gustar = to be pleasing to

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gustar to be pleasing to

• This is an infinitive verb. In English we
  usually say to like, but think of it as to be
  pleasing to to make more sense in Spanish.

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Indirect Object Pronouns (IOPs)

• These are used with the verb gustar.
• They go in front of the conjugated verb gusta and
  tell us to whom something is pleasing.
• me (to me) nos (to us)
• te (to you) os (to you all)-Spain only
• le (to him, to her, to you) les (to them, to
  you all)

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Me gusta ______.______is pleasing to me.Or in
English, wed say I like ______.
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Now use your laminated más de 100 verbos list
Is dancing pleasing to you? Do you like to
dance? Te gusta bailar?
Answer, Yes, dancing is pleasing to me / I like
to dance.
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Sí, me gusta bailar.Yes, to me it is
pleasing to danceI like to dance.
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• Dancing is pleasing to you. (a ti)
• Te gusta bailar.
• To him or her / you (formal) (a él, a ella, a
  Ud.)
• Le gusta bailar.
• To us (a nosotros/as)
• Nos gusta bailar.
• To you all (a vosotros)
• Os gusta bailar.
• To them / you all (a ellos/as, a Uds.)
• Les gusta bailar.

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What changed?

• Thats right, only the Indirect Object Pronoun!
• Why you ask? Because dancing is pleasing is
  still the same.
• What changed is to whom dancing is pleasing.

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If you want to say you DONT like something,
something is NOT pleasing

• Put no before the IOP.
• Dancing is not pleasing to me.
• No me gusta bailar.
• Dancing is not pleasing to you.
• No te gusta bailar.

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So to re-cap

• IOP in front
• followed by gusta
• then the verb that is pleasing to someone
• If its not pleasing, put no before the IOP
• Affirmative (IOP) gusta (verb).
• Negative No (IOP) gusta (verb).

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If you want to say a certain person likes/doesnt
like to do something, use their name after a
personal a at the beginning of the sentence.

• Rebecca likes to sing.
• A Rebecca le gusta cantar.
• Jorge and Juan dont like to study.
• A Jorge y a Juan no les gusta estudiar.

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Now write 10 sentences in your journal with the
verb gustar.

• 5 affirmative
• 5 negative
• Tell me what you or others like to do using the
  laminated 102 verbs.
• Tell me what you or others dont like to do.