Unit 9 Lesson 4: Gustar y verbos similares Portfolio (Vocab)

Question 1

to bore

Answer 1

aburrir

Question 2

to hurt, to ache

Answer 2

doler

Question 2

to please very much, to love

Answer 2

encantar

Question 3

to be missing

Answer 3

faltar

Question 4

to interest

Answer 4

interesar

Question 5

to fit

Answer 5

quedar

Question 6

I like the channel La 1. (The channel La 1 is pleasing to me.)

Answer 6

Me gusta el canal La 1

Question 7

I like horror movies. (Horror movies are pleasing to me.)

Answer 7

Me gustan las películas de horror.

Question 8

Remember that with the verb gustar you have to think of two important things:

Answer 8

• To or for whom something is pleasing.
• What is pleasing to the person; this will determine the verb form.

Question 9

Gustar and similar verbs use the indirect object pronouns to indicate to whom something is pleasing:

Answer 9

me nos
te os
le les

Question 10

In Spanish, there are several verbs that function in exactly the same way that gustar does.

They are:

aburrir, which means “to bore”

Answer 10

Le aburren los programas musicales a Alfonso. Musical programs bore Alfonso.
Nos aburre la película policíaca. The crime movie bores us.

Question 11

doler, which means “to hurt, to ache”

Answer 11

¿Te duele la cabeza? Does your head hurt you?

Question 12

encantar, which means “to please very much, to love”

Answer 12

¡Me encantan los programas de la vida real! I love reality shows!
(Reality shows are very pleasing to me!)

Question 13

faltar, which means “to be missing”

Answer 13

Les faltan $2.00 para la película. They’re missing $2.00 for the movie.
(They are short $2.00 for the movie.)

Question 14

interesar, which means “to interest”

Answer 14

¿Os interesa una película de horror? Does a horror movie interest you?

Question 15

quedar, which means “to fit”

Answer 15

Esta camisa te queda bien. This shirt fits you well.

Question 16

Quedar can also mean “to have left”:

Answer 16

Me quedan diez minutos. I have ten minutes left.