El verbo GUSTAR Note Guide
In Spanish, the verb gustar means - __________________________
In English, the equivalent is - _______________________________
For example:
In English, we say: I _________ soccer
In Spanish, we say: To me, soccer is ____________
Therefore the word order is different between the two languages…
In English:
En español:
• ___ is the subject
•
• ____ is the verb
•
• _______ is the direct object
• _______ is the subject
•
• ________ is the verb
•
• ____ is the indirect object
En Español…:
The word order is actually ___________ from what we are used to in
English.
•The indirect object comes first:
• Then the verb:
______
_________
• Finally the subject of the verb:
__________
• You can also say, “I do not like soccer, by adding _____
before the indirect object (me, te, le, etc.)
Using the verb GUSTAR…
STEP I: Determining The Subject…Who is doing the “liking”???
Indirect Object Pronouns:
_____ – I
_____ – you
_____ – he/she/usted
_____ - we _____ - they
STEP II: Choosing the correct form of the verb (gustar) ¿Gusta or gustan?
You must look at what _______ the verb to decide whether to use the
él/ella/usted form _______ or the ellos/ellas/ustedes form _______of
the verb.
Me __________ la manzana (apple).
Me __________ las manzanas (apples).
Use “Gusta” for
Use “Gustan” for
=
=
______________ & _____________
_______________
Me gusta… / Me gustan…
=
_________
Te gusta… / Te gustan… =
_________
Le gusta… / Le gustan… =
Nos gusta… / Nos gustan…
Les gusta… / Les gustan…
Practicar (Practice):
_________
_________
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Cómo se dice? - __________________
_________
1. I like the book - ______________________________________
2. I don’t like the book - _____________________________________
3. I like the books. - _________________________________________
4. I don’t like the books - _____________________________________
5. You like the desk - _________________________________________
6. You don’t like the desk - _____________________________________
7. He likes to dance - _________________________________________
8. He doesn’t like to dance - ____________________________________
9. I like to listen - ____________________________________
10. I like the book and the pen - _______________________________
11. I don’t like the pen and the pencil. - ____________________________