Spanish gustar and feelings

I like, I am hungry, we love music…

Practice common Spanish expressions for feelings, preferences and needs. Train forms like me gusta, me gustan, me encanta, tengo hambre and me siento bien.

 

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1. Me ... el café.
Answer: gusta
I like coffee.
Singular things use gusta: me gusta el café.
2. Me ... los perros.
Answer: gustan
I like dogs.
Plural nouns use gustan: me gustan los perros.
3. Nos ... la música española.
Answer: gusta
We like Spanish music.
Music is singular: nos gusta la música.
4. A ellos les ... las películas de terror.
Answer: gustan
They like horror movies.
Plural nouns use gustan.
5. Me ... viajar.
Answer: encanta
I love traveling.
An infinitive verb counts as singular: me encanta viajar.
6. Nos ... las vacaciones.
Answer: encantan
We love vacations.
Plural nouns use encantan.
7. Yo ... hambre.
Answer: tengo
I am hungry.
Spanish uses tener: tengo hambre.
8. Ella ... sueño.
Answer: tiene
She is sleepy.
Tengo sueño = I am sleepy.
9. Nosotros ... miedo.
Answer: tenemos
We are afraid.
Tener miedo = to be afraid.
10. Yo ... ganas de viajar.
Answer: tengo
I feel like traveling.
Tener ganas de = to feel like / want to.
11. Tú ... muy feliz hoy.
Answer: estás
You are very happy today.
Feelings often use estar.
12. Ellos ... nerviosos.
Answer: están
They are nervous.
Temporary emotional states use estar.
13. Yo me ... bien.
Answer: siento
I feel good.
Me siento bien = I feel good.
14. Nosotros nos ... cansados.
Answer: sentimos
We feel tired.
Reflexive verb: nos sentimos cansados.
15. ¿Te ... esta canción?
Answer: gusta
Do you like this song?
Canción is singular: te gusta esta canción.
16. ¿Os ... las tapas españolas?
Answer: gustan
Do you like Spanish tapas?
Tapas is plural: os gustan las tapas.
17. A María le ... bailar.
Answer: encanta
María loves dancing.
An infinitive verb uses encanta.
18. A nosotros nos ... mucho los gatos.
Answer: gustan
We like cats very much.
Plural nouns use gustan.
19. Yo ... frío.
Answer: tengo
I am cold.
Spanish literally says 'I have cold': tengo frío.
20. Ella ... triste hoy.
Answer: está
She is sad today.
Temporary emotional states use estar.
Spanish gustar and feelings
Exercises
1. Me ... el café.
2. Me ... los perros.
3. Nos ... la música española.
4. A ellos les ... las películas de terror.
5. Me ... viajar.
6. Nos ... las vacaciones.
7. Yo ... hambre.
8. Ella ... sueño.
9. Nosotros ... miedo.
10. Yo ... ganas de viajar.
11. Tú ... muy feliz hoy.
12. Ellos ... nerviosos.
13. Yo me ... bien.
14. Nosotros nos ... cansados.
15. ¿Te ... esta canción?
16. ¿Os ... las tapas españolas?
17. A María le ... bailar.
18. A nosotros nos ... mucho los gatos.
19. Yo ... frío.
20. Ella ... triste hoy.
Spanish gustar and feelings
Answer key
1. gusta
I like coffee.
Singular things use gusta: me gusta el café.
2. gustan
I like dogs.
Plural nouns use gustan: me gustan los perros.
3. gusta
We like Spanish music.
Music is singular: nos gusta la música.
4. gustan
They like horror movies.
Plural nouns use gustan.
5. encanta
I love traveling.
An infinitive verb counts as singular: me encanta viajar.
6. encantan
We love vacations.
Plural nouns use encantan.
7. tengo
I am hungry.
Spanish uses tener: tengo hambre.
8. tiene
She is sleepy.
Tengo sueño = I am sleepy.
9. tenemos
We are afraid.
Tener miedo = to be afraid.
10. tengo
I feel like traveling.
Tener ganas de = to feel like / want to.
11. estás
You are very happy today.
Feelings often use estar.
12. están
They are nervous.
Temporary emotional states use estar.
13. siento
I feel good.
Me siento bien = I feel good.
14. sentimos
We feel tired.
Reflexive verb: nos sentimos cansados.
15. gusta
Do you like this song?
Canción is singular: te gusta esta canción.
16. gustan
Do you like Spanish tapas?
Tapas is plural: os gustan las tapas.
17. encanta
María loves dancing.
An infinitive verb uses encanta.
18. gustan
We like cats very much.
Plural nouns use gustan.
19. tengo
I am cold.
Spanish literally says 'I have cold': tengo frío.
20. está
She is sad today.
Temporary emotional states use estar.
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Many learners recognize the correct answer immediately, but only writing reveals whether you truly know it actively.

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