“I like to read” VS “I like reading”: A Comparison

Often, sentences may be different, but they mean the same thing, it’s a matter of learning about what verbs take the ‘to-infinitive” clauses, and what verbs take an ‘-ing’ clauses. For example ‘hope’ and ‘expect’ take ‘to infinitive’: “I hope vĩ đại wake up in time for my meeting.” “I expect vĩ đại get good marks in my English exam as I worked hard for it.”

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Moreover, after a few verbs in the case of ‘to infinitive’ an object follow, for example, ‘tell’, ‘advise’, or ‘ask’: “I asked them vĩ đại repeat the answer.” “We advised him vĩ đại eat healthy.” “I told her vĩ đại have fun.”

Furthermore, verbs, lượt thích ‘enjoy’, ‘admit’, or ‘look forward to’ take the ‘-ing’ clause: “I enjoy being in nature.” ” I admit taking the bribe.” “I look forward vĩ đại seeing you.” The verb ‘prevent’ is follows by an object + (from) + an ‘-ing’. “I prevented them from stealing an artwork.”

Verbs lượt thích begin, start, love, continue, or cease can take both, either the ‘to infinitive’ clause, or ‘-ing’ clause, and there aren’t differences in meaning between them: “I started vĩ đại eat healthy.” “I started eating healthy.”

The difference between ‘I lượt thích vĩ đại read’ and ‘I lượt thích reading’ is in clauses, ‘I lượt thích vĩ đại read’ uses the ‘to infinitive‘ clause, while ‘I lượt thích reading’ uses the ‘-ing’ clause.

Moreover, when someone says “I lượt thích vĩ đại read”, it’s implying that they read but not as often as you would think. When someone says, “I lượt thích reading”, it is implying that they read regularly.

“I lượt thích vĩ đại read” also means that one likes vĩ đại read books by a specific author, or magazines, for example, “I lượt thích vĩ đại read Shakespeare.”

While “I lượt thích reading” means, that one likes vĩ đại read for a purpose, for example, “I lượt thích reading because it helps mạ relax.”

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What is the difference between I lượt thích vĩ đại read and I lượt thích reading?

a thẻ that says hello — *I lượt thích vĩ đại read books!*

The differences between “I lượt thích vĩ đại read” and “I lượt thích reading” are several, “I lượt thích vĩ đại read” is “to-infinitive”, while “I lượt thích reading” is a present participle.

Moreover, ‘I lượt thích vĩ đại read’ also implies that one reads a specific material, for example, “I lượt thích vĩ đại read thrillers.” Whereas “I lượt thích reading” implies that one reads for a purpose, for example, “I lượt thích reading vĩ đại take my mind off work things.”

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What’s the difference between Read, Read (red), and Reading?

Read, read (red), and reading, are different types of tenses, Read is present simple, read (red) is past simple, and reading is present continuous. Examples: “He reads a newspaper every day.” “She read (red) a newspaper yesterday.” “They are reading a newspaper.”

a bunch of books stacked on top of each other — *There are three main tenses.*

In order vĩ đại differentiate between sentences, you should be familiar with tenses, and I have listed all the tenses with examples below.

There are three main tenses: past, present, and future, and every one of these tenses has four main aspects which are: simple, perfect, continuous (also called progressive), and perfect continuous.

Tense	Meaning	Example
Present simple	It’s used when facts, generalizations, and truths are involved which aren’t affected by the passage of time	He reads the newspaper every day
Past simple	It’s used for events that were completed in the past	He read (red) a newspaper yesterday
Future simple	It’s used for events that will be finished in the future	He will read the newspaper tomorrow
Present perfect	It’s used vĩ đại describe the events that began in the past and are expected vĩ đại continue.	He has read (red) a newspaper
Past perfect	It’s used vĩ đại describe the events that occurred before other events in the past	He had read (red) yesterday’s newspapers before he switched vĩ đại today’s newspaper
Future perfect	It’s used vĩ đại describe the events that will be completed between now and a specific time in the future	He will have read (red) several newspapers by the kết thúc of this week
Present continuous	It’s used vĩ đại describe the actions which are currently ongoing (often temporary)	He is reading a newspaper
Past continuous	It’s used vĩ đại describe the ongoing past events, often those events are in relation vĩ đại the occurrence of another event	He was reading a newspaper when his water bottle spilled
Future continuous	It’s used vĩ đại describe the future events that are expected vĩ đại continue over a certain period of time	He will be reading ten newspapers next week
Present perfect continuous	It’s used vĩ đại describe the events which started in the past and will continue into the present or were recently completed	He has been reading a newspaper all day, and now he needs vĩ đại get some sleep
Past perfect continuous	It’s used vĩ đại describe the events which began, continued, and finished in the past	He had been reading a newspaper all day, and she needed vĩ đại get some sleep
Future perfect continuous	It’s used vĩ đại describe the events which will continue until a point in the future	He will have been reading this newspaper for two hours when he gets some sleep

Different tenses

Learn more about the tenses through this đoạn Clip and have a frim garsp on tenses.

All tenses in 30 minutes

What does “To be read” mean?

“To be read” means that, vĩ đại understand the true feeling of people just by looking at how they act, for example one can read someone if they are lying as they would be sweaty and will not be making eye liên hệ.

There is a phrase that you may have heard of, ‘read (someone) lượt thích a book’, what it means is, vĩ đại analyze and quickly understand someone.

Generally, reading a person means, taking a hard look at them and quickly knowing something about them. It’s basically a feeling that you get by observing how they behaves.

Here is a list of phrases of ‘read’ vĩ đại improve your English.

Read for filth: Basically vĩ đại scold.
Read the room: Understand thoughts and emotions of people who are present in a room.
Read between the lines: Infer a meaning which isn’t said explicitly.
Read the Riot Act: Scold someone in an extreme manner.
Don’t read lượt thích a robot: Don’t read without any expression.
Read in: Accept the input or data.
Read in: Give access vĩ đại some classified information.
Read between the lines: To understand the reality or a hidden truth.
Read my lips: It’s used vĩ đại emphasize an statemet.

What is another word for read?

There are other words for every single word, which means that there is another for “read” as well, let’s have a look at them.

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Study: Give time and attention in order vĩ đại gain knowledge of.
Flick through: Look quickly through a book, newspaper, magazine, etc
Interpret: Understand (an action, mood, or behavior) as having a specific meaning.
Understand: Perceive the meaning which is intended (words, a language, or a speaker).
Devour: Read in a quick and eager manner.
Scrutinize: Examine closely and thoroughly.
Scan: Look at it from every angle carefully vĩ đại detect some feature.
Wade through: Read laboriously.
Peruse: Read something in a thorough or careful manner.

To Conclude

‘I lượt thích vĩ đại read’ uses the ‘to infinitive’ clause, while ‘I lượt thích reading’ uses the ‘-ing’ clause.
‘I lượt thích vĩ đại read’ means that one likes vĩ đại read (books of an specific author, or magazines).
‘I lượt thích reading” means, that one likes vĩ đại read for a purpose.
Read is Present simple tense, read (red) is Past simple tense, and reading is Present continuous tense.
To read someone means, knowing something about them by looking at them.
There are other words vĩ đại read, for example devour or scan.