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Gustar with Nouns

¿Recuerdas? You already have learned to use gustar with infinitives to say what people like to do (see p. 42).

To talk about the things that people like, use gustar + noun.

Here’s how:

If what is liked is plural, use the plural form gustan.

If what is liked is singular, use the singular form gusta.

me gustan los jugos

te gustan los jugos

le gustan los jugos

nos gustan los jugos

os gustan los jugos

les gustan los jugos

Plural

me gusta la sopa

te gusta la sopa

le gusta la sopa

nos gusta la sopa

os gusta la sopa

les gusta la sopa

Singular

Notice that the singular and plural forms of gustar match what is liked, not the person who likes it.

Me gusta el cereal.

I like cereal.

Me gustan las uvas.

I like grapes.

matches singular noun matches plural noun

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Present Tense of -er and -ir Verbs

Regular verbs that end in -er or -ir work a little differently than regular -ar verbs. How do you form the present tense of regular -er and -ir verbs?

Here’s how:

The endings for -er and -ir verbs are the same except in the nosotros(as) and vosotros(as) forms. The letter change in these two forms matches the ending of the infinitive.

-er verbs vender to sell

yo vendo nosotros(as) vendemos

tú vendes vosotros(as) vendéis

usted, vende ustedes, vendenél, ella ellos(as)

-ir verbs compartir to share

yo comparto nosotros(as) compartimos

tú compartes vosotros(as) compartís

usted, comparte ustedes, compartenél, ella ellos(as)

Mario vende comida en la cafetería.Mario sells food in the cafeteria.

Compartimos las uvas.We are sharing the grapes.



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Possessive Adjectives

In Spanish, possessive adjectives agree in number with the nouns

they describe.

Here’s how:

mi nuestro(a)my our

tu vuestro(a)your (familiar) your (familiar)

su suyour (formal) your

su suhis, her, its their

Singular Possessive Adjectives

mis nuestros(as)my our

tus vuestros(as)your (familiar) your (familiar)

sus susyour (formal) your

sus sushis, her, its their

Plural Possessive Adjectives

Nuestro(a) and vuestro(a) must also agree in gender with the

nouns they describe.

Nuestra abuela tiene 70 años. Nuestros abuelos viven en

San Francisco.

Our grandmother is 70 years old. Our grandparents live in San

Francisco.

Es mi tía.

She is my aunt.

Son mis tías.

There are my aunts.

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Comparatives

There are several phrases in Spanish used to make comparisons.

Here’s how: Use the following phrases with an adjective to compare

two things. The adjectives agree with the first noun.

más... que Mi abuela es más artística que mi padre. more . . . than My grandmother is more artistic than my father.

menos... que La clase de ciencias es menos divertida que la clase de inglés.less . . . than Science class is less fun than English class.

tan... como Tus hermanas son tan serias como la maestra. as . . . as Your sisters are as serious as the teacher.

When a comparison does not involve an adjective, use these phrases.

más que... Me gusta ir a la biblioteca más que al gimnasio. more than . . . I like to go to the library more than to the gym.

menos que... Me gustan las hamburguesas menos que los tacos. less than . . . I like hamburgers less than tacos.

tanto como... ¿Te gusta hablar tanto como escuchar? as much as . . . Do you like to talk as much as listen?

There are a few irregular

comparative words. They agree

in number with the fi rst noun.

mayor menor mejor peor older younger better worse

Mis tíos son mayores que mi tía. My uncles are older than my aunt.

agrees

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