1. Gustar + Infinitivo
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2. ***Gustar means ____________________________***
Gustar + Infinitive
In English, we actively express that we like to do something.
In Spanish, we passively express ______________________ using gustar.
That an action is pleasing
To be pleasing
***Gustar means ____________________________***

3. Gustar + Infinitive nos ____gusta ____ gusta me os te le les
( _______ is pleasing to me.)
____ gusta
( _______ is pleasing to us.)
( _______ is pleasing to you.)
( _______ is pleasing to y’all.)
( ______ is pleasing to him/her/you for.)
( _______ is pleasing to them / you all formal.) me
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These are called:
“Indirect
Object
Pronouns” os te le
les

4. Here’s how you put it together:
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.”
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 __________.”
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.

5. But what does “Le gusta bailar” mean??? Who finds dancing pleasing??
Grammar Scholars…
Notice the difference in the parts of speech:
ENGLISH: ESPAŇOL:
I like to swim. Me gusta bailar.
subj. verb D.O I.O verb subject.
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But what does “Le gusta bailar” mean???
Who finds dancing pleasing??

6. When you want to emphasize or identify the person that you are talking about, use the __________:
TAG
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.

7. These are the pronouns that follow a:
nosotros/as mí
A ____ me gusta A ________ nos gusta
A ____ te gusta A ________ os gusta
A ____ A ______
A ____ le gusta A ______ les gusta
A ____ A ______ ti
vosotros/as
usted
ustedes él
ellos
ella
ellas

8. Write the following with the “tag”
Sleeping is pleasing to me.
_________________________________________
Walking is pleasing to us.
Reading is pleasing to you all formal.
________________________________
A mí me gusta dormir
A nosotros nos gusta caminar.
A ustedes les gusta leer.

9. To say something is NOT pleasing to you or that you DON’T like something, simply add “No” between the “tag” and the verb.
NOT
*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.
Running is NOT pleasing to me. _______________________________________
Working is NOT pleasing to Carlota y Berto. ______________________________
Reading is NOT pleasing to you (fam.). _________________________________
A mí no me gusta correr.
A C. y B. no les gusta trabajar.
A ti no te gusta leer.

10. 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? = __________________________
What do you like to do?
What does R. like to do?
Do you like to skate?
Do the boys like to listen to music?