Gustar : Using prepositions with object pronouns:
To say what someone likes you use gusta and gustan with an indirect object pronoun to say to whom
something/s is/are pleasing. To specify exactly who it is pleasing to, use the preposition “A” (to) + an
object pronoun with the indirect object pronoun and the correct form of gustar.
A + object Indirect object Correct form of A + object Indirect object Correct form of
pronoun pronoun gustar pronoun pronoun gustar
A míTo me
(I LIKE) ------ / Me
To me
------ / Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
------ / A nosotros
A nosotras
(A _____ y a mí)
To us
(WE LIKE)------ / Nos
To us
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
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A ti
To you (A peer)
(YOU- P- LIKE)- / Te
To you (A peer)
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
------/ A vosotros
A vosotras
(A ____ y a ti)
To yall (peers in Spain)
(YALL-P-SP- LIKE)- / Os
To yall (peers in Spain)
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
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A usted
To you (Resp)
(YOU-R-LIKE)-- / Le
To you (Resp)
------/ Gusta/ n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
------/ A ustedes
(A ____ y a usted)
(A ____ y a ti)
To yall (R-in Spain)
To yall (P&R- others)
(YALL LIKE)---- / Les
To yall (R-in Spain)
To yall (P&R- others)
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
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A él
(A Manuel)
(Al muchacho)
~(¿A quién?)
To him
~¿To whom? 1 person
(HE LIKES)------
(WHO LIKES?- 1)-- / Le
To him
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
------/ A ellos
(A Paco y a Ana)
(A los muchachos)
~(¿A quiénes?)
To them (masc)
~¿To whom? ˃1 person
(THEY LIKE)
(WHO LIKES?------ / Les
To them (masc)
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
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A ella
( Juanita)
(A la muchacha)
~(¿A quién?)
To her
~¿To whom? 1 person
(SHE LIKES)------
(WHO LIKES- 1)--- / Le
To her
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
------/ A ellas
(A Ana y a Marta)
(A las profesoras)
~(¿A quiénes?)
To them (fem)
~¿To whom? ˃1 person
(WHO LIKES?- 2+- / Les
To them (fem)
------/ Gusta/n
It’s pleasing/
They are pleasing
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