Verbs Like GUSTAR With a Review of Pronouns. Pronoun Review Subject Pronouns I we you ya’ll he they she they YOU ya’ll yo tú él ella usted nosotros vosotros.

Verbs Like GUSTAR

With a Review of Pronouns

Pronoun ReviewSubject Pronouns

I weyou ya’llhe theyshe theyYOU ya’ll

yotúél

ellausted

nosotrosvosotrosellosellas

ustedes

Reflexive Pronouns

myself ourselvesyourself yourselveshimself themselvesherself themselvesYOURself yourselves

metese

sese se

se

se

nosos

We perform the action.

The action is reflected onto us.

Direct Object Pronouns

me usyou ya’llhim themher themYOU ya’llIt

mete

lo, la

lola

nososloslas

los, laslo, la

We are the WHO or WHAT that receives the action.

Indirect Object Pronouns

me usyou ya’llhim themher themYOU ya’ll

mete

lelele

nosos

leslesles

(a mí)(a tí)(a él)(a ella)(a usted)

(a nosotros)(a vosotros)

(a ellos)(a ellas)

(a ustedes)

We are TO WHOM or FOR WHOM the action is intended.

Indirect Object Pronouns

me usyou ya’llhim themher themYOU ya’ll

mete

lelele

nosos

leslesles

(a mí)(a tí)(a él)(a ella)(a usted)

(a nosotros)(a vosotros)

(a ellos)(a ellas)

(a ustedes)

We are TO WHOM or FOR WHOM the action is intended.

GUSTAR-to be pleasing toI like the book. (The book is pleasing to me.)

Me

gusta el libro.

¿ gusta el libro?

Te

A ella gusta mucho el libro.

le

0Notice that GUSTAR is conjugated to match the thing, not the person:

GUSTAR-to be pleasing to

Me gusta el libro.Te gusta el libro.Le gusta el libro.Nos gusta el libro.Les gusta el libro.

The book is pleasing to me.The book is pleasing to you.The book is pleasing to him/her.The book is pleasing to us.The book is pleasing to them/ya’ll.

0The books are pleasing to me.0The books are pleasing to you.0The books are pleasing to her.

GUSTAR-to be pleasing to

Me gustan los libros.Te gustan los libros.A ella le gustan los libros.

This prepositional phrase is added for emphasis or to clarify who the pronoun refers to.

0 GUSTAR and other verbs like GUSTAR are always conjugated to match the item, not the person, regardless of verb tense.

GUSTAR-to be pleasing to

I liked the movie Breaking Dawn.

Past tense!

Me gustó la película Breaking Dawn.Me gustaron todas las películas de Twilight.

Other verbs like GUSTAR:

0 Importar—to be important to0 Interesar—to be interesting to0 Molestar—to bother0 Faltar—to be lacking something0 Encantar—to really like something0 Aburrir—to be boring to0 Parecer—to appear to be0 Volver loco—to be crazy about something

Using your knowledge of how the verb “gustar” functions in Spanish (p. 38-39 libro

verde), translate the following sentences into Spanish. ¡Cuidado! Does the sentence use present tense, preterite tense or imperfect

tense?

1. My friends are important to me. (importar)

____ _______ mis amigos

Me importan mis amigos.

2. Last night’s homework was important to Juan. (importar)

A Juan ___ ___________ la tarea de anoche.A Juan le importó la tarea de anoche.

3. Competitions are interesting to the fans. (interesar)

A los aficionados ____ _______________ las competencias.

A los aficionados les interesan las competencias.

4. As children, playing soccer was interesting to us. (interesar)

De niños, ______ ________ jugar al fútbolDe niños, nos interesaba jugar al fútbol.

5. My siblings always bothered me. (molestar)

_____ _________ mis hermanos siempre.

Me molestaban mis hermanos siempre.