Download Los verbos interesar, aburrir, gustar

Los verbos interesar, aburrir, gustar
1. The verbs interesar and aburrir function the
same in English and in Spanish.
¿Te aburre el béisbol?
No, el béisbol me interesa.
Does baseball bore you?
No, baseball interests me.
¿Te aburren los deportes?
No, los deportes me interesan.
Do sports bore you?
No, sports interest me.
2. The verb gustar in Spanish works the same
as interesar and aburrir. Gustar conveys the
meaning to like, but its true meaning is to
please. The Spanish way of saying I like
baseball is Baseball pleases me.
¿Te gusta el béisbol?
Sí, me gusta mucho el béisbol?
Does baseball please you?
Yes, baseball pleases me a lot.
¿Te gustan los deportes en general? Sí, me gustan.
Do sports in general please you? Yes, They please me.
3. Gustar is often used with an infinitive to
what you like to do.
¿Te gusta ganar?
Sí. No me gusta perder.
¿Te gusta comer?
Do you like to win?
Yes. I don’t like to lose.
Do you like to eat?
Indirect Object Pronouns are used with the
verbs interesar, aburrir, & gustar
Indirect Object Pronouns
me
te
le
nos
X
les
Mi and ti are used after a preposition:
para mi and para ti.
A mi me gustan. ¿A ti también?
A mi no me gustan. Ni a mi tampoco.
Examples to practice:
Me gustan los partidos de fútbol.
Te gustan los partidos de fútbol.
Me interesa la clase de español.
Te interesan las matemáticas.
Me aburren las noticias.
Te aburre la emisión.
I like to read.
You like to sing.
Science interests me.
Languages interest you.
Basketball bores me.
Soccer bores you.