Using Verbs to talk Aout What You Like to Do
p. 37
When you talk about what you like to do, use the
phrase:
Me gusta + infinitive
Other helpful phrases to talk about
what people like:
Te gusta correr.
Le gusta correr.
¿Te gusta correr?
¿Le gusta correr?
The infinitive is the
basic form of the verb
You like to run.
He/She likes to run.
¿Do you like to run?
¿Does he/she like to run?
To say someone doesn’t like something, use no before the
phrase.
No me gusta correr.
No le gusta correr.
I don’t like to run.
He/She doesn’t like to run.
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Saying What Someone Likes to Do Using
gustar + infinitive
You have already learned to use me gusta, te gusta
and le gusta.
Other helpful phrases to talk about
what people like:
Nos gusta correr.
Os gusta correr.
Les gusta correr.
The infinitive is the
basic form of the verb
We like to run.
You all (fam.) like to run.
They/like to run.
To say someone doesn’t like something, use no before the phrase.
No me gusta correr.
No le gusta correr.
I don’t like to run.
He/She doesn’t like to run.
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Using gustar to talk about things you like
p. 292
When you want to talk about things that people like,
change the form of gustar to match the singular or
plural nouns for those things
The infinitive is the
Other helpful phrases to talk about
basic form of the verb
what people like:
Me gusta la idea.
Te gusta la idea.
Le gusta la idea.
Nos gusta la idea.
Os gusta la idea.
Les gusta la idea.
Me gustan las personas.
Te gustan las personas.
Le gustan las personas
Nos gustan las personas.
Os gustan las personas.
Les gustan las personas.
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