LIKES AND DISLIKES

LIKES AND DISLIKES

BRYAM DELGADO

LIkes and dislikes

We are going to study verbs like (like, dislike, enjoy, love, prefer, hate). These verbs are used to express preferences; that is, things or activities that we like to do; verbs that are followed by nouns or other verbs for which there are two options to write the sentence. These two options have an identical meaning and either of them is correct without changing the meaning of the phrase.

• Followed by a noun:

• I like chocolate, but I don't like chocolate cake.

• He enjoys Japanese cinema, but he does not like Japanese novels.

• He likes coffee, but he hates like tea.

• Followed by an infinitive verb:

• I hate playing tennis, I prefer to play soccer.

• We love to eat pizza, but we don't like to make it.

• Your pet likes to walk with you, but hates to walk alone.

• Followed by a verb with a gerund:

• They like to go for a run.

• I like to hike in the mountains, but I don't like skiing.

• He likes to listen to music, but he doesn't like going to concerts.

... You can also mix nouns and gerunds in a sentence:

• I LIKE LIVING IN STOCKHOLM, BUT I DON'T LIKE THE COLD.

LIKE AND WOULD LIKE...

Like and would like in English are similar expressions, but with important differences. The short version is that like is to talk about things that you like and you use to do, it’s in simple present, and would like is about things that you would like to do or offer as an invitation, also it can be to ask for something, it’s about future.

• We use LIKE to talk about things you like all the time.

• We use WOULD LIKE to talk about the things you want to or sometime in the future.

EXAMPLES:

• Would you like a chocolate? (Offering)

• I would like a chocolate but with water. (Asking)

• Would you like to go to the movies tonight? What would you like to do this weekend? (Invitations)

• Yes, I would like to go tonight and I would like to travel with you this weekend. (Asking with abbreviation)

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