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breakingdawn
Grammar
-ing form & to-infinitive
4 al Read the box and find examples in the dialogue in Ex. 2a.
love., lke, enjoy, hate, don't mind,
love, like, hate. prefer, would love,
prefer + -ing form
would Iike, Would prefer + to-infin tive
1 Ike watching Soap operas.
/ซ like to watch something else.
Note: we can use love, like, hate and prefer either with an -ing form or with
a to-infinitive
b) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the
to-infinitive or the -ing form.
1 A: Jarmes hates
(watch) soap operas.
B: 1 know. He prefers
(watch) documentaries.
2 A: Id like
(relax) in front of the TV tonight.
B: Oh no! It's Saturday! Ird prefer
(go) out somewhere.
3 A: Dan still enjoys
to the top 40 chart show on the radio.
B: Really? I prefer
(listen)
(watch)
music videos on MTV.
4 A: Emma loves
(answer)
the questions when she watches quiz shows on TV.
B: Id Like
on one as a contestant for real, though.
5 A: Wouldnt you just love
in a reality TV programme?
B: No way! wouldnt Like
(appear) on anything like that.
6 A: Would yoน like
B: Not really. Ird prefer
(seel her go
(star)
(see) a film tonight?
(go) dancing.