TRIVIA
Cierto o Falso: 'GUSTAR' means 'to like'
¡Falso! 'GUSTAR' means 'to be pleasing'
Translate: A mí me gusta la clase de español.
I like Spanish class. (Spanish class is pleasing to me)
Translate: I do not care. (it is not important to me)
No me importa.
Translate: I love to dance. (to dance enchants me)
Me encanta bailar.
Translate: Are you interested in videogames?
¿Te interesan los videojuegos?
What are the six conjugated forms of GUSTAR?
gusto, gustas, gusta, gustamos, gustáis, gustan
Translate: You dislike the food. (the food is displeasing to you)
(A ti) te disgusta la comida.
Translate: Are classes at PVPA important to you?
¿A ti te importan las clases de PVPA?
Translate: Nos encanta la música de Prince Royce.
We love Prince Royce's music. (The music of Prince Royce enchants us)
Translate: A mí me interesan las noticias.
I am interested in the news. (the news is important to me)
Since these verbs happen to us and we don’t do the action, we will not start with yo, tú, él, ella, usted... Instead, we use ...
A mí, A ti, A él/ella/elle/usted, A nosotr@s, A vosotr@s, A ell@s/ustedes
Translate: A nosotros nos gusta la canción.
We like the song. (the song is pleasing to us)
Translate: ¿Te importa la política?
Do you care about politics? (are politics important to you)
Translate: ¿A ustedes les encanta ver la tele?
Do y'all love to watch TV? (does watching TV enchant you all)
Translate: ¿Te interesa jugar deportes?
Are you interested in playing sports? (is playing sports interesting to you?)
In addition to the long form (A mí, A ti, etc.), there are also short forms used when forming GUSTAR sentences in which the object is already established. Name the six short forms:
Me, te, le, nos, os, les
Translate: A ellas les gusta leer.
They (plural, all female) like to read. (to read is pleasing to them)
Translate: The arts are important to us. (we care about the arts)
A nosotr@s nos importan los artes.
Answer the following, speaking for yourself: ¿Te encanta cantar en la ducha?
Si, me encanta cantar en la ducha.
No, no me encanta cantar en la ducha.
Answer the following, speaking for yourself: ¿Te interesa la clase de español?
Si, me interesa la clase de español.
No, no me interesa la clase de español.
When forming sentences with verbs like GUSTAR, the verb is conjugated to match the thing that is pleasing/displeasing/interesting/important… not _____________________.
the person that has an opinion about it.
Translate: You all dislike doing homework. (To do homework is displeasing to y'all)
Les disgusta hacer la tarea.
Translate: Do y'all care about sports? (are sports important to you all)
¿A ustedes les importan los deportes?
¿A vosotr@s os importan los deportes?
Answer the following, speaking for yourself and a group (WE): ¿A ustedes les encanta el arte de Salvador Dalí?
Si, nos encanta el arte de Salvador Dalí.
No, no nos encanta el arte de Salvador Dalí.
Answer the following, speaking for yourself and a group (WE): ¿Les interesan los musicales de Nueva York?
Si, nos interesan los musicales de Nueva York.
No, no nos interesan los musicales de Nueva York.