Mastering Gustar with Infinitives for Spanish Learners
Understand the use of gustar with infinitives in Spanish, identifying and using them in sentences, with examples and explanations. Enhance your language skills effectively.
Mastering Gustar with Infinitives for Spanish Learners
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Learning Targets: • LT1: I can identify gustar with infinitive. • LT2: I can use gustar with infinitives in a sentence.
Gustar with Infinitives • An infinitive tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense. • In English, the infinitive is to + action • To run • To walk • There are three kinds of infinitives in Spanish: • those that end in ar, • those that end in er • and those that end in ir.
What is an infinitive in English? • To + adjective • To + action (verb) • To + noun [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
What is the purpose of an infinitive? • tells the meaning of the verb without naming any subject or tense. • Tells who is doing the action • Tells how someone is doing the action [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]
Gustar with Infinitives • infinitivescan be used after a verb like gustar to say what you and others like to do. • Me gustacantar. • I like to sing. Me gustabailar I like to dance. • Always use gusta with infinitives. • Me gustajugar al tenis. • I like to play tennis.
To talk about others use: • Te gustanadar. • You like to swim • Le gusta leer. • He/She likes to read. • Nosgustareír. • We like to laugh. • Os gustaescribir. • Ya’ll like to write. • Les gustacorrer. • They like to run. • Te • Le • Nos • Os • Les
Gustar with Infinitives • ¿Te gustacorrer? • Sí, me gustacorrer. • No, no me gustacorrer. To ask a yes or no question just add two question marks and raise your intonation. When answering a question directly, in the negative, use the double no.
OPEN ENDED QUESTIONS. • ¿Quétegustahacer? • What do you like to do? • ¿Qué NO tegustahacer? • What don’t you like to do?
