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When you’re a beginner at Spanish, a great strategy is to master a handful of power verbs to get you speaking. For those who are traveling in the Spanish-speaking world and really just need to survive, getting the hang of some key power verbs allows you to express basic things like needs<\/a> and wants<\/a>. Go back and read those posts if you missed them, as they’re pretty important for daily life whether you’re in Mexico, Ecuador, or Chile. In this post we’re going to take a look at a verb that’s great for making small talk. Let’s dive in and learn about the Spanish power verb gustar<\/strong> (to like).<\/p>\n

Conjugation in Simple Present<\/h2>\n
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Me gusta comer tacos!<\/p><\/div>\n

If you’re a beginner like me, trying to switch between the many tenses of Spanish can be difficult and intimidating. We’ve got plenty of posts for you advanced folks to challenge yourself, but for this series we’re sticking with the simple present tense just to get people talking. Here’s the simple present conjugation for the verb gustar<\/em>:<\/p>\n

(A m\u00ed) me gusta\/gustan
\n(A ti) te gusta\/gustan
\nA usted le gusta\/gustan
\nA \u00e9l le gusta\/gustan
\nA ella le gusta\/gustan
\n(A nosotros) nos gusta\/gustan
\nA ustedes les gusta\/gustan
\nA ellos\/ellas les gusta\/gustan<\/div>
I like
\nYou like (familiar)
\nYou like (formal)
\nHe likes
\nShe likes
\nWe like
\nYou like (plural)
\nThey like<\/div>
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As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve been learning Spanish in Latin America where the pronoun\u00a0vosotros<\/em>\u00a0(you all, informal) is not used. If you\u2019re learning Spanish to travel in Spain, you can add A<\/em>\u00a0vosotros os gusta\/gustan<\/em>\u00a0to the list.<\/p>\n

I realize that this conjugation can look a bit daunting compared to the ones we’ve studied in the previous power verb posts, so let me break it down a bit to try and simplify things:<\/p>\n