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The Spanish verb gustar is used to express that you like something in Spanish. However, the verb itself means to please and the Spanish sentence therefore differs from the English in terms of structure.
gustar = to please
Example: The sentence I like the music would in Spanish be me gusta la música - corresponding to the music pleases me.
The Spanish Study offers a tool allowing you to practice the use of the verb gustar with full user control of the level of difficulty of the exercises. See examples below.
Answer using gustar + dative pronoun
In this type of exercises you are asked to answer the question by inserting the correct form of gustar and the correct dative pronoun. Ex:
te gusta el coche? - sí, me gusta mucho
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¿te gusta comer?
sí, -----
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sí, me gusta
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
comer = eat
*¿te gusta comer?**sí, **sí, me gusta*sí, me gusta*comer**********miti*comer = eat ***
¿qué piensas del regalo?
no -----
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no me gusta
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
qué = what pensar = think regalo = present, gift
*¿qué piensas del regalo?**no **no me gusta*no me gusta*regalo**********chepensi*qué = what pensar = think regalo = present, gift ***
You can increase the level of difficulty by allowing both singular (gusta) and plural (gustan) forms of gustar:
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¿te gustan las cartas?
sí, -----
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sí, me gustan
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
carta = letter
*¿te gustan las cartas?**sí, **sí, me gustan*sí, me gustan*carta**********miti*carta = letter ***
¿te gustan los sofás?
sí, -----mucho
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sí, me gustan mucho
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
sofá = sofa mucho = a lot
*¿te gustan los sofás?**sí, *mucho*sí, me gustan mucho*sí, me gustan mucho*sofá**********miti*sofá = sofa mucho = a lot ***
¿qué piensas de las chicas?
-----
√
me gustan
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
qué = what pensar = think chica = girl, young woman
*¿qué piensas de las chicas?****me gustan*me gustan*chica**********chepensi*qué = what pensar = think chica = girl, young woman ***
¿qué piensas de las iglesias?
no -----
√
no me gustan
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
qué = what pensar = think iglesia = church
*¿qué piensas de las iglesias?**no **no me gustan*no me gustan*iglesia**********chepensi*qué = what pensar = think iglesia = church ***
Rewrite using gustar + dative pronoun
In this type of execises you are asked to rewrite the sentence using gustar + dative pronoun. Ex:
adoro a los niños - me gustan los niños
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adoras las montañas
-----las montañas
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te gustan las montañas
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
adorar = worship, adore montaña = mountain
*adoras las montañas***las montañas*te gustan las montañas*te gustan las montañas*montaña**********medpron*adorar = worship, adore montaña = mountain ***
*adoras a los novios***los novios*te gustan los novios*te gustan los novios*novio**********medpron*adorar = worship, adore novio = groom, husband, (pl) newlyweds ***
adoras la tradición
-----la tradición
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te gusta la tradición
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
adorar = worship, adore tradición = tradition
*adoras la tradición***la tradición*te gusta la tradición*te gusta la tradición*tradición**********medpron*adorar = worship, adore tradición = tradition ***
You can choose to include all dative pronouns (me, te, nos, os, le, les).
*adoráis a los holandeses***los holandeses*os gustan los holandeses*os gustan los holandeses*holandés**********medpron*adorar = worship, adore holandés = Dutch ***
(Natalia y Lucia) adoran al pintor
-----el pintor
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les gusta el pintor
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
adorar = worship, adore pintor = painter
*(Natalia y Lucia) adoran al pintor***el pintor*les gusta el pintor*les gusta el pintor*pintor**********medpron*adorar = worship, adore pintor = painter ***
adoras los jerséis
-----los jerséis
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te gustan los jerséis
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
adorar = worship, adore jersey = jursey
*adoras los jerséis***los jerséis*te gustan los jerséis*te gustan los jerséis*jersey**********medpron*adorar = worship, adore jersey = jursey ***
Furthermore you can work with sentences with double dative object. Ex:
Maria adora los dulces - a Maria le gustan los dulces
tú adoras leer - a ti te gusta leer
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Nicolás y Sofía adoran a las señoritas
-----las señoritas
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a Nicolás y Sofía les gustan las señoritas
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
adorar = worship, adore señorita = young woman, Miss
*Nicolás y Sofía adoran a las señoritas***las señoritas*a Nicolás y Sofía les gustan las señoritas*a Nicolás y Sofía les gustan las señoritas*señorita**********udenpron*adorar = worship, adore señorita = young woman, Miss ***
*tú adoras al cliente***el cliente*a ti te gusta el cliente*a ti te gusta el cliente*cliente**********udenpron*adorar = worship, adore cliente = customer, guest, client ***
nosotros adoramos a los actores
-----los actores
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a nosotros nos gustan los actores
÷ Press Ctrl+Enter to see the answer
adorar = worship, adore actor = actor
*nosotros adoramos a los actores***los actores*a nosotros nos gustan los actores*a nosotros nos gustan los actores*actor**********udenpron*adorar = worship, adore actor = actor ***
All the types of exercises above can be mixed as it pleases you. You will find the exercises on gustar under grammar in the top menu.
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