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VERB: LIKE

1. like + noun phrase. I like Sarah but I don't like her brother
much. ...
2. like + -ing. I like swimming before breakfast. ...
3. like + to-infinitive. She likes to go and see her parents at the
weekend. ...
4. like + what/where clause. I don't like what he did.

Remember LIKE always requires an object

SUBJECT + LIKE + OBJECT (NOUN)

I + like + orange juice


I + like + it

You + like + these shoes


You + like + them

SUBJECT + LIKE + OBJECT (-ING NOUN/VERB)


She + likes + running
She + likes + it

He + likes + doing his tasks


He likes (doing) them

SUBJECT + LIKE + OBJECT (-TO (INFINITIVE) VERB)

We + like + to run


We + like + it

SUBJECT + LIKE + OBJECT (-what/where clause)

They like what you do


I like where I like
PREPOSITION:
LIKE
We use “like” for comparison

 I sleep like a baby. 
 You are acting like a
child. 
 She smells like a flower.
 This boy cleans like a
robot.
 We look like our mother. 
 You sing like angels. 
 They are not like us.

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