1. Español 1: Capítulo 3 – Gramática 1
Gustar with infinitives, pronouns after prepositions, the present tense of querer

2. Gustar with infinitives
An infinitive is a type of verb.
It tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense.
It means “To ____”
There are three kinds of infinitives in Spanish
Those ending in –AR
Those ending in –ER
Those ending in –IR
Cantar - to sing
Comer – to eat
Escribir – to write

3. Gustar with infinitives
Just like nouns, infinitives can be used after a verb like gustar to say what you and others like to do.
Always use gusta (NOT gustan) with infinitives.
Me gusta la música. Me gusta cantar.
I like music I like to sing.
Me gustan los deportes. Me gusta jugar al tenis.
I like sports. I like to play tennis.

4. Pronouns after prepositions
Pronouns take the place of a noun.
Pronouns can stand for the same noun yet still have different forms depending on how they’re being used in the sentence.
Yo soy Javier. Tengo quince años y me gusta dibujar.
Both pronouns stand for Javier

5. You already know subject pronouns and pronouns used with gustar.
Pronouns have a different form when they come after a preposition such as a (to), de (of, from, about), con (with), and en (in, on, at)

6. Pronoun used with gustar Pronouns used after prepositions
Subject Pronoun
Pronoun used with gustar
Pronouns used after prepositions
English equivalent Yo Me Mí
I, me Tú Te Ti
You
Usted Él Le
He, him
Ella
Her, she
Nosotros (as)
Nos
We, us
Vosotros (as) Os
You guys
Ustedes
Les
Ellos / ellas
They, them

7. The pronouns mí and ti combine with the preposition con to make the special froms conmigo and contigo (“with me” and “with you”)
With gustar, the phrase formed by a and a pronoun can be added to a sentence to emphasize or clarify who likes something.
¿A ti te gusta dibujar? A mí no me gusta. A ella le gusta.
Do you like to draw? I don’t. She does.

8. Querer with infinitives
Querer is an infinitive. It means “to want”.
To say who wants something, we use a certain form of querer.
Quiero
Queremos
Quieres
Queréis
Quiere
Quieren Yo
Nosotros Tú
Vosotros
Él / ella / usted
Ellos / ellas / ustedes

9. Querer with infinitives
Just as with gustar, you can use a noun or an infinitive after a form of querer to say what you or others want or want to do.
Quiero helado. Ella quiere comer.
I want ice cream She wants to eat.
¿Qué quieren hacer? Queremos dibujar.
What do you guys want to do? We want to draw.