El Verbo “GUSTAR” w/ I.O. clarifiers En español gustar significa “to be pleasing” In English, the equivalent is “to like”
Five Keys Things that are different with Gustar 1.It only has two conjugations: 2.It is conjugated based on what comes after it. 3. It always uses an Indirect Object Pronoun. 4. It may also use an I.O. clarifier. 5. The clarifier comes in front of the sentence.
I.O Clarifiers: “Le gusta nadar.” “Les gusta la playa.” He likes to swim. She likes to swim. You like to swim. “Le gusta nadar.” They like the beach. You like the beach. “Les gusta la playa.”
(A + name or A + prep. pronoun) I.O. Clarifiers (A + name or A + prep. pronoun) Nos = a nosotros -------------------------- Les = a ellos a ellas a Uds. (a Roberto y a Luis) (a Lola y a Carmen) (a mis amigos) Me = a mí Te = a ti Le = a él a ella a Ud. (a Roberto) (a Lola) (a tu hermano)
“Coffee is pleasing to me.” ¿Cómo se dice? “I like coffee.” (A mí) me gusta el café. “Coffee is pleasing to me.”
“Cars are pleasing to you.” ¿Cómo se dice? “You like cars.” (A ti) te gustan los coches. “Cars are pleasing to you.”
¿Cómo se dice? “He doesn’t like to dance.” A él no le gusta bailar. “To dance is not pleasing to him.”
¿Cómo se dice? “You (all) don’t like to go to the movies.” A Uds. no les gusta ir al cine. “To go to the movies is not pleasing to you (all).”
¿Cómo se dice? “They like history and spanish.” la historia y el español. A ellos les gustan “History and Spanish are pleasing to them.”
Elena likes to watch television. We don’t like to do homework. I like to study. Elena likes to watch television. We don’t like to do homework. Carlos and Miguel like cars. Do you all like to look at photos? You like to go shopping, right? (A mí) me gusta estudiar. A Elena le gusta mirar la televisión. (A nosotros) no nos gusta hacer la tarea. A Carlos y a Miguel les gustan los coches. ¿A Uds. les gusta mirar fotos? Te gusta ir de compras, ¿verdad?