WOULD LIKE

WOULD LIKE

1. We use would like or ’d like to say politely what we want, especially when making offers and requests: Would you like a biscuit with your coffee? Can you order for Ellie? She’d like the Margarita pizza, please.

2. Verbs that follow would like are in the to-infinitive form: Would you like to listen to that again? I’d like to get a return ticket for tomorrow.

   • Would like to have + -ed form We use would like to have + -ed form when talking about things in the past that we have missed: I’d like to have watched the football but I had to go out. (I wanted to watch the football, but I didn’t.)
     • (Wh-word) + would + Sujeto + like + (Complemento) Would you like a sandwich? – ¿Quieres/Quiere un sandwich? Would you like to come to my party? – ¿Te gustaría venir a mi fiesta?

3. We use Do you like …? to ask about preferences in general. We don’t use Do you like …? to make offers or requests.

   • Sujeto + would/wouldn’t + like + infinitivo con ‘to’ + (Complemento) He wouldn’t like to be a doctor – No le gustaría ser médico I’d like to have a bigger flat– Me gustaría tener un apartamento más grande

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