1. GUSTAR…

2. GUSTAR works a bit different…
A (name/s
or pronoun)
me nos te os le les
Gusta or
Gustan
Noun
or Verb No
When it’s negative
This CLARIFIES who likes it (optional)
This agrees with the THING that is liked
This tells us WHO likes it
This matches the verb and is WHAT it liked
It will loosely translate as “________ is pleasing to _________”

3. GUSTAR works a bit different…
When it’s negative
This CLARIFIES who likes it (optional)
This agrees with the THING that is liked
This tells us WHO likes it
This matches the verb and is WHAT it liked
It will loosely translate as “________ is pleasing to _________”

4. I like pizza Pizza is pleasing to me
Me gusta la pizza
I like shoes Shoes are pleasing to me
Me gustan los zapatos
I like to run Running is pleasing to me
Me gusta correr

5. For 3rd person forms…a clarifier is needed
Because…the 3rd person forms could be Singular: él, ella, Ud. Plural: ellos, ellas, Uds.
To clarify use:
a + person’s name or a pronoun
A María le gustan las clases de arte.

6. A Luis no le gustan los postres. No nos gusta practicar.
To say someone does NOT like something… add NO before the me/te/le/nos/os/les
No me gusta estudiar.
A Luis no le gustan los postres.
No nos gusta practicar.

7. A practicar… You like to dance. We don’t like the pens.
Te gusta bailar
No nos gustan las plumas
Me gusta el escritorio
(A él) le gusta dibujar
(a ellos) no les gusta la biblioteca
(a Ud.) le gustan las sillas
(a ella) no le gusta hablar
Me gustan los libros
Os gusta descansar.
You like to dance.
We don’t like the pens.
I like the desk.
He likes to draw.
They don’t like the library.
You (formal) like the chairs.
She doesn’t like to chat.
I like the books.
You guys like to rest.

8. A practicar… You like to dance. We don’t like the pens.
I like the desk.
He likes to draw.
They don’t like the library.
You (formal) like the chairs.
She doesn’t like to chat.
I like the books.
You guys like to rest.