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Talking about likes and dislikes
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Likes and dislikes
Like and dislike are two words that help you to express your preferences and interests. Often
you like or dislike something because of the way it makes you feel when you do or look at it.
You can express what you like or don´t like as follows:
The most common verbs you use to express preference
Like
Dislike
•
Like : You enjoy something
•
Love: Strong aFection or
something.
•
Prefer: Like something better
than something else.
•
Don´t like: You don´t enjoy
something.
•
Hate: You feel an intense
aversion of doing something.
You usually use the present simple describing preferences:
Example:
I like doing aerobics
We don´t like going shopping
Like
can be followed by verb –
ing
or to-
infnitive verb
When one verb is followed by another, the second verb can either be an
infnitive
or an -
ing
form
. Some verbs can be followed by either an
infnitive
, or an -
ing
form
but with a change in
meaning. These are some of the most common ones.
For example:
I like watching TV every evening.
This is an action that happens over a period of
time. It expresses enjoying and liking if it is followed by a gerund.
•
I don´t
like
watching TV.
•
I
hate
watching TV.
(You don´t enjoy watching TV)