Verbs like Gustar 19 The following verbs are

Verbs like Gustar # 19

The following verbs are conjugated like gustar: • Encantar: To love something • Importar: To matter • Disgustar: To disgust • Interesar: To interest • Fascinar: to love something • Molestar: to bother, to annoy

Just like gustar, these verbs require an indirect object pronoun Words to emphasize or clarify the indirect object pronoun 1. A mí 2. A ti 3. A (person’s name) or él, ella, or Ud. 4. A nosotros 5. A vosotros 6. A (persons’ names) or ellos, ellas or Uds. Indirect object pronoun 1. Me 2. Te 3. Le 4. Nos 5. Os 6. les

These verbs are only conjugated in the 3 rd person singular or plural forms Example with encantar: 3 rd person singular 3 rd person plural Present Encanta encantan Preterit encantó encantaron imperfect Encantaba encantaban

Sentence order A word of emphasis (WOE) Indirect Object Pronoun (IOP) verb (V) subject (S) A Juan le gustan las manzanas. Verb WOE Subject IOP

Translate Chilean food is fascinating to Pedro. A Pedro le fascina la comida chilena.

My brother used to love vegetables. A mi hermano le encantaban las verduras.

Seafood disgusts me. A mí me disgustan los mariscos.

Classes are important to them. • A ellos les importan las clases.

Math used to interest us. • A nosotros nos interesaban las matemáticas.

Yesterday, my little brother annoyed my friends and I. • Ayer, mi hermano menor nos molestó a mis amigos y a mí.