1. “INTERESAR”(to be interested in)
Los verbos
“GUSTAR” (to like)
“ENCANTAR” (to love)
“INTERESAR”(to be interested in)
“ABURRIR”(to bore)

2. All these verbs have special uses in Spanish.
GUSTAR, ENCANTAR, INTERESAR, ABURRIR
All these verbs have special uses in Spanish.
They are NOT like traditional “ar”, “er” and “ir” verbs.
They are NOT used in all forms (yo, tu, el, ella, nosotros, vosotros, ellos)

3. These verbs only have two conjugations:
GUSTAR, ENCANTAR, INTERESAR, ABURRIR
These verbs only have two conjugations:
Singular gusta / encanta / interesa / aburre
Plural gustan / encantan / interesan / aburren

4. Singular = singular nouns = infinitives
Plural = plural nouns
= two or more
singular nouns

5. The word order is actually “backwards”:
En Español…:
The word order is actually “backwards”:
The indirect object comes first: Me
Then the verb: gusta
Finally the subject of the verb: la playa.
Make it negative by adding “no” at the beginning.

6. Pay attention to: 1.It only has two conjugations:
2.It is conjugated based on what comes after it.
3. It always uses an Indirect Object Pronoun.

7. = Me gusta… / Me gustan… Te gusta… / Te gustan… Le gusta… / Le gustan…
Nos gusta… / Nos gustan…
Os gusta... / Os gustan…
Les gusta… / Les gustan…
I like…
You like…
He / she / You like(s)…
We like…
You (all) like …
They like… =

8. Example 1:
“I like coffee.” Me
gusta
el café.

9. Example 2:
“You like cars.” Te
gustan
los coches.

10. “He doesn’t like to dance.”
Example 3:
“He doesn’t like to dance.”
No le
gusta
bailar.

11. Example 4:
“They like history”
Les
gusta
la historia.

12. To add emphasis , the sentence sometimes begins with a prepositional phrase that clarifies just who the IO pronoun refers to.
I like… – A mi me gusta…
You like… - A ti te gusta…
He likes… - A el le gusta…
She likes… - A ella le gusta…
We like… - A nosotros nos gusta…
You {all} like … - A vosotros os gusta…
They like… - A ellos les gusta…

13. Now that you know how to use these verbs, here you have a list of verbs that operate in the same manner:
Bastar:to be sufficient
Importar:to be important to
caer bien (mal): to (not) suit
dar asco: to be loathsome
Molestar:to bother
Disgustar: to dislike something
Parecer:to appear to be
doler (o-ue):to be painful
Picar:to itch
Quedar:to be left over, remain
Faltar:to lack something
volver (o-ue) loco:to be crazy about