GUSTAR

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GUSTAR

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When do you use gustar?
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• To imply likes and dislikes
• (the verb to like does not exist in Spanish)

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It is important to note that the grammatical word
order is different when using gustar.
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• Parts of speech
• Subject performs the action of the sentence.
• Verb is the action of the sentence.
• Direct Object receives the action of the verb.
• Indirect Object benefits from the action
  received by the direct object.

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• The subject of a gustar sentence is always the
  item(s) found pleasing.

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• I like fruit.

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• The fruit is pleasing to me.

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• Me gusta la fruta.

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• Gustar only exists in third person
• (We talk about the things we like not to them.)
• gusta gustan
• used for singular subjects used for plural
  subjects
• Me gusta el arte. Me gustan los deportes.
• used with infinitive subjects.
• Me gusta bailar.
• Me gusta bailar y cantar.

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• Negative Expressions
• To express that we do not like something we use
  the word not in English.
• The Spanish equivalent is no.
• Grammatically we must place the negative
  expression directly in front of the indirect
  object pronoun in a Spanish sentence.
• Me gusta el baloncesto. No me gusta el
  baloncesto.

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• Indirect Object Pronouns
• 1st me nos
• 2nd te les
• le
• 3rd le les

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• Choose the correct form of the verb in the
  following sentences. Dont forget that the
  subject of a gustar sentence is the item that is
  found pleasing.

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• Me _______ el fútbol.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Me _______ el fútbol.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Le _______ los elefantes.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Le _______ los elefantes.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Te _______ las clases.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Te _______ las clases.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Nos _______ la música rock.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Nos _______ la música rock.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Les _______ los deportes.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Les _______ los deportes.
• gusta
• gustan

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• Translate the following English sentences into
  the equivalent gustar sentences in Spanish.

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• I like salad.

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• Me gusta la ensalada.

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• We like rock music.

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• Nos gusta la música rock.

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• She likes soccer.

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• Le gustan los deportes.

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• They like classes.

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• Les gustan las clases.

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• He likes soccer.

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• Le gusta el fútbol.

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• You (informal) like chocolate.

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• Te gusta el chocolate.

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• You (plural) like Spanish.

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• Les gusta el español.

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• You (formal) dont like homework.

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• No le gusta la tarea.