Particular use of 'would'

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Hi there,Is the following imaginary example / sentence correct?I would like swimming if somebody hadn't made me hate doing it when I was young.1. I guess it is possible but the expression 'would like to do something' is so common that it 'shadows' this much less used form (of course it is something else if we consider its meaning). So first I'm just curious if/whether it is possible at all.2. Please correct my sentence if it contains mistakes.

GPY · Accepted Answer

Yeah, that seems OK.

Hole One a New See · Answer

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CalifJim · Answer

Hole One a New SeeI would like swimming if ...
I guess it is possible

There's a big difference between "would like to" and "would like -ing". In this case you can't use "to swim" at all. It would make the sentence incomprehensible. So you might say that the -ing is not only possible but required.

In your sentence "would like -ing" is just a subset of "would like [any noun]". I would like chess if somebody hadn't made me hate it.

Hole One a New SeePlease correct

I would like swimming if somebody hadn't made me hate it when I was young.

"doing" is superfluous.

CJ

Hole One a New See · Answer

Thanks for the answer

So you might say that the -ing is not only possible but required.

I tried to refer to it

of course it is something else if we consider its meaning

but I still have to learn to write more accurate. Now I can see that I wrote something differing from the desired one. I guess I should have checked my text again to avoid it.

"doing" is superfluous.

Thank you very much. It really seems better without that.

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