Español I

August 21, 2014Chapter 1A

Gramática - Infinitives

An infinitive is the most basic form of a verb.

Like in English, verbs in Spanish typically describe an action:

walk, run, eat, drink, sleep.

In English, infinitives are recognized by having the word “to” in

front of the action word.

to swim to read to write

Infinitives in Spanish still mean the same thing they do in

English, but they are one word instead of two. All Spanish

infinitives end in -ar, -er, or -ir.

bailar

to dance

correr

to run

escribir

to write

¿Qué te gusta?

bailar

to dance

escuchar

música

to listen

to music

practicar

deportes

to play sportscorrer

to run

nadar

to swim

esquiar

to ski

dibujar

to draw

montar en monopatín

to skateboard

escribir cuentos

to write stories

cantar

to sing

montar en bicicleta

to ride a bicycle

ver la tele

to watch television

patinarusar la computadora

hablar por

teléfono

to skate to use the computerto talk on

the phone

jugar videojuegostocar la guitarra

ir a la escuela

to play the guitar to go to schoolto play

video games

trabajarleer revistas

pasar tiempo con amigos

to workto read magazines

to spend time with friends

¿Qué te gusta hacer?

What do you like to do?

To talk about what you like to do in Spanish, you use the

phrase “Me gusta (infinitive).” If you don’t like to do some-

thing, you use the phrase “No me gusta (infinitive).”

Me gusta bailar.

I like to dance.

No me gusta correr.

I don’t like to run.

¿Te gusta _____?

Do you like to ____?

¿Y a tí?

And you?

For something you

REALLY don’t like to do, “No me gusta nada (infinitive).”

Another way to talk about what you like to do a lot is the

phrase “Me gusta mucho (infinitive).” You could also say

“A mí me gusta (infinitive).”

¿Qué te gusta más?

What do you like more?

Me gusta más (infinitive).

I like to _______ more.

o = or pero = buttambién= also, too

If someone likes to do something that you like to do too,

you can use the phrase “A mí también,” which means

“Me too.”

If someone dislikes doing something that you also

dislike, you can use the phrase “A mí tampoco,”

which means “Me neither.”

To express dislike for two actions, you would use

the “ni… ni” construction, which means “neither….

nor.” Por ejemplo:

I like neither to run nor to swim.

No me gusta ni correr ni correr.

Para la próxima clase:

• Write vocabulary list, begin on vocab man

Workbook pages 17-18