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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

I'd like to have or I'd like having

Hello,

I want to know what the difference is between; I'd like to have and I'd like having.

Thanks a lot!
  

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Please give us your sentence. The second form will not work in many sentences.
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For example:

I'd like to have dinner with him.

I'd like having dinner with him.
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Hi there,

In conjunction to your post, I'm clearly understood that you're having a confusion between 'I'd like to have...' and 'I'd like having...'. I would say that 'I'd like to have...' is the proper way to express your need(s). Meanwhile, 'I'd like having...' is not a proper usage of grammar.

As an example:

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The 2nd is indeed not so common, but it is certainly possible:

I'd like to have dinner with him.-- I wish to dine with him in the future

I'd like having dinner with him.-- It would be enjoyable to dine with him at any time, I think.
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