Gustar
+ Infinitive
In English, we actively express that we like to do something.
In Spanish, we passively express ____________________________________________ using gustar.
***Gustar means ________________________________________***
Note: This verb is very different from other verbs that you will use. It’s a special kind of verb in Spanish that
you’ll learn all about later. For now, it might be easiest for you to think of “Me gusta comer,” for example, not as
“I like to eat” but as “Eating is pleasing to me.”
____gusta . ____ gusta.
( _______ is pleasing to me.) ( _______ is pleasing to us.)
____ gusta . ____gusta.
( _______ is pleasing to you.) ( _______ is pleasing to y’all.)
____ gusta . ____ gusta.
( ______ is pleasing to him/her/you for.) ( _______ is pleasing to them / you all formal.)
Here’s how you put it together:
1) Ask yourself. Who am I talking about? Who is something pleasing to? For example, I want to say “My
friend and I like running.” In Spanish, we’d actually say “Running is pleasing to my friend and me.”
Another way of saying “My friend and I” is “us.”
2) Find the appropriate box for that person. I see the “us” box is at the top and on the right. I’m going to
use “Nos gusta __________.”
3) Plug in your verb! “Correr” means “to run.” So my whole sentence is “Nos gusta correr” – “To run is
pleasing to us.”
* Me gusta correr. Running pleases/is pleasing to me.
* Te gusta patinar. Skating pleases/ is pleasing to you.
* Nos gusta mirar television Watching television is pleasing to us.
Notice the difference in the parts of speech:
ENGLISH: I like to swim. ESPAŇOL: Me gusta bailar.
subj. verb D.O. I.O. verb subject.
Grammar
Hammer
But what does “Le gusta bailar” mean???
Who finds dancing pleasing??
When you want to emphasize or identify the person that you are talking about, use the __________:
name
A + noun + ___ gusta + infinitive
pronoun
A Diana le gusta correr. Running is pleasing to Diana
A mi amigo le gusta bailar. Dancing is pleasing to my friend.
A ella le gusta hacer ejercicio. Doing excercise pleases her.
These are the pronouns that follow a:
A ____ me gusta A ________ nos gusta
A ____ te gusta A ________ os gusta
A ____ A ______
A ____ le gusta A ______ les gusta
A ____ A ______
Write the following with the “tag”
Sleeping is pleasing to me. __________________________________________
Walking is pleasing to us. __________________________________________
Reading is pleasing to you all formal. _________________________________
NOT
To say something is NOT pleasing to you or that you DON’T like something, simply add “No”
between the “tag” and the verb.
* A Cristina no le gusta bailar. Dancing is NOT pleasing to Cristina
* A Mario y Anita no les gusta bailar Dancing is NOT pleasing Mario and Anita
* A mí no me gusta limpiar. Cleaning is NOT pleasing to me.
Write the following with the “tag”
Running is NOT pleasing to me. __________________________________________
Working is NOT pleasing to Carlota y Berto. ________________________________________
Reading is NOT pleasing to you (fam.). _________________________________
???
PREGUNTAS – This is how you ask about what others like to do:
¿Qué te gusta hacer? = _________________________________________
¿A Roberto qué le gusta hacer? = ____________________________________
¿Te gusta patinar? = ____________________________________
¿A los chicos les gusta escuchar música? = ____________________________________
Gustar + Infinitive
In English, we actively express that we like to do something.
that something is pleasing.
In Spanish, we passively express ____________________________________________ using gustar.
To be pleasing
***Gustar means ________________________________________***
Note: This verb is very different from other verbs that you will use. It’s a special kind of verb in Spanish that
you’ll learn all about later. For now, it might be easiest for you to think of “Me gusta comer,” for example, not as
“I like to eat” but as “Eating is pleasing to me.”
me nos
____gusta . ____ gusta.
( _______ is pleasing to me.) ( _______ is pleasing to us.)
te os
____ gusta . ____gusta.
( _______ is pleasing to you.) ( _______ is pleasing to y’all.)
le les
____ gusta . ____ gusta.
( ______ is pleasing to him/her/you for.) ( _______ is pleasing to them / you all formal.)
Here’s how you put it together:
4) Ask yourself. Who am I talking about? Who is something pleasing to? For example, I want to say “My
friend and I like running.” In Spanish, we’d actually say “Running is pleasing to my friend and me.”
Another way of saying “My friend and I” is “us.”
5) Find the appropriate box for that person. I see the “us” box is at the top and on the right. I’m going to
use “Nos gusta __________.”
6) Plug in your verb! “Correr” means “to run.” So my whole sentence is “Nos gusta correr” – “To run is
pleasing to us.”
* Me gusta correr. Running pleases/is pleasing to me.
* Te gusta patinar. Skating pleases/ is pleasing to you.
* Nos gusta mirar television Watching television is pleasing to us.
Notice the difference in the parts of speech:
ENGLISH: I like to swim. ESPAŇOL: Me gusta bailar.
subj. verb D.O. I.O. verb subject.
Grammar
Hammer
But what does “Le gusta bailar” mean???
Who finds dancing pleasing??
When you want to emphasize or identify the person that you are talking about, use the __________:
name
A + noun + ___ gusta + infinitive
pronoun
A Diana le gusta correr. Running is pleasing to Diana
A mi amigo le gusta bailar. Dancing is pleasing to my friend.
A ella le gusta hacer ejercicio. Doing excercise pleases her.
These are the pronouns that follow a:
mí nosotros/as
A ____ me gusta A ________ nos gusta
ti vosotros/as
A ____ te gusta A ________ os gusta
usted ustedes
A ____ A ______
él ellos
A ____ le gusta A ______ les gusta
ella ellas
A ____ A ______
Write the following with the “tag”
A mí me gusta dormir.
Sleeping is pleasing to me. __________________________________________
A nosotros nos gusta caminar.
Walking is pleasing to us. __________________________________________
A ustedes no les gusta leer.
Reading is pleasing to you all formal. _________________________________
NOT
To say something is NOT pleasing to you or that you DON’T like something, simply add “No”
between the “tag” and the verb.
* A Cristina no le gusta bailar. Dancing is NOT pleasing to Cristina
* A Mario y Anita no les gusta bailar Dancing is NOT pleasing Mario and Anita
* A mí no me gusta limpiar. Cleaning is NOT pleasing to me.
Write the following with the “tag”
A mí no me gusta correr.
Running is NOT pleasing to me. __________________________________________
A Carlota y a Beto no les gusta trabajar.
Working is NOT pleasing to Carlota y Beto. ________________________________________
A ti no te gusta leer.
Reading is NOT pleasing to you (fam.). _________________________________
???
PREGUNTAS – This is how you ask about what others like to do:
What do you (fam.) like to do?
¿Qué te gusta hacer? = _________________________________________
What does Robert like to do?
¿A Roberto qué le gusta hacer? = ____________________________________
Do you like to skate?
¿Te gusta patinar? = ____________________________________
Do the boys like to listen to music?
¿A los chicos les gusta escuchar música? = ____________________________________
