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Would You
Like..?
Would you like + verb
How to use
"would like" with a verb?
"Would like"
is used to mean "want",
but it is used for more
polite expressions.
- Do you want to
drink something cold? ( This is less formal and polite. We
usually use this for friends, children, and etc.)
- Would you like to
drink something cold? (This is
more polite and formal.)
We
can use it with a verb:
Form: Subject + would
like + to + verb
- I would like to eat some cheese.
- Would you like to have some water?
- She would like to eat a piece of cake.
We can use it in positive, negative sentences and questions.
- I
would like
to stay home
today.
- She
would like
to buy
a new car.
- Would
you like to go
to the cinema?
- Would you like to
eat
an apple?
- He
wouldn't like
to come
with us.
- Mary wouldn't like
to watch
that movie.
"Would like" is
the same for all subjects.
- I
would like to play tennis tomorrow night.
- You
would like to play tennis tomorrow night.
- He / she
/ Sally would like to play tennis tomorrow night.
- We
would like to play tennis tomorrow night.
- They /
our homemates would like to play tennis tomorrow
night.
Contractions:
We
can make them shorter by using contractions:
I
would like = I'd like
She
would like = She'd like /he'd
They
would like = They'd like
We
would like = We'd like
You
would like = You'd like
- I'd like to drink some milk.
- I'd like to eat some olives.
- I'd like to cook some eggs.
- I'd
like to buy some bread.
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