1 We use would like to ask for things.
| Subject | Object | |
|---|---|---|
| I / You / He/She / We / They | 'd like | a cup of tea. |
2 We use Would … like? to offer things.
| Would | Subject | like | Object |
|---|---|---|---|
| Would | you / he/she / they | like | some cake? |
3 Look at the answers.
Would you like a cup of tea? Yes, please. / No, thank you.4 We can use would like with another verb.
Would you like to go out tonight?What would you like to do?1 We use some in positive sentences.
| some | ||
|---|---|---|
| I'd like | some | ham. |
| There's | some | cheese. |
| We have | some | books. |
2 We use any in questions.
| any | ||
|---|---|---|
| Is there | any | ham? |
| Do you have | any | money? |
| Are there | any | people? |
3 We use any in negatives.
| any | ||
|---|---|---|
| There isn't | any | bread. |
| We don't have | any | friends. |
| There aren't | any | books. |
4 We use some when we offer or ask for things.
| some | ||
|---|---|---|
| Would you like | some | wine? |
| Can I have | some | cheese? |
1 We use like and like doing to talk about things we always like.
I like coffee. (= I always enjoy coffee.)She likes swimming in summer. (= She always enjoys swimming.)2 We use would like to talk about things we want now or soon.
I'd like a coffee. (= I want a coffee.)I'd like to go shopping. (= I want to go shopping.)