Gustar explanation sheet

[lynnxa]

Here is the explanation sheet for gustar - hope it helps

I used to get my knickers in such a twist over this - three different spanish teachers (when I was taking lessons myself), didn't manage to explain it to me. Then one day I just sat down & broke it down like this, and all became clear!

I'll probably be slated from some quarters for not using all the correct grammatical terms, but I find that the majority of my students don't understand them, (or particularly want to) so I tend not to use them.

Note to Tim - I converted it to a PDF all on my own

I also have a practice sheet that I will convert later & post.


bu**er!

files too big, so I'll make it into 2 & post it in a min

[lynnxa]

here's the first page of Gustar - had to convert to jpg

[lynnxa]

and the negatives

[brisca]

Hey Lynn, that's FAB info!!

Thank you very much.
Have tried to give you some karma, but I have to spread first.

The info about nos, os and les was particularly helpful for me.

[brisca]

Here's another question for you (you can put me on ignore if you want to!? )


I know that to ask a question using gustar, you just change the intonation and add a question mark

"A ti te gustan los perros?" for example

How do you ask "Do you like it?"
It seems to me that the "it" part doesn't have to be translated

If someone was trying something you'd cooked for example, could you just say "Te gusta?" (wouldn't even need the "a ti" bit?)


What about something in the past, like "we didn't like it" (the house)
That's where I start to get really unstuck!

I think I try to translate too literally, and that's why I get in a right old pickle.

Gustar doesn't seem to follow the regular "ar" verb endings in the past.
It seems you don't say "no me guste"...........more like "no me gusto"

Is that because the verb ending refers to the thing or action?

Maybe "no me guste" means "I didn't like myself!!"

Flipping heck, reflexive verbs..........there's another minefield - but if you can please help me get to grips with gustar, I'd be sooooooo grateful

Many thanks for all the time and effort you're taking, but I do appreciate you've got more important things to do with your life

Sam x

[lynnxa]

Here's another question for you (you can put me on ignore if you want to!? )


I know that to ask a question using gustar, you just change the intonation and add a question mark

"A ti te gustan los perros?" for example

How do you ask "Do you like it?" 1
It seems to me that the "it" part doesn't have to be translated

If someone was trying something you'd cooked for example, could you just say "Te gusta?" (wouldn't even need the "a ti" bit?) 2


What about something in the past, like "we didn't like it" (the house)
That's where I start to get really unstuck! 3

I think I try to translate too literally, and that's why I get in a right old pickle.

Gustar doesn't seem to follow the regular "ar" verb endings in the past.
It seems you don't say "no me guste"...........more like "no me gusto" 4

Is that because the verb ending refers to the thing or action?

Maybe "no me guste" means "I didn't like myself!!"

Flipping heck, reflexive verbs..........there's another minefield - but if you can please help me get to grips with gustar, I'd be sooooooo grateful

Many thanks for all the time and effort you're taking, but I do appreciate you've got more important things to do with your life

Sam x

1 you can just say 'te gusta?' you don't need an 'it'
if you really want an 'it' say 'lo/la te gusta?' (as in all cases, the lo/la goes before the verb), or 'do you like this?' 'te gusta este/esta?'

2 you do really need the 'a ti' for clarity

3 use the preterite - no nos gusto - with a tilde on the 'o' (this damn keyboard)

4 the important thing to remember with gustar is that it refers to the thing being liked, not the person doing the liking - so there are only two possible endings (for each tense) - a singular & a plural


I really don't mind your questions - I'm trying to convert all my stuff to 'internet friendly' files at the moment anyway - and the more I answer questions, the clearer my thinking becomes, and I'm tweeking (is that a word?) the stuff as I go - there's nothing worse than a student who just nods and says yes!

I'm just about to post a worksheet for gustar (all in the present tense) so why not have a go?

[brisca]

the important thing to remember with gustar is that it refers to the thing being liked, not the person doing the liking - so there are only two possible endings (for each tense) - a singular & a plural


Now that makes thing so much clearer for me!

Thank you millions Lynn; you're a real star

Will keep trying to give you karma when I'm allowed to.

Will have a look at the worksheet - it has to be better than doing housework.................and besides, my computer's not broken

Now, I guess I need to have another look at the forum threads to find this here worksheet, do I??

[JazII]

Hola Lynn

Estoy buscando el parte de este sitio se llama "Hablamos Espanol" y acabo de encontrar tu articulo, es útil para repaso muchas gracias

[crispy]

Hola Lynn

Estoy buscando el parte de este sitio se llama "Hablamos Espanol" y acabo de encontrar tu articulo, es útil para repaso muchas gracias

I think Lynn gave up on us

[Tim]

I think Lynn gave up on us

Sommat like that!!