Gustar Explanation of gustar Review of clarifiers Explanation of gustar with subject Explanation of negation with gustar Practice with gustar Murphy
gustar (to be pleasing) a mí me gusta to me it is pleasing Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a ti te gusta to you (fam.) it is pleasing Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a Ud. le gusta it is pleasing to you (formal) Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a él le gusta to him it is pleasing Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a ella le gusta to her it is pleasing Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a nosotros(as) nos gusta to us it is pleasing Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a vosotros(as) os gusta it is pleasing to you (pl) familiar Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a Uds. les gusta it is pleasing to you (pl.) (formal) Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a ellos les gusta to them (masc.) it is pleasing Murphy index
gustar (to be pleasing) a ellas les gusta to them (fem.) it is pleasing Murphy index
The clarifiers are as follows: a mí me = to me a nosotros(as) nos = to us a ti te = to you (fam.) a vosotros(as) os = to you (fam.) a Ud. le = to you (form) a Uds. les = to you (form) a él le = to him a ellos les = to them a ella le = to her a ellas les = to them Murphy index
What do you do if you want to say: Fred likes to eat? A Fred le gusta comer. (to) Fred Fred it is pleasing to eat. likes to eat. Murphy index
What do you do if you want to say: My brothers like to eat? A mis hermanos les gusta comer. (to) My brothers My brothers it is pleasing to eat. like to eat. Murphy index
What do you do if you want to say: My brothers don’t like to eat? no A mis hermanos les gusta comer. (to) My brothers My brothers it is not pleasing to eat. don’t like to eat. Always place the no in front of the indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, os,les. Murphy index
Diana likes to talk. A Diana le gusta hablar. Murphy index
Diana doesn’t like to talk. A Diana no le gusta hablar. Murphy index
Fred doesn’t like to answer the phone. A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono. Murphy index
Fred doesn’t like to answer the phone. A Fred no le gusta contestar el teléfono. Murphy index
I like to watch television. A mí me gusta mirar la televisión. Murphy index
We like to watch television. A nosotros nos gusta mirar la televisión. Murphy index
María and Susana like to go shopping. A María y a Susana les gusta ir de compras. Murphy index
José and Felipe don’t like to go shopping. A José y a Felipe no les gusta ir de compras. Murphy index
Who likes to go shopping? ¿A quién le gusta ir de compras? Murphy index
A nosotros nos gusta correr. We like to run. A nosotros nos gusta correr. Murphy index
A ellos no les gusta correr. They don’t like to run. A ellos no les gusta correr. Murphy index