Gustar Expressing Likes and Dislikes
Gustar (to like) Gustar Expresses likes or dislikes Does not literally mean to like Literally means to be pleasing
Gustar Used with an indirect object pronoun 2 forms (3 rd person singular and plural) Gusta or Gustan Agrees with the subject what is being liked
Indirect Object Pronouns me – to me te – to you le – to him, to her, you (formal) nos – to us os – to you (Plural -España) les – to you (plural), to them
Gustar Me gusta la playa –I like the beach (Literally – it means) The beach is pleasing to me.
Gustar No le gustan sus cursos. –He doesn’t like his courses. (Literally – it means) His courses are not pleasing to him.
Gustar Nos gusta correr. –We like to run. (Literally – it means) Running is pleasing to us.
Construcción de Gustar A + pronoun/noun + I.O. Pronoun + Gustar + subject A +Juan +le +gustan + las fiestas. A ellas les gusta esquiar.
Construcción de Gustar A mí, A ti, A Ud. and so on are used along with the I.O. Pronoun for clarification or emphasis
Construcción de Gustar A mí me gustan las arvejas. I like peas. A Ud. no le gustan, ¿verdad? You don’t like them, do you?
Es tu Práctica Usando la tú, la Uds., y la vosotros. (liking peas) A…las arvejas. A…las arvejas
Las Respuestas A ti te gustan las arvejas. A Uds. les gustan las arvejas. A Vosotros os gustan las arvejas.
Construcción de Gustar An infinitive (i.e. correr o nadar) is used as a singular subject. ¿A ellos les gusta nadar? Do they like to swim?