1. Gustar, interesar, aburrir Expressing likes and dislikes

2. Gustar  Gustar = to like or to be pleasing to  You will only use this verb in the 3rd person – gusta (singular) or gustan (plural).  It is used with an indirect object pronoun and is conjugated according to what is liked, not who likes it.  You add pronouns to tell who it is pleasing to. Me = to meNos = to us Te = to youOs = to you all Le = to him/herLes = to them, you all

3. Gustar ( to like) Singular Plural Me gusta(n)… I like… Nos gusta(n)… we like… Te gusta(n)… you (informal) like… Os gusta(n)… you (informal) like Le gusta(n)… He/she likes… / Les gusta(n)… you (formal) like… they like… you like …

4. Gustar - to be pleasing to  Use GUSTA when the word after it is singular.  Use GUSTAN when the word after it is plural.  A mí me gusta el fútbol.  Soccer is pleasing to me/I like soccer  No me gustan los deportes.  Sports are not pleasing to me/I don’t like sports

5. Gustar - to be pleasing to  To say that you like to do something: use GUSTA + INFINITIVE  Me gusta jugar béisbol  Me gusta cantar  Me gusta escribir

6. When giving the name of the person who likes something, add “a” before their name. Example: A Karen le gusta bailar Karen likes dancing  To say someone does not like something, insert the word no before the indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les). A él no le gusta cantar He doesn’t like to sing

7. To emphasize who likes what, use the following constructions: A mi me gusta(n)… I like… A ti te gusta(n)… You (informal, singular) like… A él/ella/usted le gusta(n)… He/she likes…/you (formal, singular) like… A nosotros/as nos gusta(an)… We like… A vosotros/as os gusta(an)… You (informal, plural) like… A ellos/ellas/ustedes les gusta(an)… They like…/ You (plural) like…

8. Gustar  (A mí) Me gusta la casa  The house is pleasing to me  (A mí) Me gustan las casas  The houses are pleasing to me  (A ti) Te gusta el béisbol  Baseball is pleasing to you  (A ti) Te gustan los libros.  Books are pleasing to you  (A él/ella) Le gusta la revista.  The magazine is pleasing to him/her  (A él/ella) Le gustan los periodicos.  The newspapers are pleasing to him/her

9. Gustar  (A nosotros) Nos gusta la escuela  The school is pleasing to us  (A nosotros) Nos gustan los videos.  The videos are pleasing to us  (A vosotros) Os gusta el perro  The dog is pleasing to you all  (A vosotros) Os gustan los perros  The dogs are pleasing to you all  (A ellos) Les gusta el baloncesto.  Basketball is pleasing to them.  (A ellos) Les gustan los partidos.  The games are pleasing to them.

10. Interesar y aburrir  The verbs Interesar (to be interesting) and Aburrir (to be boring) also work the same way.  Interesar = to be interesting. You will only use the forms INTERESA and INTERESAN  Aburrir = to be boring. You will only use the forms ABURRE and ABURREN.  Me interesan los deportes  Me aburren las matemáticas.  Te interesa la escuela.  Te aburre la tarea.