Like
Find out how to use 'like'. Learn another word for like, the meaning of like and questions, such as 'do you like?'.
Vocabulary - nouns
Note: we 'go on' safaris and cruises.
I like to go on cruises.
She likes going on safaris.
Vocabulary - adjectives
Like - verb
The noun is usually in the plural form.
Subject + like + noun / noun phrase
Jane likes hot weather.
Billy likes rides.
Kate likes interesting museums.
Like Exercises
Add an adjective
Ben
Ben likes pizza.
Ben likes delicious pizza.
David
Answer
David likes suits.
Answer
David likes grey suits.
Lola
Answer
Lola likes wine.
Answer
Lola likes white wine.
Nancy
Answer
Nancy likes shoes.
Answer
Nancy likes yellow shoes.
Gerunds
Gerunds are a type of noun. It is made when a verb is made into a noun by adding 'ing'.
eat - eating
drink - drinking
wear - wearing
IT DOES NOT WORK FOR ALL VERBS
Vocabulary - Gerunds
Like + gerund exercises
Subject + like + gerund
I like baking.
Answer
We like swimming.
Answer
I like skiing.
We can list gerunds we like using commas (,) and an 'and' at the end.
and
I like reading and exercising.
and
I like reading, exercising and dancing.
and
Answer
I like baking, swimming and going to restaurants.
going to...
and
Answer
I like cooking, sunbathing and skiing.
We can extend the sentence by adding a noun or noun phrase at the end.
Subject + like + gerund + noun or noun phrase
My wife + likes + baking + delicious cakes
My wife likes baking delicious cakes.
Answer - old books
He likes reading old books.
Answer - interesting books
He likes reading interesting books.
Answer - big jumpers
She likes wearing big jumpers.
Answer - blue jumpers
She likes wearing blue jumpers.
Answer - two adjectives
She likes wearing big blue jumpers.
Like + to verb exercises
We can also use like with verbs.
Subject + like + to + present form verb
I like to read.
She likes to eat.
We can extend the sentence by adding a noun or noun phrase at the end.
Subject + like + to + present tense verb + noun / noun phrase
He + likes + to + wear + baseball caps
He likes to wear baseball caps.
Answer - They / homework
They like to do their homework.
Answer - dresses
They like to wear dresses.
Answer - big hats
They like to do wear big hats.
Answer - dresses and big hats
They like to wear dresses and big hats.
Like can be made stronger, or weaker:
😃Love I love safaris.
🙂Like I like safaris.
😐Don’t mind I don't mind safaris
🙁Don’t like I don't like safaris.
☹️Hate I hate safaris.
Like Exercises
Simon
☹️
Simon hates ties.
Lacey
😐
Lacey doesn't mind her old books.
Joe
😃
Answer - new phones
Joe loves new phones.
Katherine
🙂
Answer
Katherine likes big hats.
(big hat)
Richard
🙁
Answer - beaches
Richard doesn't like beaches.
Really
She likes baking.
She really likes baking.
Adding really between the subject and the verb strengthens the feeling.
I like wearing a new shirt.
I really like wearing a new shirt.
She loves pizza.
She really loves pizza.
We don't like going to the train station.
We really don't like going to the train station.
like to verb vs like gerund
Subject + like + to + verb
I + like + to + ski
I like to ski.
Subject + like + gerund
I + like + skiing
I like skiing.
There is no difference in meaning.
Subject + like + to + verb = more formal
Extend your sentence with chunks of grammar
Time Chunk
I like drinking coffee.
I like drinking coffee in the morning.
I like drinking coffee at 8:30am.
I like drinking delicious coffee at the weekend.
Frequency Chunk
I love going to the gym.
I love going to the gym every day.
I love going to the gym every Sunday morning.
I love going to the gym twice a month.
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