Spanish 106 – Sra. Paternina
Gustar à To like Used to express likes, dislikes, things you like or love. They are used NOT with the regular subject pronouns but with the INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS:
Yo = me
Tú = te
Él/ella/usted = le
Nosotros = nos
Vosotros = os
Ellos/ellas/ustedes
= les
|
Yo – me |
Nosotros/as –
nos |
|
Tú – te |
Vosotros/as –
vos |
|
Él/ella/usted -
le |
Ellos/ellas/ustedes
- les |
Pronouns after prepositions:
After prepositions like a
(to), con (with), de (of, from, about) and en (in, on, at) the pronouns yo and tú change to mí and tí. All the other subject
pronouns stay the same
Subject after
preposition with gustar
|
yo |
A mí |
me gusta/an |
|
tú |
A tí |
te gusta/an |
|
Usted/él/ella |
A usted/él/ella |
le gusta/an |
|
Nosotros/as |
A nosotros/as |
nos gusta/an |
|
Vosotros/as |
A vosotros/as |
os gusta/an |
|
Ustedes/ellos/as |
A
ustedes/ellos/ellas |
les gusta/an |
To emphasize or clarify who likes something, add a + pronoun to a sentence with gustar: A mí me gusta patinar – I like to skate
Subject
pronouns indirect object pro. à Pronouns
with preposition
|
Yo à |
Me à |
A mi me… |
|
Tú à |
Te à |
A ti te… |
|
Él/ella à |
Le à |
A el/ella le… |
|
Nosotros à |
Nos à |
A nosotros nos… |
|
Vosotros à |
Os à |
A vosotros os… |
|
Ellos/as à |
Les à |
A ellos/as les… |
Singular form of gustar
|
A mi me A ti te A el/ella le A nosotros nos A vosotros os A ellos/as les |
gusta |
+ singular articles (el/la) + singular noun + infinitives (-ar, -er, -ir endings) |
-
Gusta
+ singular noun:
o
A
Maria le gusta el chocolate = Maria likes chocolate.
o ¿Te
gusta la profesora? = Do
you like the teacher?
o
A
ellos les gusta la película = They like the movie.
o
A
Tomás le gusta el parque = Thomas likes the park.
-
Gusta
+ infinitivo:
o
A mi
me gusta comer chocolate à I like to eat chocolate.
o
A él
le gusta nadar à He likes to swim.
Plural form of gustar
|
A mi me A ti te A el/ella le A nosotros nos A vosotros os A ellos/as les |
gustan |
+ Plural articles (los/las) + plural noun. |
-
Gusta
+ plural noun:
o
A mi
me gustan los chocolates à I like
chocolates.
o
A él
le gustan los helados à he likes ice-creams.
Gustar = to like
|
Gusta = like (follow by singular noun) ¿Te gusta …? Me gusta … Do you like…?
I do like… -
El
ajedrez = chess -
La
comida = food -
La
comida china = Chinese food. -
La
comida italiana = Italian food -
La
comida mexicana = Mexican food -
El
helado = ice-cream -
La
música = music -
La
música de… = music of/by -
La
pizza = pizza |
Gustan = like (follow by plural noun) ¿Te gustan …? Me gustan
… Do you like…? I do like… -
Los
animales = animals -
Los
deportes = sports -
Los
coches/carros = cars -
Las
fiestas = parties -
Las
frutas = fruit -
Las
hamburguesas = hamburgers -
Los
libros = books -
Los
libros de aventuras/de amor = Adventure/romance books -
Las
películas = movies |
Infinitive: It is a verb that is not conjugated because it is not attached to a specific person.