Apuntes El Verbo Gustar
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Apuntes
Español 2 – Sra. Laurencio
Unidad 3 – Etapa 1
Apuntes: el verbo GUSTAR
In English, when we express likes, we say «someone likes something.»
Ex. You like to run.
In Spanish, we express likes differently, instead of using the verb to like, we use to please, and we say
«something is pleasing to someone.»
Ex. To run pleases you.
More examples:
En inglés...
En español…
We like to sing.
To sing pleases us.
He likes to dance.
To dance is pleasing to him.
Do you like to swim?
Is swimming pleasing to you?
Paso 1: Read. Read the following paragraph. Underline all the conjugated forms of the verb
gustar that you see. Also, circle any of the pronouns that you see placed right before the verb.
The first ones have been done for you.
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Me gusta mucho hablar con mis amigos. A mis amigos, también
les gusta hablar. Después
de la
escuela a nosotros, nos gusta descansar en casa. Mi amigo Raúl es muy inteligente. A él, le gusta
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aprender
mucho
en la escuela y también, le gusta estudiar después de la escuela. Mi mamá es
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artista. Los fines de semana
, a ella le gusta dibujar
o pintar. Mientras
mi mama dibuja, a mi
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hermana
, le gusta comprar
ropa
en el centro comercial.
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also
after
to learn
a lot
weekends
to draw
while
sister
to buy
clothing
Paso 2: Guess. Looking at what you completed above, try to think about how the verb gustar
works. Answer the following questions:
1) How do you tell who is being pleased?
2) What is the conjugation of the verb gustar like? Does it change?
Paso 3: The rules. Below are notes for how the verb gustar works, complete them with a
classmate then review with your teacher.
The verb gustar means: _____________________________________________
The “someone” that “something” is pleasing to is referred to using an
___________________________________________________
To emphasize the “someone” we can also use ________________________________
o You MUST use clarifiers if the “someone” is ___________________________
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