Hello everyone! In this article, you will learn all about the verb “GUSTAR” in Spanish. I’ll explain how it’s formed and give you examples to help you understand it better. You’ll find a YouTube lesson and interactive exercises to practice. Don’t miss out! Let’s get started!
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YouTube Video Lesson
How to express likes in Spanish
How to conjugate the verb GUSTAR
To express likes and dislikes in Spanish, we use the verb “GUSTAR”
This verb is a “peculiar” verb in the sense that do not work like most verbs. Whereas in English, we follow this pattern:
I like going to the cinema ➡️ SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT
In Spanish, we follow this pattern:
Me gusta ir al cine ➡️ INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN + VERB + SUBJECT
In Spanish, we don’t use GUSTAR with the personal pronouns (yo, tú, él /ella /usted, nosotros/-as, vosotros/as, ellos/-as /ustedes) like in the others “normal” verbs. Instead of this, we use the indirect object pronouns:
me, te, le, nos, os, les
Moreover, we don’t conjugate The verb GUSTAR with the six different endings, as the “normal” verbs are conjugated. We have only these two forms:
GUSTA ➡️ followed by a singular noun or an infinitive verb.
GUSTAN ➡️ followed by a plural noun
Remember that when we use GUSTAR followed by a noun, we always need to use an article before this noun, whether it is singular, plural or uncountable. The article will agree in gender and number with the noun.
Examples
Me gusta la música clásica
Me gustan los museos de arte
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Interactive exercises
EXERCISE 1
Complete the sentences with (me, te, le, nos, os, les)
EXERCISE 2
Complete the sentences with GUSTA / GUSTAN
EXERCISE 3
Put these words in the right column.
How to express likes in Spanish
Downloadable Infographics: El VERBO GUSTAR
