regular model: work
verbs ending in -e: like

like - model verbRegular verbs ending with a silent -e: remove the final -e before adding -ed or -ing.

Variants of the regular models:

  1. pass -s, -sh, -x, -o: +e
  2. try -y>ie
  3. omit -X>-XX
  4. die -ie: -ie>y
  5. agree -ee: +d

Irregular past tense models:

  1. cost invar.
  2. feed vowel: long>short
  3. find i>ou
  4. know [o,a]>e
  5. mean +t
  6. panic -k-
  7. pay -ay>aid
  8. send -d>-t
  9. sing i>a, u
  10. show >ed, -n
  11. stick a>u, i>u
  12. sleep -ee_>-e_t
  13. speak >o_e, o_en
  14. spell >ed, -t
  15. take -ake>-ook, -aken
  16. think >-ought
  17. wear -ear>-ore, -orn
  18. write -i_e>o_e, i_en

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like

like' is the model of the regular verbs that end in '-e.
The verb to like is not traditionally used in the continuous tenses. However, in modern colloquial usage, the continuous may be used in the present tense with the meaning of "to appreciate" or "to enjoy" (e.g., "I'm liking that hat!").
infinitive:
present participle:
past participle:
(to) like
liking
liked
definition
in Spanish
in French
in Italian

Indicative

presentAlso known as:
present simple or simple present
Ilike
youlike
he, she, itlikes
welike
youlike
theylike
simple pastAlso known as:
past simple or preterit
Iliked
youliked
he, she, itliked
weliked
youliked
theyliked
future
Iwill like
youwill like
he, she, itwill like
wewill like
youwill like
theywill like

Perfect tenses

present perfect
Ihave liked
youhave liked
he, she, ithas liked
wehave liked
youhave liked
theyhave liked
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect
Ihad liked
youhad liked
he, she, ithad liked
wehad liked
youhad liked
theyhad liked
future perfect
Iwill have liked
youwill have liked
he, she, itwill have liked
wewill have liked
youwill have liked
theywill have liked

Continuous (progressive) and emphatic tenses

present continuous
Iam liking
youare liking
he, she, itis liking
weare liking
youare liking
theyare liking
past continuous
Iwas liking
youwere liking
he, she, itwas liking
wewere liking
youwere liking
theywere liking
present emphatic
Ido like
youdo like
he, she, itdoes like
wedo like
youdo like
theydo like
past emphatic
Idid like
youdid like
he, she, itdid like
wedid like
youdid like
theydid like

Compound continuous (progressive) tenses

present perfect
Ihave been liking
youhave been liking
he, she, ithas been liking
wehave been liking
youhave been liking
theyhave been liking
past perfect
Ihad been liking
youhad been liking
he, she, ithad been liking
wehad been liking
youhad been liking
theyhad been liking
future
Iwill be liking
youwill be liking
he, she, itwill be liking
wewill be liking
youwill be liking
theywill be liking
future perfect
Iwill have been liking
youwill have been liking
he, she, itwill have been liking
wewill have been liking
youwill have been liking
theywill have been liking

Conditional

present
Iwould like
youwould like
he, she, itwould like
wewould like
youwould like
theywould like
perfectAlso known as:
past conditional
Iwould have liked
youwould have liked
he, she, itwould have liked
wewould have liked
youwould have liked
theywould have liked
present continuous
Iwould be liking
youwould be liking
he, she, itwould be liking
wewould be liking
youwould be liking
theywould be liking
perfect continuous
Iwould have been liking
youwould have been liking
he, she, itwould have been liking
wewould have been liking
youwould have been liking
theywould have been liking

Imperative

present
(you)like!
(we)let's like!
(you)like!

Subjunctive

present
Ilike
youlike
he, she, itlike
welike
youlike
theylike
past
Iliked
youliked
he, she, itliked
weliked
youliked
theyliked
past perfectAlso known as:
pluperfect subjunctive
Ihad liked
youhad liked
he, she, ithad liked
wehad liked
youhad liked
theyhad liked
future
Ishould like
youshould like
he, she, itshould like
weshould like
youshould like
theyshould like

*Blue letters in conjugations are irregular forms. (example)
*Red letters in conjugations are exceptions to the model. (example)

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