Would You Like... (A Bullseye?)
Hey, Mac and Rory, would you like to come with me to the sweet shop?
Sure, Eva, we would.
We use would you like when we invite somebody to something.
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Here, Eva invites Mac and Rory to go with her to the shop.
You can say do you want but would you like is much nicer.
Well, what would you like to try today?
Wow! This is a great shop!
You can use question words…
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Who would you like to come?
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What would you like to do?
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Where would you like to go?
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When would you like to leave?
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How would you like to do it?
I'd like a bag of lemon bonbons and a bag of bullseyes, please.
And I'd like a bag of sour apples please.
Sure.
When we talk, we use...
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I’d like…
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You’d like…
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He’d like…
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She’d like…
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It’d like…
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We’d like…
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They’d like…
My grandad loves bullseyes. Would you like to try one?
Yeah, I'll try one.
On the way home...
Well, do you like bullseyes?
Do you like...? and would you like...? mean different things.
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Do you like bullseyes? means "do you like bullseyes in general?"
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Would you like a bullseye? means "do you want to eat a bullseye now?"
Eh, no thanks, Rory. I wouldn’t like to eat any more. They’re horrible!
Yeah, I wouldn't like to eat any more either.
To make the negative, add not.
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I would not like to do that.
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And when we talk, we say...
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I wouldn't like to do that.
...and then I thought, hey, grandad would like them!
That was very kind of you. Thank you, Rory!
Later...
lemon bonbons
Glossary
bullseyes
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sweets (UK English) or candy (US English): sugar treats
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shop (UK English) or store (US English)
sour apples
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