¿Qué te gusta hacer?
Some time ago we talked about what we like to do using the expression "me gusta." Do you remember how that worked?
Do you recall using phrases like: Me gusta bailar, Me gusta comer, or Me gusta mirar la televisión to express ideas like “ I like to dance,” "I like to eat,” or “I like to watch TV”? Do you remember why we do not change the verbs bailar, mirar, and comer? Think about what we want to say. We want to say, for example, "I like to dance." That form of the verb, "to dance," "to watch," "to eat," is the infinitive form and in Spanish will end in -ar, -er or -ir. Many verbs can be combined with infinitives to express more complex ideas. Check out the chart below.
| Necesitar | To need |
| Desear | To desire |
| Tener que | To have to |
Using the verbs from the chart, you can now say that you "need," "desire (want)," "have to" or "like to" do the activities that you want to talk about. Try it out here. Click on each question to see the correct response.
| ¿Necesitas estudiar? | |
| ¿Deseas estudiar? | |
| ¿Tienes que estudiar? | |
| ¿Necesitas comer? | |
| ¿Tienes que trabajar hoy? | |
| ¿Deseas trabajar hoy? |
