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Verbs and expressions for describing preferences
Gramática: Describir preferencias
A1 Spanish Verbs expressing preferences
Level: A1
Module 6: La ciudad y el pueblo (The city and the village)
Lesson 44: Música y arte (Music and art)
Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
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- Verbs like "encantar", "interesar", "molestar", "importar" are conjugated like the verb "gustar".
- With these verbs we use the indirect object me, te, le, nos, os, les.
- "Preferir", "odiar", "amar", "apreciar" conjugate like all other verbs.
- We use "también" for affirmations and "tampoco" for negations.
| Verb | Examples |
encantar
| Me encanta la música. (I love music.) No me encantan estas canciones. (I don't love these songs.) |
| preferir | Prefiero bailar que cantar. (I prefer to dance than to sing.) Ellos prefieren ir al teatro, no al cine. (They prefer going to the theatre, not to the cinema.) |
Gustos iguales
| A mí me gusta. - A mí también. (I like it. - I also.) A mí no me gusta. - A mí tampoco. (I don’t like it. - Neither do I.) |
Gustos diferentes
| A mí me gusta - A mí no. (I like it - I don't.) A mí no me gusta. - A mí sí. (I don't like it. - I do.) |
Exceptions!
- Remember that the word "tampoco" includes a negation and you cannot use it with "no".
- The verb preferir is irregular. In the stem, the "e" changes to "ie" in all forms except for nosotros and vosotros.
Exercise 1: Describir preferencias
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
tampoco, amáis, odian, también, Prefiero, no, preferimos
Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence
Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.
1
Prefiero
I prefer
2
sí
yes
3
aprecia
he appreciates
4
también
too
