VERBS LIKE GUSTAR

VERBS LIKE GUSTAR

These verbs usually use only 2 forms it and they to show what pleases, interests, bores, enchants, or is lacking for the person(s) along with me, te, le, nos, os, les which tells who is involved.

HERE ARE SOME VERBS THAT FUNCTION LIKE GUSTAR:

DISGUSTAR=TO DISPLEASE

ENCANTAR= TO DELIGHT/ENCHANT

ABURRIR= TO BORE

FALTAR= TO BE LACKING

IMPORTAR= TO MATTER

QUEDAR- TO FIT

NOTICE THAT YOU ONLY NEED 2 FORMS IT AND THEY.

EITHER ONE THING (IT) PLEASES ME OR MULTIPLE THINGS (THEY) PLEASE ME.

IF YOU LIKE, DISLIKE, LOVE, NEED, OR TRY ON 1 THING OR ANY NUMBER OF ACTIONS (VERBS) USE THE "IT" FORM OF THE VERB.

IF YOU LIKE 2+ THINGS USE THE "THEY" FORM. YOU WILL NEVER USE "THEY" IF WHAT YOU LIKE, LOVE, ETC IS A LIST OF ACTIVITIES.

YOU CAN EXPRESS THEM IN SEVERAL TENSES AS WELL. PRESENT/PRETERIT/IMPERFECT (USED TO...)

GUSTA, GUSTAN/GUSTÓ, GUSTARON/ GUSTABA, GUSTABAN

ABURRE, ABURREN/ABURRIÓ, ABURRIERON/ ABURRÍA, ABURRÍAN

WHEN WE DISCUSS WHO LIKES

WE MUST USE AN "A" BEFORE THE PERSON WHO IS (DIS)PLEASED/BORED/DELIGHTED.

WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE EXPRESSION THAT SOMETHING IS PLEASING/BORING/MISSING/FITTING/ DELIGHTING TO SOMEONE.

WE THEN ADD ME, TE, LE, NOS, OS , LES TO EXPRESS THIS.

ME=TO ME

TE= TO YOU

LE= TO HIM, TO HER, TO YOU FORMAL (UD)

NOS= TO US

OS= TO YOU ALL (INFORMAL, SPAIN ONLY)

LES= TO THEM/TO YOU ALL FORMAL (UDS)/YOU ALL INFORMAL (LA)

LET'S LOOK AT THE VARIOUS WAYS TO EXPRESS WHO LIKES SOMETHING

A MÍ ME GUSTA

A TI TE GUSTA

A ANA LE GUSTA

A RICARDO LE GUSTA

A USTED LE GUSTA

A+NAME LE GUSTA

A NOSOTROS NOS GUSTA

A _____Y A MÍ NOS GUSTA

A VOSOTROS OS GUSTA (SPAIN)

A____ Y A TI OS GUSTA (SPAIN)

A ANA Y A RICO LES GUSTA

A USTEDES LES GUSTA

A USTED+ A NAME LES GUSTA

A +NAME Y A+ NAME LES GUSTA

Multiple Choice

HOW MANY FORMS OF GUSTAR, ENCANTAR, FALTAR, AND ABURRIR DO WE USUALLY USE?

• 2

• 4

• 6

Multiple Choice

IF I LIKE TO SWIM AND RUN, I WOULD USE WHICH FORM OF GUSTAR?

• GUSTA

• GUSTAN

Multiple Choice

IF RICO Y ANA LIKE TO SWIM, I NEED TO CHOOSE

• ME GUSTA

• LE GUSTA

• LES GUSTA

• OS GUSTA

Multiple Choice

IF YOU WANTED TO SAY "ANA AND I LIKE TO SWIM" YOU NEED TO CHOOSE...

• ME GUSTA NADAR

• OS GUSTA NADAR

• NOS GUSTA NADAR

• LE GUSTA NADAR

Multiple Choice

IF YOU WANTED TO SAY "ANA AND YOU LIKE TO SWIM" YOU NEED TO CHOOSE...

• ME GUSTA NADAR

• OS GUSTA NADAR

• NOS GUSTA NADAR

• LE GUSTA NADAR

Multiple Choice

IF YOU WANTED TO SAY "ANA LIKES COKE AND PEPSI", YOU NEED TO CHOOSE

• GUSTA

• GUSTAN

Multiple Choice

IF YOU WANTED TO SAY "ANA LIKES TO DRINK COKE AND PEPSI", YOU NEED TO CHOOSE

• GUSTA

• GUSTAN

Multiple Choice

A Ana _____gusta bailar.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

A Ana y a mí _____gusta bailar.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

A Ana y a ti _____gusta bailar.

• me

• te

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

A Ana y a ti _____gusta bailar. IN SPAIN....

• me

• os

• le

• nos

• les

Multiple Choice

A ti _____gusta bailar.

• te

• os

• le

• nos

• les