Spanish Gustar Practice

Q: Why is it "me gusta" and not "yo gusto"?

Because gustar means "to be pleasing," not "to like." The thing you like is the subject and you are the indirect object, so you say Me gusta el café ("the coffee is pleasing to me"). "Yo gusto" would mean "I am pleasing," which is not what you want.

Q: When do I use gusta vs gustan?

Match the verb to the thing liked. Use gusta for a singular noun (Me gusta el libro) and gustan for a plural noun (Me gustan los libros). The person doesn't change the verb — only the number of the thing liked does.

Q: What do "a mí" and "a ti" add?

They add emphasis or contrast and clarify who is meant. A mí me gusta, a ti no means "I like it, you don't." With le and les they also remove ambiguity: A Juan le gusta tells you whose le it is. They're optional extras, never a replacement for me/te/le.

Q: Why does gusta stay singular before an infinitive?

An infinitive counts as a single idea, so it takes the singular gusta — even two or three of them: Me gusta comer y dormir. Using gustan before an infinitive (Me gustan bailar) is always wrong.

Q: Which other verbs work like gustar?

Many: encantar (to love), interesar (to interest), importar (to matter), molestar (to bother), faltar (to be missing), doler (to hurt), quedar (to have left), parecer (to seem), and fascinar (to fascinate). All use the me/te/le/nos/os/les pattern and agree with the thing, not the person.

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Question 1

Me ___ el café por la mañana.

Accepted Answer

gusta. El café is singular, so the verb is gusta. The coffee is the subject — literally "the coffee is pleasing to me."

Question 2

Me ___ los libros de aventuras.

Accepted Answer

gustan. Los libros is plural, so the verb becomes gustan. It agrees with the thing liked, not with you.

Question 3

___ gusta la música clásica. (I)

Accepted Answer

Me. You never say "yo gusto." The person is an indirect object, so you use me: Me gusta la música clásica.

Question 4

¿___ gusta la comida picante?

Accepted Answer

Te. For "you" (informal) the indirect object pronoun is te. Note it's te, not the subject pronoun tú.

Question 5

Me ___ bailar los fines de semana.

Accepted Answer

gusta. Before an infinitive you always use gusta, even though "bailar" is an action. Never use gustan with an infinitive.

Question 6

Nos ___ comer y dormir después del trabajo.

Accepted Answer

gusta. Even with two infinitives (comer y dormir) the verb stays singular: gusta. Infinitives never trigger gustan.

Question 7

A Juan ___ gusta el fútbol.

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le. Even when the person is named (a Juan), you still need the pronoun le. The "a + name" only clarifies who le refers to.

Question 8

A mis padres ___ gusta viajar en verano.

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les. "Mis padres" is plural, so the pronoun is les. It stays even though the people are named with a mis padres.

Question 9

A nosotros ___ gusta la playa.

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nos. For "us" the indirect object pronoun is nos. A nosotros just adds emphasis and matches nos.

Question 10

¿Qué te ___ esta idea?

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parece. Parecer (to seem) follows the gustar pattern. Esta idea is singular, so it's parece: "How does this idea seem to you?"

Question 11

A ___ te gustan los perros, ¿verdad?

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ti. After the preposition a, "you" becomes ti: a ti. The clarifier a ti pairs with the pronoun te.

Question 12

Me ___ esta canción, la escucho todos los días.

Accepted Answer

encanta. Encantar (to love/adore) works exactly like gustar. Esta canción is singular, so it's encanta.

Question 13

Nos ___ las películas de terror.

Accepted Answer

encantan. Las películas is plural, so encantar takes the plural form encantan — just like gustan.

Question 14

Me ___ la cabeza desde esta mañana.

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duele. Doler works like gustar. La cabeza is singular, so it's duele. (Note the o→ue stem change: duele, duelen.)

Question 15

Después de correr, me ___ los pies.

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duelen. Los pies is plural, so doler takes the plural duelen. The subject (the feet) controls the verb.

Question 16

A ella le ___ mucho la historia de España.

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interesa. Interesar (to interest) follows the gustar pattern. La historia is singular, so it's interesa.

Question 17

Me ___ los ruidos fuertes por la noche.

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molestan. Molestar (to bother) works like gustar. Los ruidos is plural, so the verb is molestan.

Question 18

Nos ___ solo dos días de vacaciones.

Accepted Answer

quedan. Quedar (to have left) uses the gustar pattern. Dos días is plural, so it's quedan: "two days remain to us."

Question 19

Choose the correct form: "A ellos ___ ___ las montañas."

Accepted Answer

les gustan. A ellos is plural (→ les) and las montañas is plural (→ gustan), so you need les gustan.

Question 20

Which sentence has a gustar error?

Accepted Answer

Yo gusto la pizza.. "Yo gusto la pizza" is wrong — you are not the subject. It must be Me gusta la pizza (the pizza is pleasing to me).

Question 21

Which sentence is wrong?

Accepted Answer

Me gustan viajar.. Before an infinitive you always use the singular: Me gusta viajar, never Me gustan viajar.

Question 22

In "Me gusta el café," what is the grammatical subject?

Accepted Answer

el café. El café is the subject — literally "the coffee is pleasing to me." That's why the verb agrees with el café, and the person is marked by me.

Question 23

No me ___ los comentarios de la gente.

Accepted Answer

importan. Importar (to matter) works like gustar. Los comentarios is plural, so the verb is importan.

Question 24

¿Te ___ un café ahora mismo?

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apetece. Apetecer (to feel like) follows the gustar pattern. Un café is singular, so it's apetece: "Do you feel like a coffee?"

Question 25

Tu hermana me ___ muy bien.

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cae. Caer bien (to like someone / find them likeable) uses the gustar pattern. Tu hermana is singular, so it's cae: "Your sister comes across well to me."

Question 26

A mi hija le ___ los dinosaurios.

Accepted Answer

fascinan. Fascinar (to fascinate) works like gustar. Los dinosaurios is plural, so it's fascinan. The pronoun le matches a mi hija.

Question 27

A vosotros ___ gusta el cine, ¿no?

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os. For "you all" in Spain the indirect object pronoun is os. A vosotros just adds emphasis and matches os.

Question 28

Ayer me ___ mucho la película.

Accepted Answer

gustó. In the preterite, gustar still agrees with the thing liked. La película is singular, so it's gustó (with the accent on the ó).

Question 29

Which sentence has a gustar-family error?

Accepted Answer

A Marta gusta la playa.. "A Marta gusta la playa" is missing the pronoun. It must be A Marta le gusta la playa — the a + name never replaces le.

Question 30

Choose the correct form: "De niño ___ ___ los dulces."

Accepted Answer

me gustaban. In the imperfect, gustar still agrees with the thing liked. Los dulces is plural, so it's me gustaban: "As a child, I liked sweets."

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