Gustos y preferencias: like / love / hate (+ -ing)
En A1 usamos like, love, (don’t) like, hate para hablar de gustos. Puedes usar un sustantivo o verbo en -ing.
1) Escala de gustos
love ❤️ really like like don’t like hate 💢
- I love coffee. · She really likes music.
- We don’t like cold weather. · He hates traffic.
2) Dos opciones: sustantivo o verb + -ing
Sujeto + like/love/hate + sustantivo Sujeto + like/love/hate + verbo(-ing) | Estructura | Ejemplos |
|---|---|
| Con sustantivo | I like chocolate. · They love movies. |
| Con -ing | She likes reading. · We love playing football. |
Ambas son correctas. En A1 practica mucho con -ing: I like cooking, He hates waiting.
3) Afirmativa · Negativa · Preguntas
S + like(s)/love(s) + obj / -ing S + don’t/doesn’t like + obj / -ing Do/Does + S + like + obj / -ing ? | Tipo | Modelo | Ejemplos |
|---|---|---|
| Afirmativa | like(s)/love(s) | She likes pop music. · I love swimming. |
| Negativa | don’t/doesn’t like | He doesn’t like spicy food. · We don’t like waiting. |
| Pregunta | Do/Does… like…? | Do you like pizza? — Yes, I do. Does she like dancing? — No, she doesn’t. |
Short answers: Yes, I do / No, I don’t · Yes, he does / No, he doesn’t.
4) Modificadores útiles
really (mucho) a lot (mucho, al final) very much (muchísimo, al final) a bit (un poco) quite (bastante)
- I really like jazz. · She likes chocolate a lot.
- I like it very much. · They quite like running.
- He a bit hates Mondays. (mejor: He doesn’t really like Mondays.)
a lot / very much van al final: I like pizza a lot / very much. Con pronombre: I like it very much.
5) Ortografía de -ing (rápido)
- play → playing
- make → making (quita “e” final)
- stop → stopping (dobla consonante CVC)
- travel → traveling (AmE) / travelling (BrE)
6) Errores comunes
| Incorrecto | Correcto | Por qué |
|---|---|---|
| *I like play football* | I like playing football | Tras like usa sustantivo o -ing |
| *She don’t like coffee* | She doesn’t like coffee | 3.ª persona → doesn’t |
| *Do she likes tea?* | Does she like tea? | Auxiliar does + verbo en base |
| *I like very much chocolate* | I like chocolate very much | very much va al final |
| *He likes cook* | He likes cooking | Verbo en -ing |
7) Mini-práctica
- Completa con -ing o sustantivo:
I love __________ (read). · She likes __________ (music). - Haz la negativa:
He likes pizza → He ________________________ pizza. - Pregunta + short answer:
you / like / swimming? → __________________? — Yes, ________. - Reescribe con a lot al final:
I really like English → ________________________________. - Corrige:
*Does she likes coffee?* → ____________________________
Ejemplos: reading / music · doesn’t like · Do you like swimming? — I do. · I like English a lot. · Does she like coffee?
8) Próximo paso
Aprende would like para pedir u ofrecer con cortesía: I’d like a coffee, Would you like some tea?