like and as

Like as a verb and like as a preposition

1. like as a verb

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a) like + -ing (= enjoy doing)
I like going to the gym every day because it makes me feel good
b) would like + (object) + infinitive with to is used as a polite way of saying

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want.

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Would you like to come to the beach with us?
I’d like to see that new film.

2. like as a preposition
When we use like as a preposition, it means similar to or in the same

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way as.
You really sound like your sister,

The difference between like and as

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We usually use like (not as) to say that things are similar.

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He looks like his father.
He-looks-as-his-father. X
In more formal style, we use as (not like) to say that thinas are similar

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when it comes before a subject + verb.

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The exam starts at 9.30 as I have already said.
The-exam- starts -at-9:30 like-lave-already-said. X

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We use as (not like) to talk about the jobs that people or things do.

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She works as a teacher in a primary school.
She-works like-a teacher-in a-primary-s€heer. X
We use as (not like) when we refer to information that both speaker

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and listener know e.g. as you, know,as we agreed,

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As you know, l'm starting a new job next month.
Like yeu-know- I'm-starting-a-new-job-next mənth. X