Gustar

Gustar

Gustar is a different sort of verb...

• While some verbs conjugate based on who is doing something (Yo canto, tu cantas, etc.)...

• Gustar decided to be a little different.

•  You do not conjugate gustar based on the person who likes something (that would be too easy). 

• Instead, you conjugate based on the thing that they like.

• Sound weird? Let's check it out.

Gustar: to like

• Me gusta(n) – I like

• Te gusta(n) – You like (informal)

• Le gusta(n) – You like (formal)/ he/she likes

• Nos gusta(n) – We like

• Les gusta(n) – You all like/They like

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Are you talking about liking a thing? A noun? These will determine the form of gustar.

• Do you like something that is understood as a singular thing? --> tv, pizza, money

• Gustar becomes gusta:

• Me gusta la tv.

• Te gusta la pizza.

• Le gusta el dinero.

But wait! Do you like something that is understood as a plural thing?

• For example: animals, video games, books

• Gustar becomes gustan

• Me gustan los animales.

• Te gustan los videojuegos.

• Le gustan los libros.

The next big thing to remember is that when a verb follows gustar, it stays in the infinitive form!

• Infinitives = most basic form of the verb

• In English, we add "to" in front of it (to walk, to skate, to eat). We see it's an infinitive AT THE BEGINNING with "to."

• In Spanish, the infinitive get's marked AT THE END with -ar, -er, or -ir (caminar, patinar, comer)

• So, what does this look like in action???

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Pronoun + gustar + infinitive

• Me gusta cantar.

• Te gusta bailar.

• Le gusta ver la tele.

• Nos gusta patinar.

• Les gusta cocinar.

Let's try this! See if you can make a few questions and sentences here:

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Multiple Choice

I like to play guitar.

• Me gusta tocar la guitarra.

• Me gustan tocar la guitarra.

• Me gusto tocar la guitarra.

Multiple Choice

You like to play video games.

• Te gustan videojuegos.

• Te gustan jugar videojuegos.

• Te gusta jugar videojuegos.

Multiple Choice

She likes to ski.

• Le gusta esqui.

• Le gusta esquiar.

• Le gusta esquian.

Multiple Choice

I like to ride a bike.

• Me gusto montar en bicileta.

• Le gusto montar en bicicleta.

• Me gusta montar en bicicleta.

¿Te gusta trabajar de voluntario?

Watch and listen to the video about Codo a Codo. Go to your assignments tab in CreekNet to pull up a Word doc with questions to answer about the video.

Finding the link to the video:

Go to your e-book. Click on Ch. 1A: ¿Qué te gusta hacer? Click on "Vocabulario en contexto" Click on the second selection that says "Videohistoria: Bienvenidos a Codo a Codo"