1. GUSTAR AND ITS CrONiES
POINTS TO REMEMBER

2. CUALES SON LOS CRONIES FOR GUSTAR?
fascinar
encantar
interesar
importar
molestar

3. Never ever say or write…
Yo gustO              or              tú gustAS
Nosotros gustAMOS

4. CHECK THIS OUT! If normal, GUSTAR would look like this:
(YO) GUSTO (NOSOTROS) GUSTAMOS
(TU) GUSTAS
*(EL) GUSTA *(ELLOS) GUSTAN

5. Gustar and cronies require INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUNS (IOP’s)
To me to you to him to us all to them
to her
to you sir

6. GUSTAR Y CRONIES NEVER START SENTENCE WITH SUBJECT :
yo, tu, el nosotros ellos
ella ustedes
usted

7. Prepositional pronouns?
To me to you to him to us all to them
to her
to you sir

8. ****GUSTAR AND CRONIES *** WORD ORDER
PREPOSITIONAL DIRECT OBJECT VERB--A
PRONOUN PRONUN VERB--AN COMPLETION
(PP) (DOP) C.

9. ****GUSTAR AND CRONIES *** WORD ORDER
PREPOSITIONAL DIRECT OBJECT VERB--A
PRONOUN PRONUN VERB--AN COMPLETION
(PP) (DOP) C.
A mi me interesa el Español.
A ti te molesta estudiar*
A Jorge le fascinan las tortugas
*Remember: VERBS are treated as singular subjects.