.
ENGLISH: Mateo:____________________________________________________________
Alicia: ______________________________________________________________
SPANISH: Alicia:______________________________________________________________
Mateo:________________________________________________________
ENGLISH: Alicia: I do not like to go to school.
Mateo: Me neither.
EXAMPLES:
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SPANISH:
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ENGLISH:
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SPANISH:
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ENGLISH:
Julio: ¿Te gusta cantar?
Hector: No, no me gusta nada.
Julio: _______________________________________________________
Hector:_________________________________________________________
Hector:________________________________________________________
Julio: ___________________________________________________________
Hector: Do you like to skate?
Julio: No, I don’t like it at all.
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