GUSTAR Y OTROS ENCANTAR – APETECER –

PREOCUPAR – DOLER -
MOLESTAR
 GUSTAR PRONOUN SPANISH ENGLISH

(TO LIKE) Yo

Tú
me gusta / gustan

te gusta / gustan
I like

you like

s/he like, you

Ella / Él / Usted le gusta / gustan
(formal) like
 CONJUGATIONS IN PRESENT TENSE /
INDICATIVE FORM Nosotras /
nos gusta / gustan we like
Nosotros

Vosotras /
os gusta / gustan you (plural) like
Vosotros

they like, you

Ellas / Ellos /
les gusta / gustan (plural formal)
Ustedes
like
Singular Subject Plural Subject
GUSTAR - USES
Me gusta la casa. Me gustan las casas.

Te gusta el cuarto. Te gustan los cuartos. This implies that ‘gustar’ verb
conjugation ( the singular or plural

Le gusta la silla. Le gustan las sillas. form) depends upon the

object/objects being liked and not
Nos gusta el hotel. Nos gustan los the subject ( who/who all are liking
hoteles.
it)/
Os gusta la comida. Os gustan las comidas.

Les gusta el reloj. Les gustan los relojes

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE OF USING GUSTAR
A él le gusta la silla.
He likes the chair.
A Juan le gusta la silla.
John likes the chair.
A ella le gusta la silla. USED
She likes the chair. SPECIFICALLY
A María le gusta la silla. FOR 3RD
Mary likes the chair. PERSON
A María y Laura les gusta la silla. CONJUGATI-
Mary and Laura likes the chair. ON FORM
A María le gustan las sillas.
Mary likes the chairs.
A María y Laura les gustan la sillas.
THE VERB ENCANTAR ( TO
Mary and LAura likes the chair.
LOVE) WORKS EXACTLY LIKE
A usted le gusta la silla.
GUSTAR
You (formal) like the chair.
APETECER - The verb “apetecer” means to be hungry or to have the need to
satisfy a desire.
 Grammatically speaking, “apetecer” works like the verb “gustar”: we
conjugate in the 3rd person singular or plural.
a mí / to me me apetece apetecen
a tí / to you te apetece apetecen

a
•A nosotros nos apetece un
él/ella/usted / t le apetece apetecen
o him/her/you café expreso. We would like to
have an expresso.
a •A mí me apetecen unas
nosotros/as / to nos apetece apetecen empanadas de carne. I want to
us have some beef empanadas.
a •¿Te apetece ir a ver una
vosotros/as / to os apetece apetecen película? Would you like to go
you the movies?

a ellos/as, a
ustedes / to the les apetece apetecen
m, to you
 DOLER - to cause pain
SIMPLE PRESENT
TENSE CONJUGATION
WITH EXAMPLES

A mí me duele(n) Me duele la cabeza de tanto My head hurts from

estudiar. studying so much.

A ti te duele(n) Te duelen los pies después Your feet hurt after the race.
de la carrera.

A usted/él/ella le duele(n) Le duele el corazón por la Her heart hurts because of

triste noticia. the sad news.

A nosotros nos duele(n) Nos duelen los brazos de Our arms hurt from
tanto trabajar. working so much.

A vosotros os duele(n) Os duele la espalda después Your back hurts after the
del accidente. accident.

A ustedes/ellos/ellas les duele(n) Les duele gastar tanto It pains them to spend so
dinero. much money.
 MOLESTAR - The verb molestar is used when we want to say that
someone/something/doing something bothers us.

 To keep the verb ‘molestar’ in alignment with the verb ‘gustar’ – we will use the 3 rd person singular and plural
conjugation of the verb in present tense, i.e. ‘’Molesta’’ and ‘’Molestan’’.
 1. Me molesta el ruido. ( The noise disturbs me/ I am disturbed by the noise). = El ruido is 3rd person singular noun ,
so the conjugation is also 3rd person singular of ‘molestar’ i.e. molesta.
 Me molestan las moscas (flies) = Las moscas (the flies) is noun in 3rd person plural form so the required 3rd person
conjugation of Molestar is molestan (3rd person plural).
 2. Te molesta/ Te molestan.
 3. Le molesta / Le molestan.
 4. Nos molesta / Nos molestan.
 5. Os molesta / Os molestan.
 6. Les molesta / Les molestan.
 PREOCUPAR – TO WORRY
 To keep the verb ‘preocupar’ in alignment with the verb ‘gustar’ – we will use the 3 rd person
singular and plural conjugation of the verb in present tense, i.e. ‘’preocupa’’ and ‘’preocupan’’.
 1. El examen te preocupa mucho. ( The exam worries you very much). = El examen is 3rd person
singular noun , so the conjugation is also 3rd person singular of ‘preocupar’ i.e. preocupa.
 =Los sueldos de los empleados te preocupan.(the salaries of the employees worries you. Los
sueldos(the salries is noun in 3rd person plural form so the required 3rd person conjugation of
preocupar is preocupan (3rd person plural).
 2. Me preocupa/ me preocupan.
 3. Le preocupa / Le preocupan.
 4. Nos preocupa / Nos preocupan.
 5. Os molesta / Os molestan.
 6. Les preocupa / Les preocupan.