2.2 Verbos Gustar y El Presente -ER -IR

Capítulo 2

                                                                                                        Verbos Gustar y El Presente -ER -IR

¿Para qué sirve y cómo lo uso?

The following information explains the use of the verb gustar and regular -er and -ir verbs all in the present tense. You will be able to conjugate these verbs and use gustar appropriately in a sentence to express what you and others like.

Gramática: Verbo Gustar El Presente
Gustar	Conjugaciones	Ejemplos	Más Ejemplos
1. Gustar means to like or to be pleasing. 2. The sentence structure in Spanish to say “I like …” is different than in English. 3. Instead the main subject of the sentence is the item being liked and the person doing the liking is an indirect object. 4. English: I like x. Spanish: X is pleasing to me.	1. Gustar uses indirect object pronouns and it is conjugated as either gusta for singular or gustan for plural.   Me Gusta/ Gustan Te Gusta/ Gustan Le Gusta/ Gustan Nos Gusta/ Gustan Os Gusta/ Gustan Les Gusta/ Gustan	Me gusta la nieve. Te gustan las botas. No le gustan los pantalones. No nos gustan los lentes. Os gusta el fin de semana. Les gusta el verano.	1. To emphasize who is liking something the phrase A + person is used. A mí me gusta la navidad. A ti no te gusta el invierno. A ella le gustan los cumpleaños. A nosotras nos gusta el sol.  A vosotros no os gustan los tenis. A ustedes les gustan los zapatos. A Enrique le gusta la primavera. A las estudiantes les gusta el buen tiempo.

Gramática: Verbos Regulares -ER El Presente
Verbos -ER	Pronombre	Conjugaciones	Ejemplos
1. All verbs in Spanish end in -ar, -er, or -ir 2. In order to conjugate remove the -er ending and add the ending that matches. 3. The endings provided are for the present tense.	Comer Yo Como Tú Comes El, Ella, Usted Come Nosotros/as Comemos Vosotros/as Coméis Ellos, Ellas, Ustdes Comen	-o -es -e -emos -éis -en	Aprender- to learn Beber- to drink Comer- to eat Comprender- to understand Correr- to run Creer- to believe Deber- ought to Leer- to read Vender- to sell

 

Gramática: Verbos Regulares -IR El Presente
Verbos -IR	Pronombre	Conjugaciones	Ejemplos
1. All verbs in Spanish end in -ar, -er, or -ir 2. In order to conjugate remove the -ir ending and add the ending that matches. 3. The endings provided are for the present tense.	Vivir Yo Vivo Tú Vives El, Ella, Usted Vive Nosotros/as Vivimos Vosotros/as Vivís Ellos, Ellas, Ustdes Vivien	-o -es -e -imos -ís -en	Abrir- to open Asistir- to attend Compartir- to share Cumplir- to fulfill Decider- to decide Escribir- to write Existir- to exist Permitir- to allow Recibir- to receive Vivir- to live

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Conversación: On a piece of paper or with a partner answer the following questions.

1. Using the verb gustar discuss what you like and don’t like about school.

2. Using the verb gustar discuss what a family member likes about vacations.

3. Use an -er verb talk about what you like to eat or drink.

4. Use an -ir verb talk about something you did today.

 

Más Recursos

Verb Gustar: https://121spanish.com/gustar

Podcast Coffee Break Spanish Lesson 8 Likes:https://radiolingua.com/2008/12/lesson-08-coffee-break-spanish/

-ER Verb Endings Songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qafiV02Fy0c

-IR Verb Endings Songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZUC7BwCsN4