Impersonal Verbs
Impersonal verbs are conjugated in the third person singular and plural only.
gustar
Me gusta José.
I like José.
Carmen, ¿te gustan los huevos?
Carmen, do you like eggs?
A María le gustan las verduras.
María likes vegetables.
Me gusta el pollo.
I like chicken.
No nos gusta el pollo.
We don’t like chicken.
Les gusta salir.
They like to go out.
Tu me gustas (a mi).1
I like you.
Yo te gusto (a ti).1
You like me.
olvidar
Se me olvidó el paraguas.
I forgot my umbrella.
gustar, importar, quedar, doler
Works Cited
Danesi, Marcel and Stephen McGroarty. Living Language Spanish 2. A Conversational Approach to Verbs Third Edition. New York: Crown Publishers Inc. 1996. Print.
Footnotes
1 Graciela, Nancy and Alicia all agree the forms above are valid, but sources are needed. Those consulted indicate the impersonal verb is only allowed in the third person.