Verbs like gustar
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Avancemos 2
Verbs Like gustar
 You
already know several
verbs that always use
indirect objects:
Verbs Like gustar
 encantar
 gustar
 importar
 interesar
 aburrir
 fascinar
to be highly
pleasing
to be pleasing
to be important
to be of interest
to be boring
to be fascinating
Verbs Like gustar
 These
verbs all use a similar
construction: indirect object
pronoun + verb + subject
Verbs Like gustar
 Me
gusta el béisbol.
 Literally: Baseball is
pleasing to me.
Verbs Like gustar
 The
two forms of these verbs
that are most commonly
used are the Ud./él/ella and
Uds./ellos/ellas forms.
Verbs Like gustar
 ¿Te
interesan los deportes?
 Literally: Are sports
interesting to you?
Verbs Like gustar
 Remember
that in the
previous sentences, the
subjects are béisbol and
deportes, and me and te are
indirect object pronouns.