Getting to know you
Expressing likes and dislikes
Describing people, places and things
Offering, accepting and refusing
Learn
To Like, To Look Like, To Be Like
The questions:-
What does he like?
What does he look like?
What would he like?
What is he like?
How is he?
What is the difference between these questions?
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Like
As a verb like can mean to enjoy or approve of.
For example:-
Like can also mean similar to or in the same way.
For example:-
The expression would like is used when we make requests and offers.
For example:-
However "What is he/she/it like?" is a specific question about the personality of someone or the attributes of something, here you do not use like in the answer.
For example:-
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Some answers (about me):-
The question
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What you would ask me?
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What would my answer be?
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What do I like to drink?
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What do you like to drink?
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I like tea and coffee, I also like wine and beer. I don't like alcopops.
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What do I like to eat?
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What do you like to eat?
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I like pasta and pizza, I also like fruit. I don't like fatty meat.
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What do I look like?
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What do you look like?
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I am medium height and a little overweight. I have long dark hair, a fair complexion and hazel eyes. Some people say that I am attractive, but I don't think I am.
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Who do I look like?
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Who do you look like?
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Some people say I look like Nana Mouskouri. I don't think I do.
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What am I like?
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What are you like?
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I think I am quite nice. My husband says that I am impatient, but I don't think I am. I think that I am very patient. A lot of people say that I have a good sense of humour.
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What is my house like?
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What is your house like?
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It's quite small. It has a kitchen, bathroom, living room and two bedrooms.
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!Note - Like is not normally used in the continuous form, you shouldn't say "I am liking ...".
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