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Like

Using 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

He likes pizza.

Ben likes pizza.

Ben likes delicious pizza.

David

He likes suits.
Answer

David likes suits.

Answer

David likes grey suits.

Lola

She likes wine
Answer

Lola likes wine.

Answer

Lola likes white wine.

Nancy

She likes shoes
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 gerund

I like baking.

They like gerund
Answer

We like swimming.

He likes gerund
Answer

I like skiing.

We can list gerunds we like using commas (,) and an 'and' at the end.

I like reading

and

I like exercising

I like reading and exercising.

I like reading
I like exercising

and

I like dancing

I like readingexercising and dancing.

I like baking
I like swimming

and

I like going to restaurants
Answer

I like baking, swimming and going to restaurants.

going to...

I like cooking
I like sunbathing

and

I like skiing
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 gerund

My wife + likes + baking + delicious cakes

My wife likes baking delicious cakes.

He likes gerund
Answer - old books

He likes reading old books.

Answer - interesting books

He likes reading interesting books.

She likes gerund
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 infinitive

I like to read

She likes infinative

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 infinitive

He + likes + to + wear + baseball caps

He likes to wear baseball caps.

They like infinitive
Answer - They / homework

They like to do their homework.

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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:

Cheetahs on Safari

😃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

☹️ 

He hates

Simon hates ties.

Lacey

😐

She doesn't mind

Lacey doesn't mind her old books.

Joe

😃

He loves
Answer - new phones

Joe loves new phones.

Katherine

🙂

She likes
Answer

Katherine likes big hats.

(big hat)

Richard

🙁

He doesn't like
Answer - beaches

Richard doesn't like beaches.

Really

She likes baking.

She likes gerund

She really likes baking.

She really likes gerund

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

I like infinitive

Subject + like + to + verb

I + like + to + ski

I like to ski.

I like gerund

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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