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Hate, like, love and prefer can be followed either by -ing or a to-infinitive. The difference in meaning is often small. The -ing form emphasises the verb itself. The to-infinitive puts the emphasis more on the preference for, or the results of, the action.
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Verb patterns: verb + infinitive or verb + - ing ? - English...
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Verb patterns: verb + infinitive or verb + - ing ? - English...
- Polski
The verb would like (or ‘d like) is different from like. We use would like + to + infinitive, and we normally use like + -ing verb to talk about general preference. You can learn more about this topic here .
22 Δεκ 2016 · We use “to verb” after “want” and “-ing” after “enjoy.” Some verbs take “to” (want to do), some verbs take “-ing” (enjoy doing). I often get the question, “How do we know which verbs take ‘-ing’ and which verbs take ‘to’?” and for many years, I told my students “you just have to learn it.”
23 Αυγ 2011 · In English, the form V + -ing is called a gerund if it serves as a noun. For example, the gerund form of "run" is "running". (I like cats, I like dogs, I like running). However, not all V + ing forms are gerunds--in "I am running", "running" is another verb.
2 Φεβ 2019 · There are many cases where they are interchangeable, to be sure. "I like to ski" and "I like skiing". But they are not the same. "I spent the afternoon skiing" is a perfectly good sentence. "I spent the afternoon to ski" is very much not. "To ski" is the infinitive.
The verbs followed by -ing include enjoy, mind, stop and recommend. I told him you really enjoy cooking. Would you mind helping me? It didn't stop raining all day yesterday. Daisy recommends trying Alfie’s tiramisu. The negative is verb + not + -ing. Imagine not having pizza! I eat it all the time. Verbs usually followed by -ing
Sometimes we need to decide whether to use a verb in its 1) to-infinitive form [TO DO, TO SING]; or in its 2) -ing form [DOING, SINGING]. For example, which of these is correct: a) I dislike TO WORK late. b) I dislike WORKING late...
