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Internet: 'interesar'-type verbs, pronouns after prepositions

I can use 'interesar'-type verbs and pronouns after prepositions to talk about the internet.

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Year 11
AQA

Internet: 'interesar'-type verbs, pronouns after prepositions

I can use 'interesar'-type verbs and pronouns after prepositions to talk about the internet.

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Key learning points

  1. 'Interesar'-type verbs express likes, emotions, interests - they work differently to normal Spanish verbs.
  2. Instead of saying 'I am interested in something', we say 'something interests me' - 'me interesan estas aplicaciones.'
  3. 'Interesar'-type verbs agree with the subject, the ‘interesting thing(s)’; indirect object ‘me’ shows who is interested.
  4. Emphatic pronouns are used after prepositions such as 'a', 'para' 'sin', 'sobre', 'con'.
  5. When used after 'a' before an 'interesar'-type verb, emphatic pronouns emphasise the person affected by the verb.

Keywords

  • 'interesar'-type verbs - group of verbs which require the use of an indirect object pronoun

  • Indirect object pronoun - refers to a person or thing that is indirectly affected by the verb, e.g. 'to me', 'to her', 'to them', etc.

  • Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

  • Emphatic pronoun - used to emphasise a person or after certain prepositions

Common misconception

Indirect object pronouns are the same as emphatic pronouns.

Indirect object pronouns refer to a person or thing indirectly affected by the verb and go before 'interesar'-type verbs, while emphatic pronouns are used for emphasis after prepositions.


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English considers the word 'internet' to be a common noun now so we do not capitalise it. It is capitalised in Spanish and is often used without an article.
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6 Questions

Q1.
'Hago videollamadas es fácil'. Choose the correct missing word.
para
por
Correct answer: porque
por qué
que
Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:canción (f),song

song

Correct Answer:correo (m),mail

mail

Correct Answer:mundo (m),world

world

Correct Answer:ordenador (m),computer

computer

Correct Answer:programa (m),programme

programme

Correct Answer:uso (m),use

use

Q3.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:buscar,to search, look for

to search, look for

Correct Answer:chatear,to chat, chatting (online)

to chat, chatting (online)

Correct Answer:diseñar,to design, designing

to design, designing

Correct Answer:perder,to lose, losing

to lose, losing

Correct Answer:publicar,to publish, publishing

to publish, publishing

Correct Answer:ver,to see, watch

to see, watch

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I like playing video games online'.
1 - me
2 - gusta
3 - jugar
4 - a
5 - los videojuegos
6 - en
7 - línea
Q5.
Write in English: '¿Por qué te gusta tu móvil?'.
Correct Answer: Why do you like your phone?, Why do you like your mobile?
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'I think that it is useful'.
Correct Answer: Pienso que es útil., Yo pienso que es útil., Creo que es útil., Yo creo que es útil.

6 Questions

Q1.
Which verbs use an indirect object?
comparar
Correct answer: encantar
Correct answer: fascinar
hablar
Correct answer: molestar
Q2.
Which words are emphatic pronouns?
me
Correct answer:
te
Correct answer:
le
Q3.
Which sentences are correct?
Correct answer: Me interesa el sitio.
Me interesan el sitio.
Me interesa los sitos.
Correct answer: Me interesan los sitios.
Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I like talking to him'.
1 - a
2 -
3 - me
4 - gusta
5 - hablar
6 - con
7 - él
Q5.
Write in English: 'les preocupa el dato'.
Correct Answer: They worry about the data., They worry about data., The data worries them., Data worries them.
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'we like going out with you (informal singular)'.
Correct Answer: Nos gusta salir contigo.

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