Verbs Like Gustar

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Verbs Like Gustar

• Capítulo 7

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Grammar Review

• Underline the subject, verb, and direct object in
  the sentence below
• I like the book.

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• I like the book.
• Subject Verb Direct Object (D.O.)

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The Verb Gustar

1. The word like does not exist in Spanish.
2. The infinitive gustar means to please and
   replaces to like .
3. I like the book. and The book pleases me.
   mean the same thing. They are expressing the same
   idea.

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Rewrite the sentence below replacing like with
pleases.

• I like the book.
• Subject Verb
  (D.O.)
• The book pleases me.
• Subject
  Verb indirect
  object pronoun
• (I.O.P.)

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Rewrite the sentence in Spanish.

• The book pleases me.
• El libro gusta me.

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• 4. The Flipper Rule ALL OBJECT PRONOUNS COME
  BEFORE THE VERB.
• El libro gusta me.
• New sentence is going to be
• El libro me gusta.

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• 5. Many Spanish people will say
• Me gusta el libro.
• Know that
• Me gusta el libro
• El libro me gusta mean the same thing. They are
  interchangeable.

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• 6. The verb gustar is conjugated to agree with
  the subject of the sentence.
• El libro me gusta.
• Los libros me gustan.
• If the subject is singular the verb will take 3rd
  person singular form. If the subject is plural
  the verb will take 3rd person plural form.

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T-CHART OF GUSTAR
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Practice exercises

• El fútbol me gusta.
• Las papas fritas me gustan.
• Burger King me gusta.
• Los tomates no me gustan.
• La clase de español me gusta.
• Las hamburguesas no me gustan

1. I like soccer.
2. I like French fries.
3. I like Burger King.
4. I dont like tomatoes.
5. I like Spanish class.
6. I dont like hamburgers.

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Verbs that work like gustar

• 1. Interesar ?
• 2. Aburrir ?
• 3. Doler?
• 4. Molestar ?
• 5. Importar ?

• to interest
• to bore
• to ache/hurt
• to bother
• to care

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FIN POR HOY
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Emphasis on Clarity

• To emphasize or clarify who likes, loves, or does
  not like something, add the following to the
  beginning of the sentence

A mí ? To me A nosotros
A ti ? To you
A él, ella, usted A ellos, ellas, ustedes
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Me Gustas Tú

• By Manu Chao

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About the Singer

• Manu Chao (José-Manuel Thomas Arthur Chao) was
  born in Spain to Spanish parents
• He is 51 years old
• Manu Chao was born around the time Francisco
  Franco became dictator of Spain.
• His grandfather was sentenced to death.
• To avoid Francisco Francos dictatorship, his
  parents moved the family to the outskirts of
  Paris shortly after Manus birth.

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About the Singer

• He began his musical career in Paris
• He sings in French, Spanish, English, Intalian,
  Galician, Arabic, Portuguese.
• His most famous song Me Gustas Tú.

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Lyrics to the Song

• Chorus has some French in it.
• Je ne sais pas
• Je ne sais plus
• Je suis perdu