This document provides guidance on using the phrases "would like", "want", and "like" in English. It explains that:
1. "Want" expresses desire or preference. "Do you want..." is informal while "Would you like..." is polite.
2. "Like" expresses enjoyment or opinion. "Do you like..." refers to enjoyment rather than desire.
3. "Would like" is a polite way to express wanting or desire. It is more polite and friendly than simply "want". Negative responses to "Would you like..." are usually "No, thank you" rather than using "would like".
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Would like handout
1. WOULD LIKE / WANT / LIKE
Name:____________________________ Date:______________
Class: ______________________
Fill in all the gaps, Use would like, want, would like to, or want to.
1.-I __________ a glass of water. 16.-She__________ some stamps.
2.- I __________ to drink a cup of coffee. 17.-______she______ mail the letters.
3.-I __________ go home 18.-The teacher ________ cash a check.
4.-Ahmad__________ some work. 19.-How _______you go?
5.-Do you__________ dessert? 20.-I ______ go by train.
6.-______you______ some pie? 21.-Where____ she____ stay overnight?
7.-Ahmad __________study. 22.-What _____ she_______ ?
8.-They__________ leave early. 23.-Who________ ice cream?
9.-______you______ come in? 24.-When______ you_____ breakfast?
10.-I __________ watch TV. 25.-How______ you______ pay for that?
11.-He__________ stay overnight. 26.-I _____ _________ pay by check
12.-The__________students buy books. 27.-_______you______ order dessert?
13.-The students _____ new books. 28.-Yes, I ______ ________ dessert
14.-_______he_______ take the umbrella? 29.-.-He __________ leave a tip.
15.-She__________ go sightseeing. 30.-What does he_________ do?
2. Like, Want, Would Like
臓No teconfundas!
Want (Querer)
Do you want . . . ?
多Quieres?
Didyouwant?
多Quer鱈as? O 多Quisiste?
Like (Gustar)
Do you like . . . ?
多Tegusta?
Did you like?
多Tegustaba? / 多Tegust坦?
Would like
(f坦rmulaeducada, amablepara querer) It means want. It does not mean like.
Wouldyoulike . . . ?
多Querr鱈as? (petici坦n amable). En espa単ol, a menudo decimos s坦lo 多Quieres...?
Pero
en ingl辿s, si pretendes ser amable, educada/o, pregunta con el would.
Traduce los ejemplos:
(Gina has somecandy. Al doesn't have any candy.)
Gina: Do you want some candy, Al? (friendly / casual = informal)
Would you like some candy, Al? (polite = educado)
Al: No, thanks. (Al doesn't want any candy.)
(There's a good movie tonight. Bob hopes Cathy will go with him.)
Bob: There's a really good movie tonight. Would you like to see it with me?
(Why does Bob use would like?)
Cathy: Yes, I'd like that very much. (Why does Cathy use would like?)
Other examples:
I like green tea. (I enjoy drinking green tea.)
I'd like green tea. (I want some green tea.)
I like visiting Internet chatrooms. (I enjoy that - a hobby.)
I'd like to visit Internet chatrooms. (I probably haven't visited Internet chatrooms, but this
is something I want to do.)
Special Note:
Negative answers for polite "Would like . . .?" questions usually don't use "would like."
Instead, polite answers are usually "No, thank you or something similar.