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Conjugating the verb Gustar
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Standard 1.2: Students understand and
interpret written and spoken language on a
variety of topics
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Objective; Students will learn how to
conjugate the verb GUSTAR-To like
Conjugating the verb Gustar
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Me gusta (I like)
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Te gusta (you like)
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Le gusta
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(he, she, you
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(formal) likes)
Nos gusta (we like)
x
les gusta (they like)
Who is doing the “liking”?
The verb gustar only functions with
Indirect object pronouns me, te, le,
nos, les
Indirect Object Pronouns:
Subject Pronouns:
me
nos
yo
nosotros
te
os
tü
X
le
les
él,ella
ellos, ellas
When you talk about what you
like to do, use the phrase:
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Me gusta + infinitive
Te gusta + infinitive
Le gusta + infinitive
The infinitive is the
basic form of the verb
bailar
Leer
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to dance
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to read
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to sing
Cantar
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to swim
Nadar
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to eat
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to skate
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to write
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to work
Comer
Patinar
escribir
trabajar
Examples
Me,te, le gusta + infinitive
Te gusta correr.
Le gusta correr.
¿Te gusta correr?
¿Le gusta correr?
You like to run.
He/She likes to run.
¿Do you like to run?
¿Does he/she like to run?
To say someone doesn’t like something, use no
before the phrase.
No me gusta correr.
No le gusta correr.
I don’t like to run.
He/She doesn’t like to run.
The verb gustar with singular and plural
nouns.
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To express your likes and dislikes, use the expression
(no) me gusta + el/la + [singular noun] or (no) me
gustan + los/las + [plural noun]. Note: You may use
the phrase a mí for emphasis, but never the subject
pronoun yo.
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To ask a classmate about likes and dislikes,
use the pronoun te instead of me. Note: You
may use a ti for emphasis, but never the
subject pronoun tú.
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You can use this same structure to talk about
other people by using the pronouns nos, le,
and les. Unless your instructor tells you
otherwise, only the me and te forms will
appear on test materials until Lección 7.
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To talk about what you like and don’t like to
do, use (no) me gusta + [infinitive(s)]. Note
that the singular gusta is always used, even
with more than one infinitive.
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(Other verbs like gustar) Encantar-to
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Me encanta( I love it)
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Te encanta (you love it)
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Le encanta
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(he, she, you
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(formal) loves it)
love it
Nos encanta(we love it)
x
les encanta(they love it)
Other verbs like gustar (facinar- to be facinated with)
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Me facina (I’m facinated)Nos facina (we’re
facinated)
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Te facina (you’re facintated)
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Le facina
facinated)
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(he, she, you
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x
les facina (they are
(formal) is facinated)
Other verbs like gustar (importar- to care about)
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Me importa (I care)
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Te importa (you care)
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Le importa (he cares) les importa (they care)
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(he, she, you)
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nos importa(we care)
x
(you plural care)
Provide the present tense forms of these verbs.
The first items have been done for you.
hablar
gustar
hablo español.
1. Yo _____
Me gusta el café. ( a mí)
1. _________
2. Ellos _____ español.
2. ¿ _____ las clases? (a ti)
3. Inés _____ español.
3. No _____ el café. (a ti)
4. Nosotras _____ español.
4. No _____ las clases. (a mí)
5. Tú _____ español.
5. No _____ el café. (a mí)
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