Grammar

Like, Love, Hate + Verb-ing

After verbs of liking and disliking such as like, love, enjoy, and hate, we usually use the -ing form of the next verb to talk about activities in general.

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Level A2 Verbs & Verb Patterns

Summary

After verbs of liking and disliking such as like, love, enjoy, and hate, we usually use the -ing form of the next verb to talk about activities in general.

Structure

subject + like/love/hate/enjoy + verb-ing

Examples

Common mistakes

• Using the base form, e.g. 'I enjoy swim' instead of 'I enjoy swimming'.
• Forgetting that 'enjoy' is never followed by 'to', e.g. 'enjoy to read' instead of 'enjoy reading'.

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