KS3 · Spanish · Year 8
Opinions about school: gustar-type verbs
Opinions and feelings: gustar-type verbs, 'ser' and 'estar'
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I can use gustar-type verbs to give opinions about school.
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I can use gustar-type verbs to give opinions about school.
Key learning points
- The letter 'h' is silent in Spanish.
- Gustar-type verbs commonly appear after an indirect object pronoun like 'me' or 'le'.
- Gustar-type verbs agree with the subject in number: -a for singular nouns and -an for plural nouns.
- Nouns following a gustar-type verb appear with a definite article, even when it is not needed in English.
Words to know
- indirect object pronoun
- replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to; in English, this includes '(to/for) me'
- 'gustar'-type verb
- type of verb that appears after an indirect object pronoun
- 3rd person singular
- form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'she, he, it'
- 3rd person plural
- form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'they'
Common mistakes
Gustar-type verbs do not agree in number with the subject.
Gustar-type verbs agree with the subject in number: -a for singular nouns and -an for plural nouns.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When teaching 'encantar' and 'gustar', it can be useful to draw pupils' attention to the literal translations 'to delight' and 'to please', as well as the more natural English equivalents 'to love' and 'to like'.