English grammar
Fancy + -ing: invitations
Invite someone using fancy + -ing.
From the scene Do you fancy it?
In short
Fancy means feel like. Use it with a noun or -ing: Do you fancy seeing a show?
Your turn
Which one goes with inviting?
Options: Do you fancy seeing...? (not "to see") · Do you fancy...? · I fancy it
Show answer
inviting → Do you fancy...?
How it works
Fancy means feel like, and it's followed by a noun or the -ing form: do you fancy seeing a show?, I fancy that too.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Yes, I really (blank) that!
Options: fancy · fancies · am fancy
Show answer
Yes, I really fancy that!
¡Sí, me apetece muchísimo!
Good to know
With a verb, fancy always takes -ing, never to + verb: not "do you fancy to see".
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
A tablao? I (blank) that too.
Options: am fancying · fancy · fancies
Show answer
A tablao? I fancy that too.
¿Un tablao? A mí también me apetece.
saying yes I fancy it
inviting Do you fancy...?
Nuria
Javi, do you fancy seeing a tablao?
Javi, ¿te apetece ver un tablao?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Javi, (blank) seeing a tablao?
Options: do you fancy · I fancy it · ticket
Show answer
Nuria
Javi, do you fancy seeing a tablao?
Javi, ¿te apetece ver un tablao?
fancy + -ing Do you fancy seeing...? (not "to see")
Nuria
Javi, do you fancy seeing a tablao?
Javi, ¿te apetece ver un tablao?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Javi, (blank) a tablao?
Options: do you fancy seeing · I fancy it · ticket
Show answer
Nuria
Javi, do you fancy seeing a tablao?
Javi, ¿te apetece ver un tablao?
going to a show ticket / show
Nuria
A live flamenco show.
Un espectáculo de flamenco en directo.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
A live flamenco (blank).
Options: Do you fancy · show · I fancy it
Show answer
Nuria
A live flamenco show.
Un espectáculo de flamenco en directo.
Common mistake
Not see or to see here. Which verb form follows fancy?
Javi, do you fancy seeing a tablao?
Javi, ¿te apetece ver un tablao?
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Doña Elena, do you (blank) the front row?
Options: fancy · fancying · fancies
Show answer
Doña Elena, do you fancy the front row?
Doña Elena, ¿le apetece la primera fila?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| saying yes | I fancy it |
|---|---|
| inviting | Do you fancy...? |
| fancy + -ing | Do you fancy seeing...? (not "to see") |
| going to a show | ticket / show |
More lines from the story
- JaviYes, I really fancy that!¡Sí, me apetece muchísimo!
- ElenaA tablao? I fancy that too.¿Un tablao? A mí también me apetece.
- NuriaDoña Elena, do you fancy the front row?Doña Elena, ¿le apetece la primera fila?
- NuriaOK, three tickets for tonight.Vale, tres entradas para esta noche.