📘 love / like / hate + verbe en -ing
Quand love, like, don't like ou hate sont suivis d'un verbe, ce verbe se met à la forme en -ing.
🥰I love shopping
🙂I like going to the cinema
🙁I don't like doing housework
😠I hate driving at night
| Infinitif | Règle | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| terminaison normale | + -ing | study → studying |
| terminaison en -e | - e + ing | dance → dancing |
| une voyelle + une consonne | on double la consonne + ing | shop → shopping |
📘 The use of the verb "like" for general preferences
Ici, "like" est suivi d'un nom (pas d'un verbe) pour exprimer une préférence générale : I like chocolate.
| Statement | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| I | like | don't like |
| You | like | don't like |
| He/She | likes | doesn't like |
| We | like | don't like |
| You | like | don't like |
| They | like | don't like |
| Questions | Short answer |
|---|---|
| Do you like...? | Yes, I do. / No, I don't (do not). |
📝 Exercices sur ce point : Unit 6 · Love or Hate