Anglista2008 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Like to lie in VS like lying in
Hi again,
I'm wondering if I can say:
1. I like lying in till late hours.
2. I like to lay in till late hours.
As far as I know, after verbs like "like" another verb has to have the -ing form, but the second sentence doesn't sound bad...
What do you think?
Thanks,
I'm wondering if I can say:
1. I like lying in till late hours.
2. I like to lay in till late hours.
As far as I know, after verbs like "like" another verb has to have the -ing form, but the second sentence doesn't sound bad...
What do you think?
Thanks,
Top answer
I think you want to say: I like to stay up till late. / I like staying up till late. Both are correct.
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I think you want to say:
I like to stay up till late. / I like staying up till late.
Both are correct. There may be contexts when one sounds better than the other, and there are people who think there is a slight difference depending on the chosen verb form. You'll get more opinions if you use the search facility in the top right-hand corner.
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I like to stay up till late. / I like staying up till late.
Both are correct. There may be contexts when one sounds better than the other, and there are people who think there is a slight difference depending on the chosen verb form. You'll get more opinions if you use the search facility in the top right-hand corner.
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yes, that's what I've meant (or that's what I meant???)
cause "to lie in" means "to stay in bed" right ?
cause "to lie in" means "to stay in bed" right ?
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