Gustar and friends
Gustar- to please (like)
• In English, we say we like things. In Spanish,
we would say something pleases me.
• Three step process to form a “Gustar”
sentence:
• Step one: Choose an indirect object
• Yo- me
nosotros- nos
• Tu- te
• El, ella, ud.- le
ellos/uds.- les
• Step two: Choose conjugation for “gustar”
The only two “gustar” conjugations possible:
Gusta- for singular objects or verbs
Gustan- for plural objects
• Step three: complete sentence
• I like to swim
me gusta nadar
She likes tacos
le gustan tacos
Clarification
• Sometimes we have to clarify to whom we are
referring. In that case, you use the following at
the beginning of the sentence:
• A mi
• A ti
• A el/ella
• A nosotros
• A uds./ellos
example
• Rebecca likes swimming.
– A Rebecca, le gusta nadar.
Thomas likes writing.
A Thomas, le gusta escribir
Other verbs used similarly
• The following verbs are used the exact same
way as “gustar”:
• Aburrir- to bore (aburre, aburren)
• Interesar- to interest (interesa, interesan)
• Encantar- to love (encanta, encantan)
More examples
• Spanish class is boring
– Me aburre la clase de Espanol.
I love gym.
Me encanta gimnasio
Cooking is interesting to her.
A ella, le interesa cocinar.