Would like

USES
 Uses

 We use would like to express:

 preferences
 Likes
 Things we want
 Ask for something
 It is a more polite way to do it.
 We can use it to offer things or invite someone to do something.
 We can use it to let someone know we want them to do something specific.
 Form – Preferences / likes / wants

Phrase Type Subject Auxiliary Verb Object / (c)

I, You, He, She,

Affirmative WOULD a sandwich
It, We, They
like
I’d, You’d, He’d, She’d, It’d, We’d,
Contraction a sandwich
They’d

• I would like a coffee. I would like some* coffee. *Some is used when the
• They would like a three bedroom house. quantity is more than one or
• We would like seven chairs please. the quantity is not specified.
• She would like a morning flight.
 Form - Preferences / likes / wants

Phrase Type Subject Auxiliary Verb Object / (c)

Negative I, You, He, She, WOULD NOT a sandwich
LIKE
Contraction It, We, They WOULDN’T a sandwich

• I wouldn’t like a tuna sandwich.

• They wouldn’t like a two bedroom house.
• We would not like coffee, we would like soda please.
• He wouldn’t like a road trip in this weather.
 Form – Infinitive (actions) / Affirmative

Subject Auxiliary + Like Infinitive Object ( C )

I, You, He, She, It,

We, They would like to eat meat lovers pizza

I’d, You’d, He’d, She’d,

It’d, We’d, They’d like to eat meat lovers pizza

• I’d like to watch Netflix all day.

• They would like to drive with day light.
• We’d like to visit our parents this summer.
• She’d like to study French.
 Form – Infinitive (actions) / Negative

Subject Auxiliary + Like Infinitive Object ( C )

I, You, He, She, It,

We, They would not like to watch horror movies
I, You, He, She, It,
We, They wouldn’t like to watch horror movies

• I wouldn’t like to drive in the dark.

• We would not like to visit our grandparents in this weather.
• He wouldn’t like to fail his guitar lesson.
• She would not like to go to Paris this summer.
Object pronouns (review).

• Another name is: accusative pronouns.

• These are the personal pronouns that receive the verb's action.

I Me Subject pronouns do the actions.

You You Object pronouns receive the actions.
He Him
She Her
Examples:
It It
I help you.
We Us
You help him.
They Them
He helps them.
 Form – asking / affirmative

Subject Aux + like Object P. Infinitive Complement

I, You, He, She, It,
We, They would like Me, You, Him, Her,
It, Us, Them
to wash the dishes

I’d, You’d, He’d,

She’d, It’d, We’d, like Me, You, Him, Her,
It, Us, Them
to wash the dishes
They’d

• I would like you to move your car please.

• He’d like her to be more specific.
• They’d like us to stay one more day.
• We’d like him to leave now.
 Form – asking / negative

Subject Aux + like Object P. Infinitive Complement

I, You, He, She, It, Me, You, Him, Her,
We, They Would not like It, Us, Them To go To that party
I, You, He, She, It,
Me, You, Him, Her,
We, They Wouldn’t like It, Us, Them To go To that party

• I wouldn’t like you to leave at this moment.

• She would not like them to sing in her party.
• They wouldn’t like us to stay under these circumstances.
• We wouldn’t like you to say mean words to her.
Form – offering / inviting (all situations)

Phrase Type Auxiliary Subject Like Object ( C ) + ?

I, You, He, She, It,
Interrogative Would We, They like A sandwich?

Auxiliary Subject Like infinitive Object ( C ) + ?

I, You, He, She, It,
Would like To make A sandwich?
We, They

Auxiliary Subject Like Object P. Infinitive Comp + ?

I, You, He, She, Me, You, Him,
Would like To make A sandwich?
It, We, They Her, It, Us, Them
More examples – offering / inviting

 Would you like me to help you?

 Would they like us to stay more days?
 Would he like me to drive?
 Would she like us to teach her Spanish?
 Inviting / offering - negative

 It is always in contraction: Wouldn’t

 Wouldn’t you like us to help you?
 Wouldn’t they like a beer?
 Wouldn’t you like to drive?
 Wouldn’t she like them to stay until next week?
 Wouldn’t he like a soda?
 Wouldn’t they like to sing at tonight’s party?