Verbs like gustar

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Verbs like gustar

• P. 148
• Avancemos 2

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Verbs Like gustar

• You already know several verbs that always use
  indirect objects

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Verbs Like gustar

• encantar to be highly pleasing
• gustar to be pleasing
• importar to be important
• interesar to be of interest
• aburrir to be boring
• fascinar to be fascinating

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Verbs Like gustar

• These verbs all use a similar construction
  indirect object pronoun verb subject

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Verbs Like gustar

• Me gusta el béisbol.
• Literally Baseball is pleasing to me.

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Verbs Like gustar

• The two forms of these verbs that are most
  commonly used are the Ud./él/ella and
  Uds./ellos/ellas forms.

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Verbs Like gustar

• Te interesan los deportes?
• Literally Are sports interesting to you?

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Verbs Like gustar

• Remember that in the previous sentences, the
  subjects are béisbol and deportes, and me and te
  are indirect object pronouns.