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❤️ Talking About What You Like

Learn how to use like, love, and hate to talk about your favorite things. You will also learn how to add -ing to action words.

Show How You Feel

We use the words like, love, and hate to talk about things we enjoy or do not enjoy. Love means you like something very much. Like means you think something is good. Hate means you do not like something at all. These words help you share your feelings with friends every day.

I love pizza.Pizza is my absolute favorite food.

I like tea.Tea is a nice drink for me.

I hate cold weather.Cold weather is not good for me.

Talking About Actions with -ing

When you want to talk about an action after like, love, or hate, you must add -ing to the action word. For example, read becomes reading. This is a very common way to talk about your hobbies and daily free time activities in English.

I love reading books.Reading books makes me very happy.

She likes cooking dinner.Cooking dinner is fun for her.

They hate waiting.Waiting makes them very unhappy.

Asking Questions

Do you want to know what your friend likes? You can ask a simple question using Do you like? followed by an action with -ing. This is a great way to start a conversation and find people who share your hobbies.

Do you like swimming?Is swimming an activity you enjoy?

What do you love doing?Tell me your favorite activity.

📝 Key words

likefind something good

lovelike very much

hatedislike very much

readinglooking at words in books

cookingmaking food

swimmingmoving in water

waitingstaying until something happens

hobbyfree time activity

💡 Always remember to add -ing to the action word when it comes after like, love, or hate. For example: I like running, not I like run.

✅ Practice quiz

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