- 葡萄牙语 (巴西)
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英语 (美国)
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日语
I like to dance 和 I like dancing 有什么区别?如果难以说明的话,请教我一下例句。
- 英语 (美国)
In this case I think they mean the same thing, but there will be times where these different verb forms will change the meaning of the sentence.
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- 英语 (美国)
- 英语 (英国)
There is almost no difference between these. They could mean exactly the same thing. But "I like dancing" can have another meaning.
"I like to dance" means I like it when I am dancing, I enjoy dancing when I am the one who's dancing. When I'm dancing, I'm having fun.
"I like dancing" can mean exactly the same thing as "I like to dance". But it can also have another meaning.
It can mean I like watching people dance. I like watch TV shows where people are dancing. I like to watch the TV show Dancing With The Stars because I like dancing.
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- 葡萄牙语 (巴西)
- 英语 (美国)
@tanya17 Okay hmmmmmm. Sorry I think I didn't word my answer properly. It's not that switching these 2 verb forms change the meaning of the sentence. It's just correct/wrong/weird to use some of them in different situations.
With short sentences like "I like to cook/I like cooking" and "I hate running/I like to run" it doesn't really matter but I'll try and give some examples?? (I am not a grammar expert sorry if i'm wrong but)
1. I saw her singing outside in the rain. (It would be incorrect to say "I saw her to sing in the rain")
2. He's always laughing at his own jokes. (It would be wrong to say "He's always to laugh at his own jokes")
I think there are grammar rules that tell you when to use which form of the verb but I never learned English grammar in school...When I learned french in school though, they had many rules that told you when to use different forms of the past tense and stuff like that.
Hope this helped a bit!
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- 俄语
@flubbabubba
Would it be correct to say "I saw her to sing in the rain"??
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- 英语 (美国)
@tanya17 Oh man sorry I made another typo!! It was supposed to say "incorrect". Aaaah, sorry about that, I changed it.
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- 俄语
@flubbabubba it's ok I just want to make sure I speak correctly.
I've always been taught that 'I hate to run' is wrong. And you say it doesn't really matter) So I try to understand))
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- 英语 (美国)
- 英语 (英国)
Also, I like dancing may refer to other people dancing. I like to dance involves one's self in the act.
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- 英语 (美国)
- 英语 (英国)
I saw her singing in the rain = It was raining, she was in the rain, she was singing, and I saw her doing this. I saw her singing in the rain.
"I saw her to sing in the rain" is just wrong. It doesn't mean anything.
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- 葡萄牙语 (巴西)
I like dancing. ( I,myself, like to do it)
I like to dance with you. ( you explain with whom you like to do it.)
I like eating. ( sandwiches, fruits, hot-dogs. In general.)
I like to eat brownies. ( you specify what you like to eat.) Hope this helps.
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