Gustar literally means “to be pleasing.”

Use gustar to say that you like something or like to do something. .

How to use “gustar”

For now we will focus on saying that you like to do certain activities. We will use “infinitives” directly after gusta, which is the he/she form of gustar. Make sure you know what an “infinitive” is. It’s the basic “dictionary” form of the verb, with no personal endings:

• Before gusta, you can use me to indicate “I like to…”:
• Me gusta nadar (I like to swim).
• Me gusta estudiar (I like to study).
• No me gusta estudiar (I don’t like to study).

•  Before gusta, you can use te to indicate “You like to…”:
• ¿Te gusta jugar fútbol americano? (Do you like to play football?)
• ¿Te gusta trabajar? (Do you like to work?)
• ¿No te gusta trabajar? (You don’t like to work?)