You need to improve the way
you write and think in Spanish!
Gustarse
#1
This is an interactive presentation. You need
your hand-outs, your pencil, and your
Spanish book or dictionary.
~Sra. J. L. Dunnigan
Raleigh, NC
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Back to Basics:
 Look at the examples given.
 The slides are numbered and they
correspond to the sections on your
worksheet.
 Respond to the prompts on the worksheet
that you have been given.
 Check your answers after you are done.
 There will be additional practice on your
work sheets.
#3
Gustarse
 Me gusta hablar español.
– I like to speak Spanish.
 Write “I like to speak English.”
– What is the word for English? If you do not
know, look it up.
 It is inglés.
 Write your answer now.
 Me gusta hablar inglés.
#4
More with gustarse
 Try the following.
– I like to dance.
– I like to draw.
 Did you write….?
 Me gusta bailar.
 Me gusta dibujar.
#5
Asking questions using
gustarse
 When I want to ask you (tú) if you like to do
something
– ¿Te gusta practicar deportes?
 How would you ask, Do you like to run?
– Write your answer...
 ¿Te gusta correr?
#6
Your turn to answer a question
 Respond to this question…¿Te gusta hablar
por teléfono celular?
 Write your answer...
 Sí, me gusta hablar por teléfono celular.
#7
Gustarse in review
 So far we have used me gusta and te gusta when
telling what I or you like to do.
 When you say you like or dislike something,
gustarse may change.
 When a singular noun follows gustarse, use gusta.
Me gusta el arte de Botero. ¿Te gusta chocolate?
No me gusta la escuela.
 When a plural noun follows gustarse, use gustan.
Me gustan libros interesantes. ¿Te gustan los
jeans azules? No te gustan las clases de ciencias
y matemáticas.
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Una Práctica de Gustarse
Translate these sentences:
1. I like to read magazines.
2. You like to play videogames.
3. I like hamburgers with French fries.
4. You like bananas.
#9
Check your answers:
 1. Me gusta leer revistas.
 2. Te gusta jugar videojuegos.
 3. Me gustan hamburguesas con papas
fritas.
 4. Te gustan plátanos.
#10
How to make gustarse
negative.
 When I want to say I do not like to do
something, I just add the word no before the
me or te.
 No me gusta beber el té helado.
 No te gusta comer cebollas.
 ¿No te gusta estudiar?
 No me gustan plátanos.
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Una Práctica de Gustarse
 Try to write the following sentences and or
questions:
 1. I do not like to read.
 2. You do not like to write stories.
 3. I do not like eggs.
 4. You do not like videogames.
 5. Don’t you like to eat French fries?
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Check your answer:
1. No me gusta leer.
2. No te gusta escribir cuentos.
3. No me gustan huevos.
4. No te gustan videojuegos
5. ¿No te gusta comer papas fritas?
#13
En Repaso
 Remember what you have learned:
 The only two forms of gustarse that we use
in the present tense are gusta and gustan.
 We use the pronoun me instead of yo to say
I like.
 We use the pronoun te instead of tú to say
you like.
 To make a sentence negative put the word
no in front of the pronoun.
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El Fin
 Do the independent practice on your answer
sheet.
 Check your answer sheet to make sure you
followed the rules.
 Give your answer sheet to your teacher to
be graded.