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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Would like to go or would like going?

Hello everyone, my name is Sergio from Brazil and I have a question for you.:

In this sentence I know it´s right for example:

I would like to go to the beach.

but, can I say that?

I would like going to the beach?

If not, Could anyone explain these rules?

Thank you for your attention.

Sergio
  

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Hello Sergio. I would like to go to the beach. = I want to go to the beach I would like going to the beach.

— Mister Micawber

  • Hello Sergio.
  • I would like to go to the beach.
  • = I want to go to the beach I would like going to the beach.
  • = I think I would enjoy that if I ever did it.
  • I'd like to eat = I'm hungry I'd like eating = I've never eaten anything, but it sounds like it might be an enjoyable activity.
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Hello Sergio.

I would like to go to the beach.= I want to go to the beach

I would like going to the beach. = I think I would enjoy that if I ever did it.

I'd like to eat = I'm hungry

I'd like eating = I've never eaten anything, but it sounds like it might be an enjoyable activity.

As you can see, the meaning of the 2nd form i
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