4 Making suggestions

To make suggestions the following expressions are used, all followed by the verb in the infinitive.

¿Te apetece ir al cine?

Do you fancy going to the cinema?

¿Te gustaría ir a la fiesta de aniversario de mis padres?

Would you like to go to my parents’ anniversary party?

¿Quieres ir al museo?

Do you want to go to the museum?

Another way of making a suggestion is by using the first person plural to include both the speaker and the other person.

¿Vamos a la playa?  

Shall we go to the beach?

Activity 3

Using the information given below, try to write out full questions asking someone whether they want to go with you to these events. You can write in the boxes below, or in a notebook or similar. Use the day and activity given, and make up a possible time, as in the example.

You can then practise asking the questions aloud. You may want to record yourself and then listen to it.

Example

Suggestion given: lunes / exposición fotográfica

You might say: ¿Te gustaría ir a una exposición fotográfica el lunes a las cinco de la tarde?

  1. martes / el cine
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  1. miércoles / un concierto de Shakira
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  1. jueves / un partido de tenis
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  1. viernes / la obra de teatro La extraña pareja
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  1. sábado / una verbena
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  1. domingo / el partido de fútbol Real Madrid–Sevilla
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