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BASIC 3

LESSON 4
Questions with like

Uses of like in questions


The word like is used in different ways to ask questions. Such questions
with like may have different meanings.
Like may be used to ask questions about:
Personality or the characteristics of something.
Preferences.
Physical appearance.
Hobbies.
The word like in these question is used either as a verb or as a preposition.
Talking about personality or the characteristics of something
Like can be used to ask about personality or the characteristics of
something:
Example:
What's your friend like? → He's nice.
What's the house like? → It's huge.
What was the weather like? → It was sunny.
Like in the above examples is used as a preposition.
Talking about about preferences
Like can be used to talk about preferences.
Examples:
What would you like to eat? → Fish, please.
What would you like to do next weekend? → Go sightseeing.
Like is used in these questions as a verb.
Talking about physical appearance or resemblance
Like may be used in questions to ask about physical appearance.
Examples:
What does he look like? → He is tall and has got black long hair.
What does she look like? → She is beautiful. She has brown eyes and short
black hair.
Who do you look like? → I look just like my father.
Who does she look like? → She looks like her grandmother.
Like in the above questions is used as a preposition.

What does she look like? (physical appearance)

She is slim, with black hair. She is tall, with


blue hair
She is good looking She is very
thin

What is she like ? (personality)


She is really friendly She is
intransigent
She has an easy-going nature She is too
strict

What is the weather like ?


It is awful, it hasn't stop raining for the last three days.

What does she like (doing) ? (hobbies)

She likes sports She


likes painting and
She likes playing
tennis making things with her hands

What would you like (to) ? (it is more polite than 'what do you want ')

What would you like to

drink? What would you like?


A beer,
please A steak, please
Talking about hobbies
To ask about hobbies, use like in questions as follows:
What does he like doing? → He likes singing.
What do you like doing? → I like reading.
Like in these examples is used as a verb.

Questions with 'like'


What does she look like? (physical appearance / physical description)
What is she like? (personality)
What is the weather like? (description of the climate)
What was the night sky like? (description of the night sky)
How was the night sky? (description of the night sky)
How was the play? (personal opinion / description of the play)
What was the play like? (personal opinion / description of the play)
For all these questions we always use the verb 'be' in the answers.
Diferencia entre “would like” y “like”
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Would like y like se confunden fácilmente ya que comparten una cierta similitud formal – se
trata del presente y del condicional del mismo verbo (to like) . Sin embargo, entre las formas
verbales would likey like existe una diferencia tanto de significado como de uso que os
explicaré en la lección de hoy.
1. Características formales de would like y like:
El verbo like es una forma verbal presente, por lo tanto tiene las características formales que
vimos en la lección sobre Present Simple:
I like reading. //He likes reading.

Do you like reading? No, I don’t like reading. //Does he like reading? No, He doesn’t like
reading.
Would like es la forma de condicional del verbo “to like” y está constituída por el
auxiliar would y el infinitivo corto del verbo. Se trata de una forma verbal invariable para
todos los sujetos:
I would like to become a teacher. // He would like to become a teacher.

Existe también una forma contraída ‘d like:


I’d like to become a teacher. // He’d like to become a teacher.

Las interrogaciones con would like se construyen por inversión del auxiliar y del sujeto,
mientras que la negación se obtiene añadiendo not al auxiliar:
Would you like to become a teacher? // Would he like to become a teacher?

No, I would not (wouldn’t) like to become a teacher. // No, He would not (wouldn’t) like to
become a teacher.

2. Significado de would like y like


El verbo like se traduce en castellano por “gustar”. Se utiliza para hablar de actividades que
hacemos con regularidad y que disfrutamos haciendo:
I like walking in the park. // He likes travelling.

El verbo would like se traduce en castellano por “(me/te/le/nos/os/les) gustaría”. También


puede ser una manera más formal de decir “want”:
I would like a kilo of apples, please.

También se utiliza para hablar de planes o de situaciones imaginarias, que no existen en la


actualidad:

I would like to travel around the world.

I would like to study English next year.

3. Uso de would like y like


La principal diferencia entre estas dos formas verbales consiste en que like está acompañado
por un gerundio, mientras que would like está siempre acompañado por un infinitivo:
I like getting up early in the morning.
I would like to get up early tomorrow so I can see the sunrise.
Observación:
El verbo like también puede ir acompañado por un infinitivo, sin que eso afecte a su
significado:
I like to walk in the park at the weekend.

LIKE TO / LIKE DOING

Existe una diferencia de matiz entre like to do y like doing. Cuando hacemos referencia a
pasatiempos o hobbies, se suele utilizar like + gerundio (I like playing tennis at the weekend).
El verbo like se utiliza con un infinitivo para hacer referencia a un hábito o a una elección del
locutor, aunque no siempre se trate de un pasatiempo o de una actividad divertida (I like to
organise my books in alphabetical order).
Os propongo practicar con este matiz en el siguiente ejercicio. Tenéis que completar las
oraciones con la forma de infinitivo o de gerundio del verbo entre paréntesis.

EXERCISES
Choose the correct answer
What is he like?
The right answer is " ____."
He is tall and handsome
He is nice

Like is used as a ____.


Verb
preposition
What does he look like?
The right answer is " ____."
He is tall and has long black hair
He would like to go out
Like is used as a ____.
Preposition
verb
What would you like?
The right answer is "_____."
I like dancing
I would like coffee, please
Like is used as a ____.
Preposition
verb
What does she like doing?
The right answer is " _____."
She is like a model
She likes dancing
Like is used as a ____.
Like is used as a ____.
Preposition
verb
Who does she look like?
The right answer is " ____."
She looks like her mother
She is a nice girl
Like is used as a ___.
Like is used as a ____.
Preposition
verb

1. What is he like?
The right answer is " He is tall and handsome ."
Like is used as a preposition .
2. What does he look like?
The right answer is " He is tall and has long black hair ."
Like is used as a preposition
3. What would you like?
The right answer is " I would like coffee, please ."
Like is used as a verb .
4. What does she like doing?
The right answer is " She likes dancing ."
Like is used as a verb .
5. Who does she look like?
The right answer is " She looks like her mother ."
Like is used as a preposition .

1. WW

o What ____ Stuart like doing in his free time? He likes playing
golf.
 Would / is / does

o What ____ you like to drink in hot weather? Water and orange
juice.
 Did / has / would

o What ____ your son like? He is very hard-working. }


 Did / does / is

o What ____ Tom like to do next weekend ?


 Does / would / is

o What ____ the weather like last week? Wonderful.


 Does / is / was

o ______? She's got blond hair, blue eyes and usually wears a
jeans.
What does she look like?
What is she like?
What does she like?
o ______? He is quiet and very serious.
What does he look like?
What is he like?
What does he like doing?
o ______? He is really into computer games.
What would he like?
What is he like?
What does he like doing?
o ______? A beer, if that's no problem.
What is it like?
What do you like?
What would you like?

o ______? I love classical music, especially Chopin and Mozart.


What kind of music would you like?
What kind of music do you like?
What kind of music do you look like?

1. What [No answer] does Stuart like doing in his free


time? He likes playing golf.

2. What [No answer] would you like to drink in hot


weather? Water and orange juice.

3. What [No answer] is your son like? He is very hard-


working.

4. What [No answer] would Tom like to do next weekend


?

5. What [No answer] was the weather like last week?


Wonderful.

6. What is she like? What does she look like? She's got
blond hair, blue eyes and usually wears a jeans.

7. [No answer] What is he like? He is quiet and very


serious.

8. [No answer] What does he like doing? He is really into


computer games.

9. [No answer] What would you like? A beer, if that's no


problem.

10. [No answer] What kind of music do you like? I love


classical music, especially Chopin and Mozart.
2. Write the correct question using like
1. Me gustaría escribir un libro.
I
w
.
2. No me gustaría trabajar en agosto.
I
.
3. ¿Te gustaría comer un helado?
Would
?
4. Les gustaría tener más tiempo libre.
They
.
5. No nos gustaría vivir en una ciudad grande.
We
.
6. ¿Os gustaría dar un paseo con nosotros?
Would
?
7. ¿Qué te gustaría beber?
What
?
8. ¿Cuando te gustaría empezar la reunión?
When
?
9.¿Donde te gustaría ir este verano?
Where
?
10. ¿Con quien te gustaria hablar?
Who
?
3. Match

4. What is he like?
5. What does he like?
6. What was the weather like?
7. What does she look like?
8. Who does she look like?
9. What would you like?
10. What is it like?
11. It was awful.It rained every day.
12. A beer, please.
13. Her mother, I think.
14. He is very helpful and friendly.
15. It's quite sweet. Taste it.
16. He likes reading comics and spending time with his friends.
17. She's got short blond hair and blue eyes.

18. FF
1. I like
(read) comics.
2. I like
(put) some milk in my tea.
3. I like
(keep) my desk tidy.
4. I like
(do) the shopping early on Saturday morning.
5. I like
(listen) to classical music.
6. I like
(work) in a team.
7. I like
(do) the washing up before going to bed.
8. I like
(go) to the beach in the summer.
9. I like
(play) computer games.
10. I like
(have) my eyes checked regularly.

1. I like reading (read) comics.


2. I like to put (put) some milk in my tea.
3. I like to keep (keep) my desk tidy.
4. I like to do (do) the shopping early on Saturday morning.
5. I like listening (listen) to classical music.
6. I like to work (work) in a team.
7. I like to do (do) the washing up before going to bed.
8. I like going (go) to the beach in the summer.
9. I like playing (play) computer games.
10. I like to have (have) my eyes checked regularly.

19. SSS
1. would you like to learn Japanese?
2. He does not like (not) reading poetry.
3. She likes playing tennis at the weekends.
4. They would like to buy a house with a garden.
7. Would you like to take part in a marathon?
8. I like watching TV in the evenings.
9. What would you like to do when you retire?
10. What do you like doing on holiday?

20. SS

21.

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