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Gustar Gustar to be to be pleasing pleasing to to

Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

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Page 1: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

GustarGustarto be to be

pleasing pleasing toto

Page 2: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes.•When we use gustar we are saying that something is or is not pleasing to a person.

•It is the same as saying “I like,” “you like,”or “I don’t like,” “You don’t like,” et cetera in English.

Page 3: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

Me gusta la manzana.

• The apple is pleasing to me.

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No me gusta la manzana con gusano.

• The apple with the worm is not pleasing to me.

Page 5: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

Me gustan las manzanas.

• The apples are pleasing to me.

Page 6: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

No me gustan las manzanas con gusanos.

Page 7: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

Gustar is only used in the 3rd person singular and

plural.gusta gustan

If only one thing is pleasing to a person or persons, the 3rd person singular form of the verb is used.

If more than one thing is pleasing to a person or persons the 3rd person plural form of the verb is used.

Page 8: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

IMPORTANT NOTE!!!!

•It is the number ofnumber of thingsthings liked or disliked that determines if one uses the singular, (gusta) or plural (gustan), NOT how many people like or dislike it/them.

Page 9: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

Gustar takes the indirect object pronoun.

• The pronounpronoun indicates to whomto whom the thing is pleasing.

• Me gusta el helado. (yo)• Te gusta la torta. (tú)• Le gusta el flan. (él, ella Ud.)• Nos gusta la fruta. (nosotros)• Os gusta el dulce. (vosotros)• Les gusta el pastel. (ellos, ellas,

Uds.)

Page 10: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

Use the plural when more than one thing is pleasing to a person!

•Me gustan el helado y la fruta. •Te gustan la torta y el flan.•Le gustan el flan y el pastel. •Nos gustan las frutas.•Os gustan los dulces.•Les gustan los pasteles.

Page 11: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

To say that something is NOT pleasing to a person, put “no” before

the pronoun.•No me gusta el helado. •No te gusta la torta. •No le gusta el flan. •No nos gusta la fruta.•No os gusta el dulce.•No les gusta el pastel.

Page 12: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

The same is true in the plural, put “no” before the pronoun.

•No me gustan el helado ni la fruta. •No te gustan la torta ni el flan.•No le gustan el flan ni el pastel.

•No nos gustan las frutas.•No os gustan los dulces.•No les gustan los pasteles.

Page 13: Gustar to be pleasing to The verb gustar literally means to be pleasing to. We use gustar to express our likes and dislikes. When we use gustar we are

To say that one likes to do something, use gustar + infinitive.• Me gusta cocinar.• No me gusta lavar los platos.• Me gusta escuchar música.• No me gusta hacer la cama.• Me gusta leer revistas.• No me gusta leer libros aburridos.

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Práctica Indicate whether you like or don’t like the following and write down

your response.:

1. el arte 2. ir al museo3. los cuadros de Murillo4. “El regreso del hijo pródigo”5. pintar (to paint) o dibujar (to draw)

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To ask someone whether or not they like something we use the following format:

Informal¿Te gusta el pastel de manzana?

¿Te gustan las galletas?

Formal Singular¿Le gusta el pastel de manzana?

¿Le gustan las galletas?

Formal Plural¿Les gusta el pastel de manzana?

¿Les gustan las galletas?

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