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Verb patterns: love, like, hate and want

I can use the correct verb forms after love, like, hate,and want or would like to talk

about preferences and desires.

Verb + -ing form

When we use two verbs together, the IL -
Jl
second verb is sometimes in the -ing form o [fuaÿJ
and sometimes in the to + base form.
If

Verb 1 Verb 2

He likes riding his bike.

He wants to ride his bike.
I I Wantto ride my bike nowl J
We make the -ing form like this:

Most verbs Verbs ending in-e (ride, dance) Verbs ending vowel + consonant (get, swim)

+
+ -ing remove -e, -ing double the final consonant, + -ing

read — ÿ reading ride —ÿ riding get —ÿ getting
—
—
—
wait > waiting lose > losing swim > swimming
We often use the -ing form after the verbs love, like and hate. V I loveplayingcomputergames.
Love, like,don't like and hate express our general preferences. / I likereading inbed.

We often use love, like, don't like and hate -ing to talk about X I don't like beinglatefor things.
+
our feelings for hobbies and everyday activities. XX I hate tidyingmybedroom.

* 1 Write the -ing forms. S3 O6.1 Complete the 'You'column with V, /, ©

ÿ drink drinking 7 win X and XX.Then listen to Amy and Fred,and
complete the table.
1 play _ 8 run
_ V = love X = don't like
2 sit 9 get
/ = like XX = hate
3 have _ 10 tidy
_
4 chat 11 find You Amy Fred
_
5 go 12 lose
6 do _ 13 clean paint / XX

Í2 Complete the text with the -ing form of the
verb in brackets. Í computer
gomes
My sister Daisy and I are very different! She likes
doino (do) sports, but Ilike 1_ (make)

3
things. I like 2 _ (draw), _ (paint) basketball
and4 __ (cook). I like 5_ _ (write)
6_
stories too. Daisy hates _ (be) inside
7_
the house.She loves (swim) in summer games

and 8 _ (ski) in winter.

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