le gusta, les gusta and nos gusta  



Gramática
The student should already know the Yo and Tu forms of the verb gustar.
a mí me gusta - I like
a ti te gusta - you like

To say that you like something, you use the phrase a Ud. le gusta.
To say that he likes something, you use the phrase a él le gusta.
To say that she likes something, you use the phrase a ella le gusta.

Examples:
A Ud. le gusta estudiar. - You like to study.
A él le gusta estudiar. - He likes to study.
A ella le gusta estudiar. - She likes to study.

To say that we like something, you use the phrase A nosotros nos gusta.
A nosotros nos gusta la casa. - We like the house.

In every day use, the expression is often shorted.
Nos gusta la casa. - We like the house.

The negative form would be:
No nos gusta la casa. - We don't like the house.

Sentences with le

A María le gusta cocinar. - Mary likes to cook.
A ella no le gusta bailar. - She doesn't like to dance.
A Maria no le gusta fumar. - Maria doesn't like to smoke.
A Rosario le gusta comer pastel. - Rosario likes to eat cake.
A Laura le gusta fumar. - Laura likes to smoke.
A Javier le gusta jugar fútbol. - Javier likes to play soccer.

Sentences with les
Les gusta la comida. - They (you all) like the food.
A ellos les gusta la comida. - They like the food.
A ustedes les gusta la comida. - You all like the food.

Les gusta bailar. - They (you all) like to dance.
A ellos les gusta bailar. - They like to dance.
A ustedes les gusta bailar. - You all like to dance.

Les gusta caminar. - They (you all) like to walk.
A ellos les gusta caminar. - They like to walk.
A ustedes les gusta caminar. - You all like to walk.

Les gusta manejar. - They (you all) like to drive.
A ellos les gusta manejar. - They like to drive.
A ustedes les gusta manejar. - You all like to drive.

Sentences with nos

Nos gusta la papaya. - We like papaya.
Nos gusta su mamá. - We like your(his,her,your plural) mother.
Nos gusta caminar. - We like to walk.
Nos gusta correr. - We like to run.
Nos gusta la música. - We like the music.

Notas para el Tutor

  • The verb GUSTAR is special, and it functions differently than the verbs previously presented.
    1.- The personal pronouns YO and TU are not used, in their place, indirect object pronouns are used (ME, TE, LE, NOS, OS, LES).
    2.- It does not have the 6 different endings, it only has the 2 endings; singular and plural that change depending on the subject of the sentence.(Me GUSTA LA MANZANA, Me GUSTAN LAS MANZANAS).

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