i like to, i like + -ing form

KatarinkaI have always thought that like should be followed by an -ing form. But I saw a sentence two days ago which said - I like to write. So my question is what the difference between this and I like writing is. Can somebody please tell me? I have checked it in my dictionary but there was nothing but this sentence- I don't like to disturb you. I don't really get the di

thanks. not sure why I thought there should be an -ing form after like. Thanks anyway.

0 Can anyone shed some more light on 'I like to/-ing' cause I've been taught a rule that suggests that after verbs talking about feelings (love, like, hate, etc) we need a noun or gerund form. Where does the rule come from if there is such a rule? Personally, both forms seem to work:02br
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00I like writing /(the activity)02br
00I like to write /(to perform th

0They are both okay.0-

0 I read somewhere that we 01b00can02b00 use I like to... to say that 01b00you prefer to do something because it is convenient02b00, e.g. I 01b00like to do02b00 the washing up immediately after my meals.' In this case you couldn't use I like -ing with that meaning. If you say 'I like doing the washing up ....' it means that t

0 Thank you very much for your answers.02br
00The fact that both are ok makes sense so I suppose there's no formal rule that suggests the use of gerund form. It's a bit frustrating cause I've been taught by 4 teachers and each of them claimed that putting 'to infinitive' after "I like" is a mistake....where does it come frorm is a mystery to me 050010id5

0 Hi,02br
00Sometimes teachers do that because they want their students to master a given structure before they are taught the 'exceptions'02br
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00Bye0-

After "to" you always have to put verb in the basic form.

After like ( love, hate ect) you always use verb + ing