Indirect Object Pronouns and Gustar, Interesar, & Aburrir

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1 Indirect Object Pronouns and Gustar, Interesar, & Aburrir
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2 Indirect Object Pronouns
Me Me Te You (familiar) Le Her, Him, It She, He You (formal) Nos We Os You all (familiar) Les Them, They You all (formal)

3 Indirect Object Pronouns - Tips
Always place before the conjugated verb Think in phrases, don’t translate word-for-word Answer the questions “who,” “for whom,” or “to whom”

4 Verbs – Interesar, Gustar, Aburrir
Interesar – to interest Gustar – to please / like Aburrir – to bore

5 Verbs – Interesar, Gustar, Aburrir
These verbs have special conjugations. Singular Plural Interesa Interesan Gusta Gustan Aburre Aburren Singular / Plural depends on WHAT you’re talking about.

6 Interesar Art interests me. Sports interest me. Me interesa el arte.
You can also say: El arte me interesa. Since “art” is singular, use interesa. Sports interest me. Me interesan los deportes. Since sports (deportes) is plural, use interesan.

7 Aburrir The class bores you. The classes bore you. ¿Qué te aburre?
Te aburre la clase. The classes bore you. Te aburren las clases. ¿Qué te aburre? What bores you?

8 Gustar This one can be tricky!
The closest English equivalent is “to like” something. Think of it as “to please” though. I like Tacos. Think of it as: Tacos please me. Me gustan los tacos.

9 ¡Práctica! Translate into Enligsh: Me interesan las clases de cálculo.
Te gusta el chocolate. Nos gusta el pavo. Le aburre la clase de español.

10 Indirect Object Pronouns
Just like the possessive adjective “su” – the indirect object pronoun “le” presents a confusing problem. It can mean she, he, it, or you (formally) We then use a prepositional phrase. Can be used to clarify who -or- Used for emphasis

11 Prepositional Phrases
A mí A ti A él A ella A usted A nosotros A vosotros A ellos A ellas A ustedes

12 Prepositional Phrases
To clarify OR add emphasis: Le gusta Coca-Cola. He/She/You like Coke. Who are we talking about? A ella le gusta Coca-Cola Adding “a ella” clarifies that “le” means “she”

13 Prepositional Phrases
To clarify OR add emphasis. Read the conversation: Andres: “No le gusta jugar al tenis.” He/She/You don’t like to play tennis. Maria: “¿A ella no le gusta jugar al tenis?” She doesn’t like to play tennis? Andres: “No, a él no le gusta jugar.” No, he doesn’t like to play.

14 Making it Negative Place the “no” before the INDIRECT OBJECT PRONOUN.
Examples: I don’t like tacos. No me gustan los tacos. We aren’t interested in art. No nos interesa el arte.

15 ¡Práctica! Tell me in Spanish: I like tea. We like lemonade.
You are interested in sports. You are not interested in sports. Baseball bores her. Soccer bores us.

16 Video Clip - Gustar Video Clip

17 ¡Práctica! Complete the following activities on a clean sheet of paper. You need one per group. P. 216 Act 20 – complete sentences. P. 216 Act 21 – complete sentences. Make a list of things your group likes and dislikes. Label it “Nos gusta” and “No nos gusta”. You can use p. 217 Act 23 as an example.