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Like 用法详解

Like 用法详解

Hi, could you clarify the difference between like + ing and like + the infinitive?

Maja

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In today's Question and Answer of the Week, Callum and Li answer this tricky question about using the word 'like' with gerunds 动名词 and infinitives 动词不定式。

As they explain, there is occasionally a difference in meaning that accompanies the different grammar, and this allows us to make sense of the following sentence:

I like to do the laundry every week but I don't like doing it.

Listen to the programme to find out what it means!

If you have any other questions about the English language please email us.

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