LEARNING TARGET: READING/WRITING/SPEAKING: Students can communicate their likes and dislikes using
“gustar” and familiar vocabulary Gustar con Infinitives in Spanish - ¿Qué te gusta hacer?
INSTRUCCIONES: Write in the translation in Spanish for the following verbs. Feel free to use your
vocabulary sheet as a reference.
to watch TV to use the
computer to work
________________________ ________________________
_____________________
to play the guitar to practice sports to run
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
to swim to skateboard to spend time with
friends
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
to ride a bike to read magazines to play videogames
________________________
________________________ ________________________
to go to school to talk on the phone to ski
________________________ ________________________ ________________________
to write stories to draw
to listen to music ________________________ ________________________
________________________
to exercise to dance
________________________ to sing ________________________
________________________
Más vocabulario:
¿Qué te gusta hacer?: - ¿Qué te gusta más?: What do no: No
What do you like to do? you like more?
mucho: a lot ¿y a ti?: and to you? sí: Yes
tampoco: neither también: also o: Or
An introduction to gustar
Gustar is an interesting verb and used a lot in Spanish! Gustar uses indirect object pronouns (In English:
me, you, him, her, us, them) not subject pronouns (yo, tú, él, ella, usted, nosotros (as), ellos, ellas, ustedes).
Although we translate gustar as to like, it really means to be pleasing in Spanish. We will also use gustar
with different infinitives (verbs).
Study the following chart with gustar and the indirect object pronouns. I have bolded the indirect object
pronouns. Fill in the translations as I say them. The first one has been done for you. **note that you need
to be clear who you are talking about-see the next chart.
Singular Plural
Me gusta… Nos gusta…
I like… We like…
(It is pleasing to me) (It is pleasing to us)
Te gusta… Os gusta…
You -(familiar)like… Y’all (informal, plural) like…
(It is pleasing to you_ (It is pleasing to y’all)
Le gusta… Les gusta….
He,she or You (formal) They or all of you like…
likes… (It is pleasing to
(It is pleasing to him,her or them or all of you)
you formal)
Adding emphasis with gustar
You will notice that there are short phrases in front of me gusta, etc. Many times, Spanish
speakers will use these phrases for emphasis or to help identify the person being talked
about. You will see gustar used both ways. **this will help you to clear up who you are
talking about.
A mí me gusta A nosotros
A nosotras nos gusta
A ti te gusta A vosotras
A vosotros os gusta
A él A ellos
A ella A ellas
A usted A ustedes
A Lupe A Lupe y Juan
A Juan
Now, how do we put it all together to form sentences? Follow along and write in the
translations as I say them in the box provided.
indirect object pronoun gusta infinitive (or verb)
Me gusta leer revistas.
Te gusta esquiar.
Le gusta ir a la escuela.
Nos gusta pasar tiempo con amigos.
Les gusta practicar deportes.
Os gusta ver la television.
Verb Unscramble
Please unscramble the words below to practice spelling your verbs. Some might
be multiple words when unscrambled (such as hablar por teléfono)
1. aibalr
2. rabrjata
3. tlareevierss
4. rorcer
5.tiietanorbleacmnc
6. ranact
7. airnpta
8. rdproulcaastomaau
Practice with gustar. Translate the English sentence into Spanish. The first one has been
done for you.
indirect object pronoun gusta infinitive (and the rest of
the sentence)
1. I like to play video games.
Me gusta jugar videojuegos.
2. You like to talk on the phone.
3. He likes to run.
4. We like to sing.
5. They like dance.
Using gustar with más vocabulario
Now when you talk about something you like you may also want to talk about what you
don’t like. We will use the affirmative and the negative.
Write the translations to the right of the sentences in the blanks provided.
Affirmative
Me gusta bailar mucho.
A Juan le gusta tocar la guitarra.
Notice where you add the word no
Negative
No me gusta esquiar.
A ti no te gusta usar la computadora.
Practice with gustar in the affirmative and negative.
use the affirmative to say I like to sing a lot.
use the affirmative to say you (familiar) like to dance also.
use the negative to say I don’t like to talk on the phone.
use the negative to say we don’t like to go to school either.
Choosing what you like more: Follow the model to answer the questions.
modelo: ¿Qué te gusta más, hablar por teléfono o escuchar música? Me gusta más
escuchar música.
¿Qué te gusta más, esquiar o dibujar?
¿Qué te gusta más, escribir cuentos o leer revistas?
¿Qué te gusta más, cantar o bailar?
Using ¿y a ti?
If someone asks you what you like to do, it is only polite to ask them and you? Follow the
model to answer the questions.
modelo: ¿Qué te gusta hacer?: A mí me gusta ver la tele. ¿Y a ti? Me gusta ver la tele
también.
Write: I like to spend time with friends, and you?
Write: I like to spend time with friends also.
Una conversación
Instrucciones: Create one flowing conversation between these characters, using at least
eight of the phrases/words in the word bank below.
Try to use as many of these words as possible:
¿Qué te gusta hacer? tampoco también
mucho ¿y a ti?
no ¿Qué te gusta más?
sí o
