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Liveinjapan Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

ing and to-infinitive

0Hi, everyone. There is no difference in meaning at the following sentences, is there?02br
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01i00I like to swim.02i02br
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01i00I like swimming.02i02br
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00There's a little difference below, isn't there?02br
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01i00I like to swim as often as possible.02i02br
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01i00I like swimming as often as possible.02i02br
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00Thanks.02br
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02br 02br 00However, like + infinitive is used to talk about your likes or dislikes on a particular occasion or at a specific time. Like + infinitive means that you 01u 00choose02u 00 to do something. 02br 02br 00You'd say for example; 'I don't really like reading, but I like to read when I'm in bed (In general, I don't fancy this activity, but I like to do it when I'm in bed...

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  • 02br 02br 00However, like + infinitive is used to talk about your likes or dislikes on a particular occasion or at a specific time.
  • Like + infinitive means that you 01u 00choose02u 00 to do something.
  • 02br 02br 00You'd say for example; 'I don't really like reading, but I like to read when I'm in bed (In general, I don't fancy this activity, but I like to do it when I'm in bed...
  • I choose to do it)0-
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0Hi Liveinjapan, 02br
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00When you use like + ing (I like swimming), you're talking in general about your likes and dislikes.02br
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00However, like + infinitive is used to talk about your likes or dislikes on a particular occasion or at a specific time. Like + infinitive means that you 01u00choose02u00 to do something. 02br
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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10Hi, everyone. There is no difference in meaning at the following sentences, is there?12br
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11i10I like to swim.12i12br
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11i10I like swimming.12i12br
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10There's a little difference below, isn't there?12br
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0Thak you all05002br
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00You both speak better than my grammar book. 02br
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