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Gustar with Infinitives. Chapter 3 – Spanish 1. Gustar with Infinitives.
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Gustar with Infinitives Chapter 3 – Spanish 1
Gustar with Infinitives • Aninfinitivetellsthemeaning of theverbwithoutnaminganysubject (saying WHO isdoingtheaction) or tense. There are threekinds of infinitiveverbs in Spanish: thosethatend in “ar”, thosethatend in “er” and thosethatend in “ir”. • Cantar- tosing • Comer-toeat • Escribir-towrite
Gustar with Infinitives • Just like nouns, infinitives can be used after a verb like gustar to say what you and others like to do. Gustar means “to like” and then follow it with an action (verb). • Before: Me gusta la musica.- I like music. (music = noun) • NOW: Me gusta cantar. – I like to sing. (to sing= verb)
Gustar with Infinitives • ALWAYS use gusta NOT gustan when following with infinitive verbs. • Before: Me gustan los deportes.- I like sports. (sports= plural noun) • NOW: Me gusta jugar al tenis.- I like to play tennis. (to play= infintive verb)
Practica! • Translatethefollowing: • I liketoplay soccer. • I liketosing. • I liketowrite. • I liketoread. • I liketotake a walk. • I liketogotothemovies. • I liketoswim. • I liketo listen tomusic. • I liketoride a bike. • I liketowatch TV.
Practica! • En el libro rojo. Abras a pagina 86 y hacemos ejercicios 7 & 8.