I LIKE, I HATE, I WANT…
What’s your favorite outfit? Do you like colorful, gothic, scruffy, formal or casual clothes? What do you dislike wearing? What clothes do you have in your closet? What clothes do you want to buy? What clothes do you really need? Your likes and needs depend on your personality. In the following section you will learn how to express your likes and needs.
In English we use Simple Present to express what we love, like, hate, want , need and have.
Es Look at the chart and read the examples to use the Simple Present Tense when expressing, likes, dislikes, necessity and ownership.
Mira la tabla y lee los ejemplos para el uso de Presente Simple al hablar de gustos, necesidades y propiedad.
| PERSON | VERBS LIKES & DISLIKES | EXAMPLES |
|---|---|---|
| He / She / It |
loves likes hates |
Angie loves denim black jeans. Lety likes colorful earrings. Daniel hates red shoes. |
| I / We / You / They |
love like hate |
I really love striped dresses. My parents like formal clothes. We hate yellow clothes. |
| PERSON | NECESSITIES & DESIRES | EXAMPLES |
| He /She / It |
wants needs |
Fharibi wants a pink dress for her birthday. My mother needs a new pair of black boots. |
| I / We / You / They |
want need |
My children want new jumpers. Esther and Humberto need a new pair of sneakers. Their uniform is small. |
| PERSON | OWNERSHIP | EXAMPLES |
| He /She / It | has |
Andrew has four brown jackets. Irene has a big collection of hats. |
| I / We / You / They | have |
Guio and Ximena have beautiful sweaters. We have similar blouses. I have funny pajamas. |
Notice that with persons HE, SHE and IT we add S to verbs LIKE, LOVE, NEED and WANT. The verb HAVE changes to HAS and it is used to describe ownership.
Es Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Go back to the explanation in the chart if you need it.
Completa los siguientes enunciados con la forma correcta de los verbos en paréntesis. Regresa a la explicación de la tabla si lo necesitas.
Es Look at the people below and listen to what they say about their likes, belongings and necessities. Match the objects with the teens, drag belongings. Correct answers will appear in green.
Mira a las personas de abajo y escucha lo que dicen acerca de sus gustos, pertenencias y necesidades. Relaciona los objetos con los adolescentes, arrastra las pertenencias. Las respuestas correctas aparecerán en verde.
