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Grammar
Question form using Would + ing verb
My friends say that we can use (1) Would you like a drink? (2) Would you like to drink? but we cannot use (3) Would you like drinking?
If (3) is wrong, why so?
Please help, thank you.
If (3) is wrong, why so?
Please help, thank you.
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I would only accept (1), as 'would you like' is a form used for polite enquiry or offer; this occurs in a specific situation or instance, as at a party. '
- I would only accept (1), as 'would you like' is a form used for polite enquiry or offer; this occurs in a specific situation or instance, as at a party.
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I would only accept (1), as 'would you like' is a form used for polite enquiry or offer; this occurs in a specific situation or instance, as at a party.
For general enquiries, we use the simple present of habit-- 'do you like to drink?' or 'do you like drinking?'
For general enquiries, we use the simple present of habit-- 'do you like to drink?' or 'do you like drinking?'
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