| Good afternoon! I hope you are well. |
| I am sure that you have heard of the verb "to like" before in English! It’s one of our favourite verbs. We use it all the time to talk about things that we enjoy doing. ¡Seguro que te suena el verbo "to like" en inglés! Es uno de nuestros verbos preferidos. Lo usamos con mucha frecuencia para hablar de actividades de las cuales disfrutamos. If we don’t like doing something, we don’t enjoy doing it! Let’s have a look at some examples of how to use "to like" in the present simple in the affirmative and negative forms. Bob likes playing cards with his friends on Saturday mornings. A Bob le gusta jugar a las cartas con los amigos los sábados por la mañana. I like going shopping with my friends every weekend. Me gusta ir de compras con mis amigas todos los fines de semana. Mike doesn’t like going to the gym. He prefers going running. A Mike no le gusta ir al gimnasio. Prefiere ir a correr. Sara likes studying in the library because it’s much more peaceful there. A Sara le gusta estudiar en la biblioteca porque allí se está mucho más tranquilo. In general, children don’t like doing their homework. En general, a los niños no les gusta hacer los deberes. The verb "to like" is often followed by a gerund, the "-ing" form of the verb. However, it is also possible to put an infinitive after the verb "to like". It is possible to say, for example, El verbo "to like" muchas veces va seguido de un gerundio, la forma "-ing" del verbo. Sin embargo, también puede ir seguido de un infinitivo. Se puede decir, por ejemplo, Bob likes to play cards with his friends on Saturday mornings. Some other verbs which indicate preference are… to love to prefer to hate Look at some examples: James loves watching films on TV whereas his sister prefers going to the cinema. James hates spending so much money just to see a film. James loves to watch films on TV whereas his sister prefers to go to the cinema. James hates to spend so much money just to see a film. A James le encanta ver películas en la tele mientras que su hermana prefiere ir al cine. James odia gastar tanto dinero solo para ver una película. I hope this has been helpful! I hope that you have a great weekend! Kind regards, |
