Use the correct form of the verb gustar and the appropriate indirect object pronoun to complete the following dialogue between a babysitter and a difficult child.
Cultura
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Niñera: ¿Pepito, te gusta mirar la tele?
Pepito: No. A mí no los programas de esta noche.
Niñera: Pues, yo sé que a tu hermana los dibujos animados (cartoons).
Pepito: No es cierto. A mi hermana y a mí solamente mirar las películas (movies) de horror.
Niñera: Entonces, ¿a ustedes las canciones de Shakira? Yo tengo el nuevo CD de ella.
Pepito: No. No escuchar música porque a mí no cantar y a mi hermana no bailar. Por eso no la música.
Could someone help me with a few of these?
Pepito's first answer is not a complete sentence.
No. A mí no me gustan los programas de esta noche.
You are omitting the verb gustar:
Pues, yo sé que a tu hermana le gustan los dibujos animados.
A mi hermana y a mí solamente nos gusta mirar, etc.
¿a ustedes les gustan las canciones, etc.
Are you aware that you MUST conjugate the verbs to match the subjects? The infinitives do not work here, nor does omitting the verb "gustar" which was the entire purpose of this exercise.
No nos gusta escuchar música poruq a mí noe me gusta cantar y a mi hermana no le gusta bailar. Por eso no nos gusta la música.
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Niñera: ¿Pepito, te gusta mirar la tele?
Pepito: No. A mí no me gustan los programas de esta noche.
Niñera: Pues, yo sé que a tu hermana le gustan los dibujos animados (cartoons).
Pepito: No es cierto. A mi hermana y a mí solamente nos gusta mirar las películas (movies) de horror.
Niñera: Entonces, ¿a ustedes les gustan las canciones de Shakira? Yo tengo el nuevo CD de ella.
Pepito: No. No nos gusta escuchar música porque a mí no me gusta cantar y a mi hermana no le gusta bailar. Por eso no nos gusta la música.
Certainly! I'd be happy to help you with the missing parts. Let's go through each blank and fill them in with the correct form of the verb "gustar" and the appropriate indirect object pronoun.
1. Pepito: No. A mí no ___________ los programas de esta noche.
To express "I don't like the TV shows tonight," we need to use the form of "gustar" that agrees with the plural subject "los programas." Since Pepito is the one expressing his opinion, we use the indirect object pronoun "me" to refer to him. Therefore, the correct answer is "me gustan."
2. Niñera: Pues, yo sé que a tu hermana ___________ los dibujos animados.
Here, we want to say "Your sister likes cartoons." Since we are talking about someone else, we use the indirect object pronoun "le" corresponding to "a tu hermana." The correct answer is "le gustan."
3. Pepito: No es cierto. A mi hermana y a mí solamente ___________ las películas de horror.
In this case, we need to use the form of "gustar" that agrees with the plural subject "las películas de horror." Since both Pepito and his sister like horror movies, we use the indirect object pronoun "nos" to refer to both of them. Therefore, the correct answer is "nos gustan."
4. Niñera: Entonces, ¿a ustedes ___________ las canciones de Shakira? Yo tengo el nuevo CD de ella.
To say "Do you like Shakira's songs? I have her new CD," we need to use the form of "gustar" that agrees with the plural subject "las canciones de Shakira." Since we are talking about both Pepito and his sister, we use the indirect object pronoun "les" corresponding to "a ustedes." The correct answer is "les gustan."
5. Pepito: No. No ___________ escuchar música porque a mí no ___________ cantar y a mi hermana no ___________ bailar. Por eso no ___________ la música.
To convey "I don't like listening to music because I don't like to sing, and my sister doesn't like to dance. That's why we don't like it," we need to use the appropriate forms of "gustar" and the indirect object pronouns. Since we are referring to Pepito and his sister separately, we use the indirect object pronoun "me" for Pepito and "le" for his sister. The correct answers are "me gusta," "no le gusta," "no le gusta," and "no nos gusta."
So, the complete dialogue should be as follows:
Niñera: ¿Pepito, te gusta mirar la tele?
Pepito: No. A mí no me gustan los programas de esta noche.
Niñera: Pues, yo sé que a tu hermana le gustan los dibujos animados (cartoons).
Pepito: No es cierto. A mi hermana y a mí solamente nos gustan las películas (movies) de horror.
Niñera: Entonces, ¿a ustedes les gustan las canciones de Shakira? Yo tengo el nuevo CD de ella.
Pepito: No. No me gusta escuchar música porque a mí no me gusta cantar y a mi hermana no le gusta bailar. Por eso no nos gusta la música.