English grammar
I loved it: English keeps the normal word order
Say what you liked, loved or found boring, in the past.
From the scene I loved it
In short
With like and love, the person is the subject: I loved it. With bore, the thing is the subject: it bored me.
Your turn
Which one goes with the person is the subject?
Options: I loved them · I loved it (not "it liked me") · Did you like it?
Show answer
the person is the subject → I loved it (not "it liked me")
How it works
With like and love, the person who feels it is the subject: I liked it, I loved it (not "it liked me").
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
And the dancers? (blank) you like them, Javi?
Options: Have · Did · Do
Show answer
And the dancers? Did you like them, Javi?
¿Y los bailaores? ¿Te gustaron, Javi?
Good to know
Bore works the other way round: the thing is the subject, so it bored me.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
What (blank) me was the queue to get in.
Clue: the queue did it to me, last night
Options: bores · bored · boring
Show answer
What bored me was the queue to get in.
Lo que me aburrió fue la cola para entrar.
Good to know
The thing goes right after the verb: I liked the show very much, not "I liked very much the show".
asking: did you like…? Did you like it?
the person is the subject I loved it (not "it liked me")
Javi
I loved it. It was incredible.
A mí me encantó. Fue increíble.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). It was incredible.
Options: I loved them · I loved it · Did you like it
Show answer
Javi
I loved it. It was incredible.
A mí me encantó. Fue increíble.
more than one thing I loved them
the thing is the subject it bored me
Your turn
What goes with it bored me?
Options: the person is the subject · the thing is the subject · asking: did you like…?
Show answer
it bored me → the thing is the subject
Common mistake
Not Do or Have here. Simple past question (last night).
Did you like last night's show?
¿Os gustó el espectáculo de anoche?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| asking: did you like…? | Did you like it? |
|---|---|
| the person is the subject | I loved it (not "it liked me") |
| more than one thing | I loved them |
| the thing is the subject | it bored me |
More lines from the story
- NuriaDid you like last night's show?¿Os gustó el espectáculo de anoche?
- NuriaAnd the dancers? Did you like them, Javi?¿Y los bailaores? ¿Te gustaron, Javi?
- ElenaWhat bored me was the queue to get in.Lo que me aburrió fue la cola para entrar.
- ElenaBut what I liked most... was my own dance!Pero lo que más me gustó... ¡fue mi baile!
- NuriaI loved the clapping and the heels.A mí me encantaron las palmas y los tacones.