what …… like / like / be like etc.

Σημαντική παρατήρηση: Η λέξη like ΔΕΝ είναι πάντα ρήμα.

like / μου αρέσει

• Children like sweets.
• What’s your favourite fruit? I like apples. 

like + to-infinitive

• What do you like to do on Sundays?
• I like my mum to take me to the park.

like + ing

• Cats like scratching.
• I like swimming in the earlu morning. It makes me feel very active.

like /σαν, όπως

• That big car, like my dad’s, is a saloon car.
• My sister is not like She is different.
• Stop acting like a child.
• He seems like a very intelligent young man.

look like / μοιάζω

• What does Mary look like? She is pretty. (εμφάνιση)
• What does your brother look like? He is tall and good-looking. (εμφάνιση)

be like / πως είμαι (γενικά)

• Alex is like his father. (προσωπικότητα, χαρακτήρας)
• What is your new teacher like? She is very friendly and pleasant. (προσωπικότητα, χαρακτήρας)

Παραδείγματα

What does she look like? – She is very attractive

What is your new boss like? – Not bad. I like him.

How does she look? – She wears very smart clothes.

What is she like? – She is quite friendly.

What was the exam like? – Very difficult.

How is it going? – Ok, thanks.

How are you doing? – Fine, thank you.

How was the journey? – Terrible. It rained non-stop.

What’s it like, swimming in winter? – Cold but I like it.