Complete with the correct present tense form of the indicated verbs. antonio ¿quieres ir a ver el partido de básquetbol? marta n
o, gracias, antonio, no el básquetbol. (gustar) antonio ¿ el fútbol? (gustar) marta no, antonio. no el fútbol. (interesar) antonio ¿por qué no los deportes? (gustar) marta los deportes . (aburrir) antonio entonces, ¿qué hacer? (gustar) marta leer. mucho la literatura. (gustar, interesar)
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In this exercise, we use the concept of <em>indirect object pronouns </em>with verbs. An Indirect Object Pronoun is a person that receives the action of a verb indirectly. Its purpose is to tell you<em> to whom or for whom</em> something is done. The Table below shows the different form of these pronouns.
<h2 /><h2>(1) Right answer</h2><h3>me gusta</h3>As you can see, me is the indirect object pronoun for the first person singular. On the other hand, since<em> básquetbol</em> is a singular noun, gusta is the conjugation of the verb gustar that matches the mentioned noun. So <em>Marta doesn't like basketball.</em>
<h2>(2) Right answer</h2><h3>te gusta</h3>
As you can see, te is the indirect object pronoun for the second person singular. On the other hand, since <em>fútbol </em>is a singular noun, gusta is also the conjugation of the verb gustar that matches the mentioned noun. So <em>Antonio asks María if she likes soccer</em>
<h2>(3) Right answer</h2><h3>me interesa</h3>
Here we also use the indirect object pronoun me because María talks about herself, that is, she's talking in First person singular. So interesa is the conjugation of the verb interesar that matches the singular noun <em>fútbol. </em>In this way, <em>she says that she's not interested in soccer.</em>
<h2>(4) Right answer</h2><h3>te gustan</h3>
We also use te here because Antonio is talking to Marta. On the other hand, since<em> deportes </em>is a plural noun, gustan is the conjugation of the verb gustar that matches a plural noun. Therefore, <em>Antonio asks María if she likes any sport</em>
<h2>(5) Right answer</h2><h3>me aburren</h3>
Here we also use the indirect object pronoun me because María talks about herself again. As she's talking about <em>deportes, </em>the conjugation of the verb aburrir that matches this plural noun is aburren
<h2>(6) Right answer</h2><h3>te gusta</h3>
The question <em>¿qué te gusta hacer?</em> means <em>what do you like to do? </em>so as Antonio asks this question to Marte, he needs to use the indirect object pronoun te and the conjugation of the verb gustar must be gusta.
<h2>(7) Right answer</h2><h3>me gusta</h3>
Marta answers the previous question in first person singular, that is, she must use the indirect object pronoun me again. On the other hand, the verb that follows the conjugation gusta must be in infinitive form (In Spanish, these verbs are the most basic form taking the ending <em>ar, er</em> or <em>ir</em>). Here this verb is <em>leer (to read). </em>So <em>she likes to read</em>
<h2>(8) Right answer</h2><h3>me interesa</h3>
This case is similar as the previous one. The verb used here is interesar conjugated as interesa because <em>literatura </em>is a singular noun.<em> Mucho </em>is an adverb. So <em>she is very interested in literature.</em>
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ANTONIO: ¿Quieres ir a ver el partido de básquetbol?
MARTA: No, gracias, Antonio, no me gusta el básquetbol.
ANTONIO: ¿Te gusta el fútbol?
MARTA: No, Antonio. no me interesa el fútbol.
ANTONIO: ¿Por qué no te gustan los deportes?
MARTA: Los deportes me aburren.
ANTONIO: Entonces, ¿qué te gusta hacer?
MARTA: Me gusta leer. Me interesa mucho la literatura.
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