When you use a noun, it can be substituted by a pronoun and it can be with or without an adjective. The sentence has only one action, the feeling.
- I love sport cars
- She likes horror movies
- We enjoy tropical music
- They hate bananas
- He doesn’t like spinach
- He doesn’t enjoy parties
- Mike doesn’t love animals
- Susan doesn’t hate you
a) A verb in infinitive form. It is used to refer to a particular moment or situation.
- I love to watch this movie,
- I like to eat this dish, it is delicious
- We hate to see people like that man
- We don’t like to travel by subway today
- Mike looks boring, he doesn’t like to see this game
Note: The verb “enjoy” is never followed by a verb in infinitive form.
b) A gerund form. It is used to refer to situations in general, routinely or habitually events.
- I love watching box fights
- I hate playing soccer salsa
- Mary likes driving
- We hate eating meat
- The girls don’t love working on Sundays
- Tom doesn’t enjoy singing in public
- I don’t hate playing soccer
Note: The verb “enjoy” is always followed by a verb in gerund form. In this unit you are going to practice to know and practice these verbs with other verbs.