In any given day, we might do a hundred different things, some of which are hobbies or fun activities that we choose to do, others of which are responsibilities or obligations that we do as part of a job or other commitment. As you just learned on the previous page, there are multiple ways to explain what you have to do. Likewise, there are many expressions to discuss what you like and want to do, many of which — with verbs like gustar, querer and preferir — you are already know. Another phrase that will allow you to talk about things you want to do is “tener ganas de“. Below you can see some contrasts between obligations and preferences with the expressions tener que + infinitive versus tener ganas de:
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Benito tiene que correr en las mañanas antes de la escuela.Practice these grammatical constructions with the Quizlet flashcards below.
