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Talking about likes

You already know how gustar works. Now you use it in conversation: you ask others what they like, say what you like and what you don't – and react with very short answers, the way people really do when they talk.

Asking

Yes/no questions: ¿Te gusta el cine? ¿Te gustan los perros? ¿Te gusta bailar? Open questions: ¿Qué te gusta hacer? And to ask back: ¿Y a ti?

Answering

Yes: Sí, mucho. or Sí, me gusta mucho. No: No, no mucho. or No, no me gusta. As a reminder: gusta with one thing or activity (Me gusta el café., Me gusta nadar.), gustan with several things (Me gustan los gatos.).

Reacting briefly

Same opinion: Me gusta el café. – A mí también. No me gusta el fútbol. – A mí tampoco. Different opinion: Me gusta el fútbol. – A mí no. No me gusta el café. – A mí sí.

With gustar it is a mí. With other verbs you use yo: Trabajo los sábados. – Yo también. No trabajo los domingos. – Yo tampoco.

Typical mistakes

Not "yo me gusta", but me gusta – or, with emphasis, a mí me gusta. And with several things: Me gustan los perros., not "me gusta los perros".

Examples

  • — ¿Te gusta bailar? — Sí, mucho. ¿Y a ti?
  • — Me gustan los gatos. — A mí también.
  • — No me gusta el fútbol. — A mí sí.
  • — No trabajo los domingos. — Yo tampoco.

Exercises

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Exercise 1 of 6

Does she like it – or is she asking?

Sort each sentence: does the person say she likes something, that she doesn't like it, or is she asking about it?

Look out for no and for me or te.

Sí, me gusta mucho.
Me gustan mucho los gatos.
Me gusta bailar.
Sí, mucho.
No, no me gusta.
No me gustan los lunes.
No, no mucho.
¿Te gusta nadar?
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
¿Y a ti?

Likes it

Doesn't like it

Asks about it

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Exercise 2 of 6

What does she like doing?

Different people talk about what they like doing in their free time – and what they don't.

Click 🔊 and choose the picture of what the person likes. Careful: she often also mentions something she doesn't like.

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Exercise 3 of 6

Reacting briefly

A friend tells you something or asks you something. Which reaction is correct?

Click 🔊. Only one answer fits – grammatically and in meaning.

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Exercise 4 of 6

What do you like doing at the weekend?

Read the conversation between Sara and Leo and choose what fits.

Sara and Leo are new in the language class and are getting to know each other.
— Sara, ¿qué te gusta hacer el fin de semana?
— Me ir al cine y bailar.
— ¿Te las películas españolas?
— Sí, mucho. ¿Y a ti?
— A mí . ¡Me gustan mucho!
— ¿Y el fútbol? ¿Te gusta?
— No, no mucho. ¿Y a ?
— A mí . ¡Me gusta mucho!
— ¿Y trabajas los sábados?
— No, no trabajo los sábados.
— Yo .
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Exercise 5 of 6

Tom's message

Tom writes to his new language-exchange partner about what he likes. There are two mistakes in his sentence.

Yo me gusta los perros.

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Exercise 6 of 6

Your conversation with Lena

Write what you say in each situation. The punctuation at the end is already there.

Ask Lena whether she likes dancing.
— ¿?
Ask her whether she likes cats.
— ¿?
Ask her what she likes doing.
— ¿?
Say that you like coffee a lot.
— .
Say that you don't like Mondays.
— .
Lena says: "Me gusta mucho viajar." You like travelling too.
— .
Lena says: "No me gusta el fútbol." You like football.
— .