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    There are three ways to express liking or disliking something in English. Using "like" or "hate" followed by a gerund expresses actual liking or disliking, such as "I like getting up early" or "I hate dancing." However, using these verbs followed by a to-infinitive expresses habitual preference rather than liking or disliking, such as "I like to be punctual" or "I hate to lie." The difference is that gerund constructions indicate enjoyment or aversion while to-infinitive constructions suggest something is considered useful or wise, whether enjoyed or not.

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    There are three ways to express liking or disliking something in English. Using "like" or "hate" followed by a gerund expresses actual liking or disliking, such as "I like getting up early" or "I hate dancing." However, using these verbs followed by a to-infinitive expresses habitual preference rather than liking or disliking, such as "I like to be punctual" or "I hate to lie." The difference is that gerund constructions indicate enjoyment or aversion while to-infinitive constructions suggest something is considered useful or wise, whether enjoyed or not.

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    Likes and Dislikes

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    Paulina Bukowska
    There are three ways to express liking or disliking something in English. Using "like" or "hate" followed by a gerund expresses actual liking or disliking, such as "I like getting up early" or "I hate dancing." However, using these verbs followed by a to-infinitive expresses habitual preference rather than liking or disliking, such as "I like to be punctual" or "I hate to lie." The difference is that gerund constructions indicate enjoyment or aversion while to-infinitive constructions suggest something is considered useful or wise, whether enjoyed or not.

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    LIKES AND

    DISLIKES
    THERE ARE THREE WAYS OF SAYING THAT
    WE LIKE OR DON’T LIKE SOMETHING:
    WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
    USING INFINITIVE AND GERUND?
    • The verbs like and hate express (dis)liking if they are followed by a gerund:
    - I like getting up early in summer. (I enjoy getting up early in summer.)
    - I hate dancing, so don't ask me to. (I don't like dancing.)

    • But if these verbs are followed by a to-infinitive, they express habitual preference, something
    that we do not necessarily like or enjoy but consider as useful, right or wise:
    - I like to be punctual. (It's important to be punctual and I am.)
    - I hate to lie, but sometimes I do. (It's not right to lie, but sometimes I do.)

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