Match gusta or gustan to what is liked
The idea
Find the thing or things being liked; those words are the grammatical subject in this construction.
Step by step
- Find the thing or things being liked; those words are the grammatical subject in this construction.
- Use gusta with a singular noun phrase and gustan with a plural noun phrase.
- Keep me to identify the person who experiences the liking; it does not make the verb first-person singular.
Example
Complete the sentence meaning “I like” the named thing(s): Me ___ el libro.
Answer
gusta
The book is singular. The verb agrees with what is liked: Me gusta el libro. The word me identifies the person who likes it.
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Write one Me gusta sentence with a singular noun and one Me gustan sentence with a plural noun. Underline their grammatical subjects.
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