Murphy

Gustar

• Explanation of gustar

• Review of clarifiers

• Explanation of gustar with subject

• Explanation of negation with gustar

• Practice with gustar

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gustar(to be pleasing)

me gusta

it is pleasingto me

a mí

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gustar(to be pleasing)

te gusta

it is pleasingto you (fam.)

a ti

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gustar(to be pleasing)

le gusta

it is pleasingto you (formal)

a Ud.

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gustar(to be pleasing)

le gusta

it is pleasingto him

a él

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gustar(to be pleasing)

le gusta

it is pleasingto her

a ella

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gustar(to be pleasing)

nos gusta

it is pleasingto us

a nosotros(as)

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gustar(to be pleasing)

os gusta

it is pleasingto you (pl) familiar

a vosotros(as)

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gustar(to be pleasing)

les gusta

it is pleasingto you (pl.) (formal)

a Uds.

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gustar(to be pleasing)

les gusta

it is pleasingto them (masc.)

a ellos

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gustar(to be pleasing)

les gusta

it is pleasingto them (fem.)

a ellas

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The clarifiers are as follows:

me = to me

te = to you (fam.)

le = to you (form)

le = to him

le = to her

nos = to us

os = to you (fam.)

les = to you (form)

les = to them

les = to them

a mí

a ti

a Ud.

a él

a ella

a nosotros(as)

a vosotros(as)

a Uds.

a ellos

a ellas

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What do you do if you want to say: Fred likes to eat?

le gusta comer.

it is pleasing to eat.

likes to eat.

(to) Fred

Fred

A Fred

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What do you do if you want to say: My brothers like to eat?

les gusta comer.

it is pleasing to eat.

like to eat.

(to) My brothers

My brothers

A mis hermanos

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What do you do if you want to say: My brothers don’t like to eat?

les gusta comer.

it is not pleasing to eat.

don’t like to eat.

(to) My brothers

My brothers

A mis hermanos no

Always place the no in front of the indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os,les.

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Diana likes to talk.

A Diana le gusta hablar.

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Diana doesn’t like to talk.

A Diana no le gusta hablar.

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Fred doesn’t like to answer the phone.

A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono.

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Fred doesn’t like to answer the phone.

A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono.

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I like to watch television.

A mí me gusta mirar la televisión.

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We like to watch television.

A nosotros nos gusta mirar la televisión.

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María and Susana like to go shopping.

A María y a Susana les gusta ir de compras.

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José and Felipe don’t like to go shopping.

A José y a Felipe no les gusta ir de compras.

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Who likes to go shopping?

¿A quién le gusta ir de compras?

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We like to run.

A nosotros nos gusta correr.

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They don’t like to run.

A ellos no les gusta correr.

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