Word Family Worksheets

✔ Enjoyment: LIKE + ING: (+infinitive is also possible) 

- I really like doing sports (like to do sports) 

- Sarah likes talking to her friends on the phone (likes to talk to...) 

- We don't really like cleaning the flat on weekends (don't like to...) 

➡ Here, LIKE + ING can be on just one occasion: 

- I liked playing with the kids today 

✔ Choice and habits: LIKE + INFINITIVE (and here ING isn't possible) 

- I like to do sports only in the mornings 

- When I have cakes, I like to have chocolate ones 

- I like to help people when I can 

One issue here is there is often a fine line between 'Enjoyment' and 'habit' hence why at times the 'ing' or 'infinitive' form is possible. The choice, of course, depends on the context.