GUSTAR and Indirect Object Pronouns
NOTES
• En español gustar – verb - significa “to ________________”
• In English, the equivalent is “to ___________”
Por ejemplo:
• In English we say: “I like Spanish.”
• En español decimos: “To me, Spanish
is pleasing.”
I like the beach In English:
• “I” is the subject
• “like” is the verb
• “the beach” is the direct object
En español:
• “the beach” is the subject
• “is pleasing” is the verb
• “to me” is the indirect object
En Español…: The word order is actually “backwards”:
• The _________________________ comes first: ________
• Then the _____________: _____________
• Finally the ____________ of the verb:_________________.
• Make it negative by adding “________” at the beginning.
“_____________________________.” = I don’t like the beach
TO WHOM is the verb or thing pleasing?
Indirect Object Pronouns:
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Use GUSTA (is pleasing) with __________ or
___________________________
Use GUSTAN (are pleasing) with
______________________
Frases de clarificación:
Le gusta nadar could mean - _____ likes to
swim, _____ likes to swim OR _____ like to
swim.
Les gusta la playa could mean - _______ like
the beach OR _______ like the beach
Frases de clarificación:
____ = a mí ____ = a nosotros
____ = a ti ____ = a vosotros
____ = a él ____ = a ellos
a ella a ellas
a Ud. a Uds.
(a Roberto) (a Roberto y
(a Lola) a Luis)
(a tu hermano) (a Lola y a
Carmen)
(a mis amigos)
GUSTAR and Indirect Object Pronouns
SHORT AND SWEET VERSION:
Me gusta(n*) - I like
Te gusta(n) - you like
Le gusta(n) - he likes/she likes/you (formal) like
Nos gusta(n) - we like
Les gusta(n) - They like/You (pl) like
*Use GUSTAN when what the subject likes is plural.
For emphasis or clarity, often A plus a stress pronoun is
used:
yo: A mí me gusta(n)
tú: A tí te gusta(n)
él: A él le gusta(n)
ella: A ella le gusta(n)
Ud.: A Ud. le gusta(n)
nosotros/as: A nosotros/as nos gusta(n)
Uds.: A Uds. les gusta(n)
ellos: A ellos les gusta(n)
ellas: A ellas les gusta(n)
With Vosotros, ‘os’ is used.
In the negative construction, ‘no’ goes directly before me,
te, le, etc.
**Verbs like GUSTAR**
Encantar used for ‘to love’
Interesar – used for ‘to be interested in/by’
GUSTAR and Indirect Object Pronouns
¡¡PRACTICAMOS!!
Nombre:____________________ período: _____
Write sentences with “gustar” using the subject and verb
given.
1) Pedro, cantar __________________________
2) Ellos, no, nadar _____________________________
3) Ud., no comer (stress) ___________________________
4) Tú, no, hablar ______________________________
5) Aurora, no, correr _____________________________
6) Hugo y Andrea, trabajar
____________________________________
7) Germán y yo, no, bailar
____________________________________
8) Él, no, leer ________________________________
9) Yo, no, escribir (stress) __________________________
10) Bruno y tú, patinar ____________________________
Fill in the blanks
1.A mí no ______ gusta esta película.
2. A ella no _____ gusta esta canción.
3. A ti _____ gusta la comida italiana.
4. A nosotros ______ gustan sus amigos.
5. A los estudiantes ______ gusta practicar español.
6. A mi mamá _______ gusta cocinar.
7. A mí no _______ gustan estas muchachas.
8. A Juan y a Marta ______ gusta mucho esta ciudad.
9. A usted no _______ gusta hablar inglés.
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10. A ustedes no _______ gusta ver la tele.
III. Translate
1. You like to read, right?
_________________________________________
2. I don't like to swim.
_________________________________________
3. Elena likes French fries.
_________________________________________
4. I like to dance a lot.
_________________________________________
5. Diego likes to sing.
_________________________________________
6. Do you like to skate?
_________________________________________
7. We don't like to work.
_________________________________________
8. He likes to speak Spanish.
_________________________________________
9. I like to sing.
_________________________________________
10. She doesn't like to run.
_________________________________________
11. You like to write poems. (las poemas)
_________________________________________
12. We like to sleep! (dormir)
_________________________________________
13. We don’t like to eat chocolates (stress)
_________________________________________
14. Elena likes to sing, right?
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_________________________________________
15. You don’t like to sleep much.
_________________________________________
16. Renata likes to read.
_________________________________________
17. Mrs. Gómez likes to work.
_________________________________________
18. Lorena and Pedro like to skate, right?
_________________________________________
19. Do they like to swim?
_________________________________________
20. Does Gustavo like to run?
_________________________________________
21. I like to dance (stress)
_________________________________________
22. Carolina likes to skate!
_________________________________________
23. Does Gonzalo like to write?
_________________________________________
24. Pamela really likes to work.
_________________________________________
