Gustar

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Gustar

• Explanation of gustar
• Review of clarifiers
• Explanation of gustar with subject
• Explanation of negation with gustar
• Practice with gustar

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gustar(to be pleasing)
me
gusta
a mí
it is pleasing
to me
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gustar(to be pleasing)
te
gusta
a ti
it is pleasing
to you (fam.)
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gustar(to be pleasing)
le
gusta
a Ud.
it is pleasing
to you (formal)
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gustar(to be pleasing)
le
gusta
a él
it is pleasing
to him
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gustar(to be pleasing)
le
gusta
a ella
it is pleasing
to her
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gustar(to be pleasing)
nos
gusta
a nosotros(as)
it is pleasing
to us
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gustar(to be pleasing)
os
gusta
a vosotros(as)
it is pleasing
to you (pl) familiar
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gustar(to be pleasing)
les
gusta
a Uds.
it is pleasing
to you (pl.) (formal)
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gustar(to be pleasing)
les
gusta
a ellos
it is pleasing
to them (masc.)
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gustar(to be pleasing)
les
gusta
a ellas
it is pleasing
to them (fem.)
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The clarifiers are as follows
a nosotros(as)
me to me
nos to us
a mí
a vosotros(as)
te to you (fam.)
os to you (fam.)
a ti
a Uds.
le to you (form)
les to you (form)
a Ud.
a ellos
le to him
les to them
a él
le to her
les to them
a ellas
a ella
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What do you do if you want to say Fred likes to
eat?
le
gusta comer.
A Fred
it is pleasing to eat. likes to eat.
(to) Fred Fred
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What do you do if you want to say My brothers
like to eat?
les
gusta comer.
A mis hermanos
it is pleasing to eat. like to eat.
(to) My brothers My brothers
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What do you do if you want to say My brothers
dont like to eat?
no
les
gusta comer.
A mis hermanos
it is not pleasing to eat. dont like to eat.
(to) My brothers My brothers
Always place the no in front of the indirect
object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os,les.
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Diana likes to talk.

• A Diana le gusta hablar.

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Diana doesnt like to talk.

• A Diana no le gusta hablar.

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Fred doesnt like to answer the phone.

• A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono.

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Fred doesnt like to answer the phone.

• A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono.

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I like to watch television.

• A mí me gusta mirar la televisión.

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We like to watch television.

• A nosotros nos gusta mirar la televisión.

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María and Susana like to go shopping.

• A María y a Susana les gusta ir de compras.

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José and Felipe dont like to go shopping.

• A José y a Felipe no les gusta ir de compras.

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Who likes to go shopping?

• A quién le gusta ir de compras?

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We like to run.

• A nosotros nos gusta correr.

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They dont like to run.

• A ellos no les gusta correr.

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