Gustar with Infinitives

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Gustar with Infinitives

• Chapter 3 Spanish 1

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Gustar with Infinitives

• An infinitive tells the meaning of the verb
  without naming any subject (saying WHO is doing
  the action) or tense. There are three kinds of
  infinitive verbs in Spanish those that end in
  ar, those that end in er and those that end
  in ir.
• Cantar- to sing
• Comer- to eat
• Escribir- to write

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Gustar with Infinitives

• Just like nouns, infinitives can be used after a
  verb like gustar to say what you and others like
  to do. Gustar means to like and then follow it
  with an action (verb).
• Before Me gusta la musica.- I like music. (music
  noun)
• NOW Me gusta cantar. I like to sing. (to sing
  verb)

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Gustar with Infinitives

• ALWAYS use gusta NOT gustan when following with
  infinitive verbs.
• Before Me gustan los deportes.- I like sports.
  (sports plural noun)
• NOW Me gusta jugar al tenis.- I like to play
  tennis. (to play infintive verb)

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Practica!

• Translate the following
• I like to play soccer.
• I like to sing.
• I like to write.
• I like to read.
• I like to take a walk.
• I like to go to the movies.
• I like to swim.
• I like to listen to music.
• I like to ride a bike.
• I like to watch TV.

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Practica!

• En el libro rojo. Abras a pagina 86 y hacemos
  ejercicios 7 8.