Level 2 Unit 4a

Life like/love + noun or -ing form

I don’t like
listening to the
trumpet!

I love playing
the trumpet.

Presentation
like/love + -ing form
After the verbs like/love, use a noun or a noun phrase:
We love music. (music = a noun) We like the same music. (the same music = a noun
phrase). When we use another verb after like/love, use the -ing form. The -ing
form is a noun:
I love listening to music. He doesn’t like listening to music.
Spelling rules
• With most verbs, add -ing with no spelling changes: play → playing, listen → listening, go → going
• With verbs ending in consonant -e, take off the -e and add -ing: make → making, dance → dancing
• With verbs ending in vowel + consonant, double the consonant and add -ing: swim → swimming, jog →
jogging

Exercises
1 Write what these people like or don’t like doing. Use the words in the box.

camp do homework eat out ski sunbathe surf

1 She doesn't like 2 He likes 3 We don´t like camping

skiing. sunbathing

4 She likes surfing He doesn´t like doing homework They like do eating out
 Level 2 Unit 4a
Exercises
Exercises

2 Rewrite the sentences using the -ing form of the verbs in the box.

go to read do listen to use take watch play

1 I like music. I like listening to music.

2 We love books.
3 He doesn’t like homework.
4 My grandmother likes video games.
5 I don’t like social media.
6 My family likes movies.
7 My friends don’t like the gym.
8 Do you like photographs?
3 Write sentences with the words.
1 I / like / swim
2 Peter / love /
dance
3 The team / not like / play / in the rain.
4 My parents / like / shop.
5 The children / love / make / cakes.
6 I / not love / run / but I do it!
7 Do / she / like / live / in London?
8 Do / they / like / go / on vacation?
9 We / not like / take / taxis.
10 Do / you / like / shop / online?
We love reading book
He doesn´t like doing homework
My grandmother likes playing video games
I don´t like use social media
My family likes watching movies
My friends don´t like going to the gym
Do you like does photographs?
I like swimming.
Peter loves dancing
The team doesn´t like playing in the rain
My parents like shopping
The children love making cakes
I don´t love running
Does she like living in London?
Do they like going on vacation
We don´t like taking
We do like shop online?

4 Write sentences about you using like, love, or don’t like and the verb in parentheses.
1 (dance) I like dancing
2 (play) I love playing soccer
3 (watch) I like watching movie
4 (take) I don´t like taking juice
5 (shop) I love shopping center

5 Write three questions for your partner with like. Then ask and answer questions with your partner
using like, love, or don’t like. Write your partner’s answers.
1 I like doing sport? I don´t like doing sport
2 Do you free time out with my friends? I like going out with my friends
3 I like watching movies? I love watching movies