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We use -ing forms after love, like, (not) mind (='(not) dislike'), dislike, hate.


               ^   Put in -ing forms of the verbs in the box.


                       cook     eat    get u p /  play    shop     study     wash     watch     watch     wear     work


                    ► I hate                                         in the winter before he  sun is up.
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                    1  George dislikes.............................................. dishes, so he often eats out.
                    2  I don't like playing baseball, but I like...............................................it.
                    3  I don't mind...............................................late if my boss asks me.
                    4  Joe's two-year-old sister loves.............................................with her toys in the bath.
                    5  Jenny and her sister like.............................................. each other's clothes.

                    6  When I was at school, I hated.............................................history.
                    7  I like...............................................nature programmes on TV.
                    8  I hate...............................................in supermarkets.
                    9  My father likes..................................... , and we all like             ., so we go well together.


               Q   Write about ten things you love/hate etc doing. Use expressions from the box or
                    write about other things.



                       cooking dinnerfor friends     dancing until 1a.m.     eating out with friends    getting up early
                       listening to loud music    lying on a sunny beach  reading novels        swimming in the ocean
                       travelling to new places    walking in the mountains      walking in the rain    watching old films





























                 After love, like and hate we can also use infinitives with to with the same meaning.
                 I love to sing. = I love singing.   Rachel likes to go out /  going out with friends.
                 Mum hates to cook/cooking on an electric cooker.
                 (BUT NOT / dislike to listen to opercn  AND  no t  Be-you-mind to wait for a few minutes?)




























               In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full     INFINITIVES AND -INC FORMS  135
               forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.
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