Lesson 33 - Likes, Dislikes and Invitations

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Do you like ...?

To talk about liking or disliking something, you can use verb + -ing with:-

enjoy | like | love | hate

Asking and answering questions:-

Question	Answer +	Answer -
Do you enjoy learning English?	Yes, I love it.	No, I hate it.
Does he like living in Germany?	Yes, he loves it.	No, he hates it.
Did you love the Beatles in the 60s?	Yes, I loved them.	No, I hated them.
Do you hate football?	Yes, I hate it.	No, I love it.

To invite someone to do something, you can use verb + -ing with:-

feel like | fancy

Asking and answering questions:-

Question	Answer +	Answer -
Do you feel like going out tonight?	Yes, I'd love to.	No, I don't feel like it.
Do you fancy going for a drive?	Yes, I'd love to.	No, I don't feel like it.

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Love - Like - Don't Mind - Don't Like- Hate

After some verbs (love, like, don't/doesn't mind,don't/doesn't like, hate) you can use a noun, a pronoun or a verb +ing.

	Love	Like	Don't mind	Don't Like	Hate
Noun (coffee)	I love coffee.	I like coffee.	I don't mind coffee.	I don't like coffee.	I hate coffee.
Pronoun (him)	I love him.	I like him.	I don't mind him.	I don't like him.	I hate him.
Verb (flying)	I love flying.	I like flying.	I don't mind flying.	I don't like flying.	I hate flying.

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How about doing something? vs Would you like to do something?

To invite someone to do something you can also use:-

Question	Answer +	Answer -
How about going out tonight?	Yes, I'd love to.	No, I don't feel like it.
Would you like to go out tonight?	Yes, I'd love to.	No, I don't feel like it.
How about having a drink?	Yes, I'd love to.	No, thanks.
Would you like to have a drink?	Yes, I'd love one.	No, thank you.

! Note. 'How about ...' is informal. 'Would you like to ...' is formal.

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Now let's see how Mr Bean does it...

Mr Bean is at home when his wife comes in...

Mr Bean:	Hello, darling. Do you fancy going out tonight?
Mrs Bean:	Oh, no thanks, I don't really feel like it tonight. How about renting a film instead.
Mr Bean:	OK. Do you feel like watching the new Bruce Willis film, Die Hard 13?
Mrs Bean:	Oh, no. I hate him. Do you like Julia Roberts?
Mr Bean:	I don't mind her. She's alright.
Mrs Bean:	Well I really like her. Let's rent her new film then.