“Acabar + de + infinitive”“Venir”

“Gustar”

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“Acabar + de + infinitive”

• Used to express that something just happened.

• Present tense of “acabar” + de + infinitive

“Acabar”

• Yo acabo

• Tú acabas

• El/ella/ud. acaba

• Nosotros acabamos

• Vosotros acabáis

• Ellos/ellas/uds. acaban

Ejemplos

• Yo acabo de comprar unos zapatos.– I just bought some shoes.

• Nosotros acabamos de ganar el partido.– We just won the game.

• Ella acaba de estudiar.– She just studied.

“Venir”

• To say you are “coming from somewhere” or “coming to a place.”

• Present tense of “venir” + “a” + place = to come to a place.

• Present tense of “venir” + “de” + place = to come from somewhere.

• Remember we may need “a + el = al” or “de + el = del” here.

“Venir”

• Yo vengo

• Tú vienes

• El/ella/ud. viene

• Nosotros venimos

• Vosotros venís

• Ellos/ellas/uds. vienen

Ejemplos

• Roberto y su familia vienen a Puerto Rico.– Roberto and his family are coming to Puerto

Rico.

• Yo vengo del supermercado.– I am coming from the supermarket.

“Gustar” + infinitive

• You have learned “me gusta, te gusta, and le gusta” for expressing likes and dislikes.

• We can use someone’s name or a pronoun in the sentence as well.

• Remember “gusta” will NEVER change!

• A mi me gusta• A ti te gusta• A el/ella/ud.(or name) le gusta• A nosotros nos gusta• A vosotros os gusta• A ellos/ellas/uds. (or names) les gusta

**Add the infinitive after “gusta.”

** “A” must come before the name or pronoun.

Ejemplos

• A nosotros nos gusta practicar deportes.– We like to practice sports.

• A los estudiantes no les gusta estudiar.– The students don’t like to study.

• A Juan le gusta correr.– Juan likes to run.

• A mi me gusta caminar con el perro.– I like to walk my dog.