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Expressing Likes and Dislikes (Like, Love, Enjoy, Hate + Verb-ing) — Grammar, Examples and Exercises
Learning Objectives
- Learn verbs to express likes and dislikes (like, love, enjoy, hate, don’t like)
- Use the structure Verb + -ing to talk about activities
- Form affirmative and negative sentences
- Ask and answer questions about preferences
1. Key Verbs for Likes and Dislikes
| Verb | Meaning | Strength |
|---|---|---|
| Love + V-ing | to love (strong like) | Strong like |
| Like + V-ing | to like | Simple like |
| Enjoy + V-ing | to enjoy | Pleasure |
| Don’t / Doesn’t like + V-ing | to not like | Dislike |
| Hate + V-ing | to hate | Strong dislike |
2. The Grammar Rule
After these verbs, we use the gerund (verb + -ing) form. The structure is:
Subject + like/love/enjoy/hate + Verb-ing + (object)
3. Examples
Affirmative:
- I like playing football. – I enjoy playing football
- She loves reading stories. – She really enjoys reading
- We enjoy listening to music. – We have fun listening
- He likes drawing pictures. – He enjoys drawing
- They love swimming in the sea. – They really like swimming
Negative:
- I don’t like getting up early. – I dislike waking early
- She doesn’t like watching TV. – She dislikes TV
- He hates doing homework. – He really dislikes homework
- We don’t enjoy cooking. – We dislike cooking
4. Questions and Short Answers
| Question | Affirmative Answer | Negative Answer |
|---|---|---|
| Do you like playing tennis? | Yes, I do. | No, I don’t. |
| Does she like reading books? | Yes, she does. | No, she doesn’t. |
| Do they enjoy travelling? | Yes, they do. | No, they don’t. |
5. Vocabulary Box: Common Activities
| Activity | Verb + ing | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Sport | playing sport / running / swimming | I like swimming. |
| Reading | reading books | She loves reading. |
| Music | listening to music / singing | He enjoys singing. |
| Drawing | drawing / painting | We like drawing. |
| Cooking | cooking | They hate cooking. |
| Travel | travelling | I love travelling. |
6. Exercises
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the correct verb form.
1. I like (play) ____________ football after school.
2. She hates (get up) ____________ early in the morning.
3. They enjoy (watch) ____________ cartoons.
4. He doesn’t like (do) ____________ his homework.
5. We love (go) ____________ to the beach.
Exercise 2: Write sentences about your own likes and dislikes.
1. I like ________________________________.
2. I don’t like ________________________________.
3. I love ________________________________.
4. I hate ________________________________.
Exercise 3: Ask and answer with a partner.
– Do you like reading? – Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
– Does your friend like swimming? – Yes, he/she does. / No, he/she doesn’t.
Summary
To express likes and dislikes in English, we use the verbs like, love, enjoy, don’t like, and hate followed by the verb + -ing (gerund). We form questions with Do/Does. This structure helps us talk about our hobbies, preferences and daily activities in English!
