The document provides examples of using gerunds (verbs ending in -ing) after the word "like" in sentences expressing preferences. It shows how to form gerunds from different types of verbs by adding "-ing" and in some cases making other modifications to the verb before adding "-ing", such as doubling consonants or changing the spelling. Examples are given of preferences using "like", "love", "hate", and "don't like" followed by gerund phrases.

1. Like + gerund
I love…
I like…
I don’t like…
I hate…

2. Like + gerund
winning dancing travellingtying
Infinitive Verb + ing Spelling
Cook
Study
I like cooking
She hates studying
Add –ing
Dance I love dancing e + -ing
Shop I don’t like shopping Vowel+ consonant= double consonant + -
ing
Tie She doesn’t like
tying her shoelaces
-ie + ying