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Forum: English Questions Sep 22nd, 2019, 07:40 am
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Posted By susan53
Re: don't like to

As I have said above, as a British English speaker I would always say Do you like skiing? in this situation. But I know that in US English (which is rapidly influencing UK English too) the to +...
Forum: English Questions Sep 19th, 2019, 02:54 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By susan53
Re: don't like to

Have a look at what I said in the second paragraph : For me, the sentence which expresses enjoyment is the version with like + Ving

As for your other question - in real life communication it's...
Forum: English Questions Sep 10th, 2019, 09:23 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By susan53
Re: don't like to

Have a look at my previous replies. Although I believe there's more overlap in American English, as a British English speaker I don't see them as both expressing enjoyment.

For me, the sentence...
Forum: English Questions Sep 6th, 2019, 11:02 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By susan53
Re: don't like to

In British English both of those examples would more likely use the Ving form, especially the second. In the first, as it's "tiring" there's also the idea that it's not recommendable so it would be...
Forum: English Questions Sep 1st, 2019, 10:10 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,734
Posted By susan53
Re: don't like to

See my first reply here (http://www.eslhq.com/forums/esl-forums/english-questions/would-enjoy-v-ing-70024/)
before you read on.

As indicated there and in my other replies in this thread, when...
Forum: English Questions Jul 22nd, 2019, 12:42 am
Replies: 11
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Posted By susan53
Re: don't like to

No - if you've never done something, how can you know if you enjoy doing it or not? You're talking here about what you want to do - not about what you enjoy. So you can say :
I've never played...
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