El Verbo "Gustar"

Gustar with infinitives

Students will learn how to express what people like or don't like to do using the verb gustar + Infinitives.

Gustar is not like all -ar verbs...

• Most verbs conjugate based on who is doing the action (Yo canto, tú cantas, él canta, nosotros cantamos, ellos cantan)

• Gustar only has two forms: Gusta (singular) and Gustan (plural)

• It does not match who is doing the liking. Instead, it conjugates  based on what is being liked.

Ejemplo:

Me gusta la música. (I like music.)

Me gustan las manzanas. (I like apples.)

Me gusta descansar. (I like to rest.)

No me gusta estudiar. (I don't like to study.)

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The infinitive ​

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and it doesn't ​

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like other -ar verbs. It only has a singular form ​

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and ​a plural form

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gustar

to like

conjugate

gusta

gustan

Who is doing the liking?

• We do not use subject pronouns to identify who is doing the liking, instead we use indirect object pronouns .

• We use subject pronouns as an optional way to show emphasis.

(A mi) Me gusta(n) – I like

(A ti) Te gusta(n) – You like (informal)

(A usted)

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

(A ella)

Multiple Choice

How do you say "I like"?

• Me gusta

• Te gusta

• Le gusta

Multiple Choice

How do you say "You like (informal)"?

• Me gusta

• Te gusta

• Le gusta

Multiple Choice

How do you say "He, she or you (formal) like"?

• Me gusta

• Te gusta

• Le gusta

Talking about activities that you like or don't like to do

Indirect Object Pronoun + gustar + infinitive

(A mi) (No) Me gusta cantar.

(A ti) (No) Te gusta bailar.

(A usted, A él, A ella) (No) Le gusta practicar deportes.

Multiple Choice

How would you say "I like to dance"?

• Te gusta bailar.

• Me gusta bailar.

• Le gusta bailar.

Multiple Choice

How would you say "I don't like to wait"?

• Me gusta no esperar.

• Me no gusta esperar

• No me gusta esperar.

Multiple Choice

How would you say "Do you like to draw"?

• ¿Te gusta dibujar?

• ¿Le gusta dibujar?

• ¿Me gusta dibujar?

Multiple Choice

How would you say "She likes to ski"?

• A él no le gusta esquiar

• A ti te gusta esquiar

• A ella le gusta esquiar.

Reorder

Reorder the following words to make a sentence

I like to dance.

• Me

• gusta

• bailar

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Reorder

Reorder the following to make a sentence

She doesn't like to draw.

• A ella

• no

• le

• gusta

• dibujar

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