El Verbo “GUSTAR” En español “gustar” significa “to be pleasing” In English, the equivalent is “to like” Created by Tom Duggan Adapted by Jessica Bartalomy.

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2 El Verbo “GUSTAR” En español “gustar” significa “to be pleasing” In English, the equivalent is “to like” Created by Tom Duggan Adapted by Jessica Bartalomy

3 Por ejemplo: In English we say: “I like Spanish.” En español decimos: “To me, Spanish is pleasing.”

4 I like the beach I like the beach. In English: “I” is the subject “like” is the verb “the beach” is the direct object En español: “The beach” is the subject “is pleasing” is the verb “ to me” is the indirect object

5 En Español…: The word order is actually backwards: The indirect object comes first:Me Then the verb:gusta Finally the subject of the verb:la playa. Make it negative by adding “No” at the beginning.

6 Start by saying who is doing the “liking”... Indirect Object Pronouns:metelenososles

7 gusta + singular nouns + infinitives (activities) + infinitives (activities) gustan + plural nouns Then use gustar and say what is being liked...

8 Me gusta… / Me gustan… Te gusta… / Te gustan… Le gusta… / Le gustan… Nos gusta… / Nos gustan… Os gusta… / Os gustan… Les gusta… / Les gustan… Me gusta… / Me gustan… Te gusta… / Te gustan… Le gusta… / Le gustan… Nos gusta… / Nos gustan… Os gusta… / Os gustan… Les gusta… / Les gustan… I like… You like… He / She / You like(s)… We like… Y’all like… They / You all like… ==

9 Frases de clarificación: “Le gusta nadar.” He likes to swim. She likes to swim. You like to swim. “Les gusta la playa.” They like the beach. You all like the beach.

10 Clarificación y Énfasis a mí.................... me a ti..................... te a él a ella a Ud................... le (a Roberto) (a Lola) (a tu hermano) a nosotros....................... nos a vosotros....................... os a ellos a ellas a Uds............................... les (a Roberto y a Luis) (a Lola y a Carmen) (a mis amigos) Emphasis  Clarification 

11 ¿Cómo se dice? “I like coffee.” “Coffee is pleasing to me.” el café.gustaMe

12 ¿Cómo se dice? “You like cars.” “Cars are pleasing to you.” los coches.gustanTe

13 ¿Cómo se dice? “He doesn’t like to dance.” “To dance is not pleasing to him.” bailar.gustaNo le

14 ¿Cómo se dice? “We like our teachers.” “Our teachers are pleasing to us.” nuestros profesores. gustanNos

15 ¿Cómo se dice? “They like history and Spanish.” “History and Spanish are pleasing to them.” la historia y el español. gustanLes

16 ~A RESUMIR~ Emphasis a él a ella a Ud. a ellos a ellas a Uds. gustasingular noun gustan plural noun Clarification a mí a ti a nosotros le Optional el la los las infinitive (activity) (ends in –ar, -er, or –ir) gusta Must Be Included me te nos les Indirect Object Pronouns (who is doing the “liking”) (what is being “liked”)

17 ¿Cómo se dice en español? I like school. Elena likes to watch television. We don’t like sports. Carlos and Miguel like cars. You like to play soccer. Me gusta la escuela. (A Elena) le gusta ver (o mirar) la televisión. No nos gustan los deportes. (A Carlos y a Miguel) les gustan los coches. Te gusta jugar el fútbol. ¡Te toca a ti! It’s your turn!