Clothes we like/hate/want/need and have

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.

I LIKE, I HATE, I WANT
I LIKE, I HATE, I WANT

In English we use Simple Present to express what we love, like, hate, want , need and have.

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.

Writing Exercise

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.

  1. Guiomar has (have) a beautiful purple dress.
  2. Brad and Tony hate (hate) orange caps.
  3. Alex wants (want) a new watch.
  4. Lysset loves (love) her black sneakers.
  5. Yadira’s jeans are very old. She needs (need) a new pair.
  6. Samuel hates (hate) white coats.
  7. Angela likes (like) blue clothes.
Complete all the gaps to get feedback.
Drag and Drop exercise

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.

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