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Grammar and Linguistics > like gerund or like infinitive ?
like gerund or like infinitive ?
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epit
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like gerund or like infinitive ?
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How should I teach the pattern "like gerund or like infinitive" ?I was teaching the verb like using infinive but I see that infinitive is used in some worksheets .I think there is no great differences between them but I learned like +gerund so I taught it like that but now I want to know what is the difference between for example "I like to eat apple and I like eating apple".Thank you from now . |
11 Sep 2010
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coyote.chus
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Hello, epit,
There is no difference between them. You can say "I like reading horror books" or "I like to read horror books ". BUT You have to use the to-infinitive when using "would" "I would like to go to America next year". In this case only the to-infinitive is correct.
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11 Sep 2010
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cristinasuma
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There is another difference. We sometimes use I like + infinitive when we want to do something which we don �t particularly like, but think useful or necessary.
So, for instance you could say:
I like to go to the dentist twice a year - it doesn �t mean you enjoy it, but you think it �s good for your teeth. |
11 Sep 2010
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