Transcript Infinitives

Apuntes de
gramática:
Using verbs in the infinitive
and
GUSTAR
Infinitives
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An un-conjugated verb is a word in itself. It's
called an infinitive.
To go
 To eat
 To listen
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(ir)
(comer)
(escuchar)
The infinitive always consists of the word "to"
and the base form of the verb.
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We use infinitives most often when we
speak about things that we like and/or
dislike.
 Me
gusta mirar la televisión.
• I like to watch television.
 No
me gusta hacer mi tarea.
• I don’t like to do my homework.
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Infinitives are also used when two
verbs immediately follow each other in
a sentence.

Yo necesito estudiar.
• I need to study.
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Yo quiero comer.
• I want to eat.
GUSTAR (To like)
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We use the verb GUSTAR when we want to
express things that we like.
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GUSTAR is different from other verbs we’ve
studied. When we use GUSTAR, we need to
also use reflexive pronouns.
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Our T-charts will have three sections instead
of two.
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To represent who is performing the
action, we use the following reflexive
pronouns:
Me
 Te
 Le
 Nos
 Les
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I
You
He/She
We
They/You all
GUSTAR = To like
Yo
Tú
Él/Ella
/Ud.
Nosotros(as)
Ellos/Ellas
/Uds.
me
gusta
te
gusta
le
gusta
nos
gusta
les
gusta
He, She, They, You all
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You must add “A el”, “A ella”, “A ellos”,
“A ellas”, or “A ustedes” in front of
your reflexive pronoun in order to
indicate who you’re talking about.
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Por ejemplo:
• A ella le gusta preparar la cena.
• A ellos les gusta comer.
Ejemplos: GUSTAR +
infinitives
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Me gusta leer.
I like to read.
Te gusta comer.
You like to eat.
A él le gusta hacer su tarea.
He likes to do his homework.
Nos gusta mirar la televisión.
We like to watch television.
A ellas les gusta dormir.
They like to sleep.