like / enjoy + V-ing
like / enjoy + V-ing means “like/love/enjoy + V-ing: talking about activities you like”. After like, love and enjoy, an activity takes the -ing form: I like swimming. Formation: like/love/enjoy + V-ing
like/love/enjoy + V-ing: talking about activities you like
A1Formation
like/love/enjoy + V-ing
Explanation
After like, love and enjoy, an activity takes the -ing form: I like swimming. She enjoys cooking. We love traveling. Spelling: swim→swimming (double letter), make→making (drop e). Stop and finish also take V-ing: Stop talking.
Examples
Note
The -ing form here works like a noun (the name of an activity). It looks the same as the progressive (am reading) but the job is different.
FAQ
like / enjoy + V-ing — what does it mean and how is it used?
like/love/enjoy + V-ing: talking about activities you like. After like, love and enjoy, an activity takes the -ing form: I like swimming. She enjoys cooking. We love traveling. Spelling: swim→swimming (double letter), make→making (drop e). Stop and finish also take V-ing: Stop talking.
like / enjoy + V-ing — how do you form it?
like/love/enjoy + V-ing
like / enjoy + V-ing — any usage notes?
The -ing form here works like a noun (the name of an activity). It looks the same as the progressive (am reading) but the job is different.