当你想说出对某个活动的感受时,英语通常把这个活动放成 -ing 形式。在 like、love、hate 或 enjoy 这样的动词后面,下一个动词要用 -ing:I like cooking、She hates waiting、We enjoy walking。这是日常表达自己喜欢什么、受不了什么的方式。
本课里的动词,结构都一样:一个表示感受的动词 + 活动的 -ing 形式。第一个动词(或它的助动词)会随主语变化——I like / she likes、I don't mind / she doesn't mind——但表示活动的动词保持 -ing 形式,不变。
一句话记住:选一个表示感受的动词(like、love、enjoy、hate、don't mind、prefer),再加上活动的 -ing 形式——I love dancing、They don't mind walking。
哪些动词后面接 -ing?
这些常见的表示喜好和厌恶的动词后面接 -ing:
| 动词 | 例句 |
|---|---|
| like | I like reading in bed. |
| love | She loves cooking. |
| enjoy | We enjoy swimming. |
| hate | He hates getting up early. |
| don't mind | I don't mind waiting. |
| prefer | They prefer walking to driving. |
can't stand(= 非常讨厌)也是一样:I can't stand waiting。
中文里,「喜欢」「爱」「讨厌」后面可以直接跟动词(我喜欢做饭)。但在英语里,enjoy、don't mind、can't stand 后面必须用 -ing 形式,不能用不定式——所以 ❌ enjoy to cook,✅ enjoy cooking。
怎么构成 -ing 形式
大多数动词只要在原形后面加 -ing,但有几个有小小的拼写变化:
| 规则 | 例子 |
|---|---|
| 大多数动词:加 -ing | play → playing、eat → eating、do → doing |
| 以不发音的 -e 结尾:去掉 e | make → making、write → writing、dance → dancing |
| 单音节动词,辅音–元音–辅音:双写最后一个辅音 | swim → swimming、run → running、sit → sitting |
| 以 -ie 结尾:改成 -ying | lie → lying、die → dying |
所以是 ✅ making,绝不是 ❌ makeing;是 ✅ swimming,绝不是 ❌ swiming。有几个例外值得记住:双写的 -ee 要保留(see → seeing,不是 ❌ seing),而结尾的 w、x、y 不双写——✅ snowing、fixing、playing。
喜欢、不喜欢,以及中间地带
你可以把这些动词从 love 排到 hate,再用 really 或 don't 让感受更强或更弱:
- I love painting.(最强烈的喜欢)
- I really like painting.
- I don't mind painting.(怎样都行)
- I don't like painting.
- I hate painting.(最强烈的不喜欢)
在否定句里,-ing 形式不变——只有表示感受的动词变:I don't enjoy flying、She doesn't like cleaning。
关于 like + to 的小提示
你也会看到 like、love、hate 后面接 to + 动词:在这个阶段,I like to cook 和 I like cooking 听起来几乎一样。两个都对,所以差别可以以后再说。不过要注意,enjoy、don't mind、can't stand 只接 -ing——✅ I enjoy cooking,绝不是 ❌ I enjoy to cook。所以在所有这些表示感受的动词后面,-ing 形式是最稳妥、最自然的选择。
哪些动词接 -ing、哪些接 to 的完整图景是以后的主题,动名词与不定式。现在,like / love / hate / enjoy / don't mind / prefer + -ing 已经够你表达日常的喜好与厌恶了。
常见错误
- ❌ I enjoy to read. → ✅ I enjoy reading.(enjoy 后面用 -ing,不用 to)
- ❌ She likes swim. → ✅ She likes swimming.(活动需要 -ing 形式)
- ❌ He loves runing. → ✅ He loves running.(双写辅音)
- ❌ They don't mind to wait. → ✅ They don't mind waiting.
- ❌ We enjoy makeing cakes. → ✅ We enjoy making cakes.(去掉 e)
小测验
把括号里的动词改成 -ing 形式:
- I love ____ (dance) at parties.
- She doesn't like ____ (get) up early.
- They enjoy ____ (swim) in the sea.
- He hates ____ (write) emails.
- I don't mind ____ (cook) dinner.
显示答案
- dancing 2. getting 3. swimming 4. writing 5. cooking
要点回顾
- 在 like、love、hate、enjoy、don't mind 和 prefer 后面,下一个动词用 -ing 形式:I enjoy reading。
- -ing 形式由原形加 -ing 构成,带一些小拼写变化:去掉结尾的 -e(make → making)、在短词里双写最后一个辅音(swim → swimming)、把 -ie 改成 -ying(lie → lying)。
- 在否定句里只有表示感受的动词变——-ing 不变:✅ I don't like waiting。
- like + to(I like to cook)也对,意思几乎相同;在 A2 阶段,-ing 形式是最稳妥的选择。