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Anglista2008 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Like to lie in VS like lying in

Hi again,

I'm wondering if I can say:

1. I like lying in till late hours.
2. I like to lay in till late hours.

As far as I know, after verbs like "like" another verb has to have the -ing form, but the second sentence doesn't sound bad...

What do you think?

Thanks,
  

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I think you want to say: I like to stay up till late. / I like staying up till late. Both are correct.

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I think you want to say:

I like to stay up till late. / I like staying up till late.

Both are correct. There may be contexts when one sounds better than the other, and there are people who think there is a slight difference depending on the chosen verb form. You'll get more opinions if you use the search facility in the top right-hand corner.

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yes, that's what I've meant (or that's what I meant???)

cause "to lie in" means "to stay in bed" right ?
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