KS3 · Spanish · Year 8
Preferences and opinions: 'gustar'-type verbs
Opinions and feelings: gustar-type verbs, 'ser' and 'estar'
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Your learning goal
I can use 'gustar'-type verbs to give my opinion about sport.
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I can use 'gustar'-type verbs to give my opinion about sport.
Key learning points
- In Spanish, r is pronounced differently depending on its position in the word and whether it is single or double.
- Word-initial 'r' is rolled and pronounced as in 'rojo'. It sounds identical to the 'rr' in 'perro'.
- 'Gustar'-type verbs commonly appear after the indirect object pronoun 'me'.
- 'Gustar'-type verbs agree with the subject in number: -a for a singular noun and -an for a plural noun.
Words to know
- [r]
- pronounced as in 'pero'
- [rr]
- pronounced as in 'perro'
- indirect object pronoun
- pronoun referring to the person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb; in English, this includes '(to, for) me'
- gustar-type verb
- type of verb that appears after an indirect object pronoun
Common mistakes
'Me gusta' is always the correct way to say 'I like'.
'Me gusta' is 'I like' for a singular or uncountable noun, but plural nouns require 'me gustan'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When introducing 'gustar'-type verbs, it can be useful to draw pupils' attention to the literal translation of a phrase and to the more natural English equivalent.