1.1 Like + verb +-ing
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What you already know :
Review the present simple here.
EXPRESSING LIKE AND DISLIKE
We use verb + -ing after like, love, don't mind and hate
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Practice
Write the -ing form of the verbs below, as in the example.
Example: walk> walking
Like / love / prefer / hate
The verbs like, love, prefer, and hate are used with NOUNS (I like pizza; he prefers pasta) but they are also used with VERBS when we are talking about activities, hobbies and interests.
Like, love, prefer, and hate can be followed by a to-infinitive (to go, to play, to write) or by an …ing form (going, playing, writing) and there is often no difference in meaning:
He loves to dance. = He loves dancing.
They prefer to stay at home. = They prefer staying at home.
Remember that there is a special use of like to … which is used to express preference and NOT pleasure.
Compare like to and like ...ing:
If we say we like swimming or we like reading, we are saying that we enjoy that activity.
If someone says: I like to check my work several times before handing it to the teacher, this person prefers to do a check to avoid mistakes. He is not saying that he enjoys doing the checking itself.
Put the following verbs: like, don't mind, enjoy and don't like into the scale.
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