1. Gustar

2. Gustar Gustar is used to say what you like.
Gustar is a verb, but it does not behave like regular verbs. How does it work?
Only two forms:
gusta (used with verb infinitives & singular things)
gustan (used with plural things)
Has special pronouns: (DOES NOT USE SUBJECT PRONOUNS!)

3. Indirect object pronouns
me nos
te os
le les

5. Gustar If you need to clarify or emphasize who likes something: A mi
A nosotros
nos
A ti te
A vosotros os
A él
A ella
A Ud. le
A ellos
A ellas
A Uds.
Les
A Juan le gusta la pizza y
a Rosa le gusta la comida china.
A mis hermanos les gusta cantar, pero a mis hermanas les gusta bailar.

6. Other verbs like gustar
aburrir to bore
fascinar to be fascinating to
bastar to be sufficient
importar to be important to
caer bien (mal) to (not) suit
interesar to be interesting to
dar asco to be loathsome
molestar to be a bother
disgustar to hate something
parecer to appear to be
doler (o:ue) to be painful
picar to itch
encantar to "love" something
quedar to be left over, remain
faltar to be lacking something
volver (o:ue) loco to be crazy about

7. Let’s practice Select the correct form of gustar.
1. Me ________la comida. I like the food.
2. Me _________los libros. I like the books.
3. Te __________ las pinturas. You like the paintings.
4. Le __________ la carne. She likes meat.

8. Check your answers.
1. Me gusta la comida. I like the food.
2. Me gustan los libros. I like the books.
3. Te gustan las pinturas. You like the paintings.
4. Le gusta la carne. She likes meat.

9. More practice Select the correct form of parecer.
La película me ____________ buena. The movie seems good to me.
Los autos les ____________baratos. The cars seem inexpensive to them.
La casa nos __________cara. The house seems expensive to us.
La ropa te ___________ fea. The clothing seems ugly to you.

10. More practice Check your answers:
La película me parece buena. The movie seems good to me.
Los autos les parecen baratos. The cars seem inexpensive to them.
La casa nos parece cara. The house seems expensive to us.
La ropa te parece fea. The clothing seems ugly to you.

11. Last practice Select the correct form of importar o encantar
A mi, ______ ____________la música moderna. I love modern music.
A ellos, _______ ____________los deportes. Sports are important to them.
A Silvia y Juan,______ ______________ la televisión. Silvia and Juan love television.
A ti, no _____ __________ este libro. This book is not important to you.

12. Last practice Check your answers:
A mi, me encanta la música moderna. I love modern music.
A ellos, les importan los deportes. Sports are important to them.
A Silvia y Juan les encanta la televisión. Silvia and Juan love television.
A ti, no te importa este libro. This book is not important to you.