The document provides instructions for using the verbs gustar and encantar in Spanish. It explains that gustar means "to be enjoyable" and encantar means "to be really enjoyable". It also explains that the subject of the sentence is the thing being enjoyed, not the person. The document then provides examples of using gustar and encantar with different pronouns and verbs/nouns. It also reviews conjugating regular -ar, -er, and -ir verbs in the present tense with examples.

1. Lección: Verbos
gustar and encantar
regular –ar, -er, and –ir verbs

2. gustar and encantar
• It’s really important to know what these verbs mean
before you start using them.
• gustar, although we often translate it as “like,” literally
means “to be enjoyable.”
• encantar, loosely translated “love,” actually means “to be
really, really, really enjoyable.”
• Why do you need to know that? Because it changes who
the subject of the sentence is. Think about it:
– We say: I like tacos. If we change “like” to “to be enjoyable,” we
end up saying, “I am enjoyable to tacos.” Wait, what? You get it,
right? Instead, I need to say, “Tacos are enjoyable to me,” which
means that tacos is the subject now, not I. (this will make sense
in a minute)

3. Follow these steps to use both gustar and
encantar.
Step 1. Identify to Step 2. Use the Step 3. Choose the Step 4. Identify
whom something is following pronoun correct form of the what is
enjoyable. to also show to verb gustar or enjoyable.
whom something is encantar.
A Use
enjoyable. This is
________________ gusta/encanta if
not optional.
. it’s a:
me nos gusta
(In the blank could single noun
te os encanta
be:
Infinitive verbs
le les
mí, ti, él, ella, Bob, (1 or more)
Maria, mi hermana gustan
The pronoun Use gustan/
y yo, los chicos,
should match who encantan encantan if it’s:
etc.
you chose in step
plural nouns
1.
Note: You don’t use multiple nouns
This step can be A mí me, A ti te
any other form of
optional if the
A Bob le, A mi the verb (no gusto,
person is already
hermana y yo nos gustas, etc.)
clear, but is
necessary if it is A los chicos les

4. Ejemplos con gustar and
encantar
• I like to run.
(A mí) me gusta correr.
- remember, (A mí) is optional, since the only person
“me” can go with is myself.
- remember, we choose gusta because correr is an
infinitive verb.
• Bob and Maria love to sing and dance.
A Bob and Maria les encanta cantar y bailar.
- remember, A Bob y Maria is not optional, since “les”
could be several different people, and saying “A Bob y
Maria” clarifies.
- remember, we choose gusta because both cantar
and bailar are infinitive verbs.

5. • Cristina likes pizza.
A Cristina le gusta la pizza.
- Remember, A Cristina is not optional, since
“le” could refer to many people.
- Remember, we choose gusta because “la
pizza” is a singular noun.
• Do you like books?
¿(A ti) te gustan los libros?
- Remember, A ti is optional, since “te” can
only go with “tú”
- Remember, we choose gustan because “los
libros” is a plural noun.
- Remember, we don’t translate the question
word “Do”, we just use question marks.

6. • Y’all (inf) loves ice cream and pizza.
(A vosotros) os encantan el helado y la pizza.
- Remember, A vosotros is optional, since “os”
can only go with vosotros.
- Remember, we choose encantan because el
helado and la pizza together are a multiple noun
• I love to eat apples.
Me gusta comer las manzanas.
- Remember, I didn’t include “A mi,” because
it’s optional.
- Remember, we choose gusta since it is
followed by comer, an infinitive verb (even though
“las manzanas” is a plural noun).

7. Regular -ar, -er, -ir verbs in the
present tense
• We learn how to conjugate a verb not because
the table is important, but because once we
know the table, we can apply the verbs correctly
in context.
• Review: the subjects in nosotros: we as follows:
yo: I the table are
tú: you (informal) vosotros: you all (inf)
Usted: you (formal) Ustedes: you all (for)
él: he (m) ellos: they (m, m/f)
ella: she (f) ellas: they (f)

8. - ar verbs
• Take off the –ar in a verb (hablar  habl-) and add the
following endings.
yo: - o (hablo) nosotros: -amos
(hablamos)
tú: -as (hablas) vosotros: -áis (habláis)
Ud.: -a (habla) Uds.: -an (hablan)
él: - a (habla) ellos: -an (hablan)
ella: - a (habla) ellas: -an (hablan)
• Note: notice that masculine/feminine is not an issue with
verb conjugations: “o” is the YO ending, whether you are
a boy or a girl, and “a” is the El/Ella ending, regardless of
whether it is a he or a she.

9. - er verbs
• Take off the –er in a verb (comer  com-) and add the
following endings.
yo: - o (como) nosotros: -emos
(comemos)
tú: -es (comes) vosotros: -éis (coméis)
Ud.: -e (come) Uds.: -an (comen)
él: - e (come) ellos: -an (comen)
ella: - e (come) ellas: -an (comen)

10. - ir verbs
• Take off the –ir in a verb (vivir  viv-) and add the
following endings.
yo: - o (vivo) nosotros: - imos (vivimos)
tú: -es (vives) vosotros: -ís (vivís)
Ud.: -e (vive) Uds.: -an (viven)
él: - e (vive) ellos: -an (viven)
ella: - e (vive) ellas: -an (viven)
• Note: notice that –ir verbs are like a combination between
–er and –ir endings.

11. Ejemplos con verbos –ar/ -er/ -ir
• I ride a bicycle on the weekends.
Yo monto en bicicleta los fines de semana.
• The girls write stories.
Las chicas escriben cuentos.
• Do you (inf) run a lot?
¿Corres tú mucho?
• Y’all (f) listen to the teacher.
Vosotros escucháis al profesor.

12. • When does Bob use the computer?
¿Cuándo usa Bob la computadora?
• My sister and I live in Colorado.
Mi hermana y yo vivimos en Colorado.
• Jose and Juan don’t watch the t.v. much.
Jose y Juan no miran/ven la tele mucho.
• Why do you (f) b sports?
¿Por qué practica Ud. los deportes?
• I play the guitar.
Yo toco la guitarra.
• Mateo drinks coffee every day.
Mateo bebe el café todos los días.