Infinitives
Before we look at like + verb-ing, we need khổng lồ learn about infinitives.
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I want khổng lồ sleep.How many verbs are here?There are two verbs. Verb 1. want & Verb 2. sleep.
The verb sleep has the word TO before it. This means the verb is in its infinitive form: to sleep.To + verb is called an infinitive. To sleep is an infinitive sầu.
Normally when two verbs are together, the second verb (verb number 2) is in its infinitive sầu size.In the original sentence, the second verb, sleep, is in its infinitive sầu form: lớn sleep.
Another example:
I need lớn study.There are two verbs in this sentence. Verb 1. need & Verb 2. study.The second verb is in its infinitive form… TO study.
He wants to lớn travel.The second verb (travel) needs khổng lồ be in its infinitive size (lớn travel). He wants TO travel.
This is the general rule about two verbs together & there are some exceptions like with modal verbs but we will see this in another lesson.
Verbs after LIKE
With the verb LIKE there are two ways of putting a verb after it.You can say:
I like lớn sleep. (This is like + infinitive sầu – which we have already seen)But with the verb LIKE, we frequently use a verb ending in ING after it.
I like sleeping.Sleeping is a verb ending in ING.Another example. You can say:
I like lớn eat chocolate. …. OR you can say …I like eating chocolate.Is there a difference?In general there isn’t a difference in meaning, though we sometimes use the infinitive (TO + VERB) lớn talk about habits or choices.
I like to eat chocolate for breakfast.(This is my habit or my choice).I like eating chocolate.(This is more about what I like doing in general)However, using a VERB+ING is more common than using an infinitive sầu.
Love, Enjoy, Don’t Like, Hate + Verb-ing
I like sleeping.Xem thêm: Cách Tính Ma Trận Nghịch Đảo Cấp 2, Ma Trận Khả Nghịch
This is an example of the verb lượt thích + verb ending in ING.This rule of LIKE + Verb-ING also applies lớn other similar “liking” verbs such as:Love, enjoy, don’t lượt thích, hate.Note: don’t like is just the negative size of like.
I love reading in bed at night.I enjoy playing video games.I don’t like getting up early.I hate washing the dishes.Using a verb-ing after these verbs sound more natural.In general we prefer to use the verb-ing after like, love or hate.
BUT…. with the verb ENJOY, if there is a verb after it, we can only use a VERB-ING & NOT an infinitive sầu.
Enjoy + verb-ing
We enjoy playing cards.After enjoy we have the verb ending in ING, in this case playing. We CANNOT say:
We enjoy lớn play cards. (This is NOT correct).It is NOT possible to lớn use enjoy + an infinitive.Another example:
He enjoys going to lớn the cinema.enjoy + verb-ing, in this case going. This is correct.We bởi NOT say:
He enjoys TO GO to the cinema. … This is NOT correct!
Negative sentences with LIKE + Verb-ING
To make negative sentences we use the rules of DON’T and DOESN’T before like.
I like writing essays. … becomes …I don’t like writing essays.He likes mowing the lawn. … becomes …He doesn’t like mowing the lawn.Remember there is no S at the kết thúc of the verb in negative sầu sentences and questions.
More examples of negative sầu sentences with lượt thích + verb-ing:
I don’t like waiting.He doesn’t like eating spinach.They don’t like going khổng lồ the doctor.She doesn’t like cleaning the house.Questions with LIKE + Verb-ING
To make questions we use the rules of DO and DOES at the beginning of the question.
They like playing chess.To make a question with they we use DO at the beginning, so it becomes…
Do they like playing chess?Another example:
She likes baking cakes.To make a question with she we use DOES at the beginning, so it becomes…
Does she like baking cakes?Remember there is no S at the kết thúc of the verb in negative sầu sentences & questions.
More examples of questions with like + verb-ing:
Do you lượt thích blowing bubbles?Do they lượt thích taking selfies?Does John lượt thích listening khổng lồ music?Does your grandmother lượt thích going to the gym?Summary Chart
