English grammar
Miss + noun; feel like + -ing
Say what you miss and what you feel like doing.
From the scene I miss the sea
In short
Say miss + noun, with nothing between: I miss the sea. For something you want to do, say feel like + -ing.
Your turn
Which one goes with a person?
Options: I miss my mum (no "to") · I miss the sea · I miss you (not "you miss me")
Show answer
a person → I miss my mum (no "to")
How it works
The person who misses is the subject: I miss the sea, I miss my mum.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
You feel like (blank)? You're crazy!
Options: work · to work · working
Show answer
You feel like working? You're crazy!
¿Tienes ganas de trabajar? ¡Estás loco!
Good to know
Nothing goes between miss and the noun: not "miss to my mum".
Good to know
Watch the order: I miss you means I feel sad you're not here; you miss me is the opposite.
Good to know
For something you want to do, use feel like + -ing: I feel like going back.
a place I miss the sea
Nuria
Yes, a lot. I miss the sea.
Sí, mucha. Echo de menos el mar.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Yes, a lot. (blank).
Options: I miss you · I miss the sea · I miss my mum
Show answer
Nuria
Yes, a lot. I miss the sea.
Sí, mucha. Echo de menos el mar.
a person I miss my mum (no "to")
Nuria
I miss my mum and her empanada.
Echo de menos a mi madre y su empanada.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) and her empanada.
Options: I miss my mum · I miss the sea · I miss you
Show answer
Nuria
I miss my mum and her empanada.
Echo de menos a mi madre y su empanada.
I feel sad you're not here I miss you (not "you miss me")
something you want to do I feel like going back (not "to go")
Javi
Well, to be honest, I feel like going back to Madrid.
Pues yo tengo ganas de volver a Madrid, la verdad.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Well, to be honest, (blank) to Madrid.
Options: I miss the sea · I miss my mum · I feel like going back
Show answer
Javi
Well, to be honest, I feel like going back to Madrid.
Pues yo tengo ganas de volver a Madrid, la verdad.
missing home to be / get homesick
Javi
Well, to be honest, I feel like going back to Madrid.
Pues yo tengo ganas de volver a Madrid, la verdad.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Well, (blank) honest, I feel like going back to Madrid.
Options: I miss the sea · I miss my mum · to be
Show answer
Javi
Well, to be honest, I feel like going back to Madrid.
Pues yo tengo ganas de volver a Madrid, la verdad.
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
| a place | I miss the sea |
|---|---|
| a person | I miss my mum (no "to") |
| I feel sad you're not here | I miss you (not "you miss me") |
| something you want to do | I feel like going back (not "to go") |
| missing home | to be / get homesick |
More lines from the story
- NuriaYou feel like working? You're crazy!¿Tienes ganas de trabajar? ¡Estás loco!
- JaviI miss the metro... and my seven jobs!Echo de menos el metro... ¡y mis siete trabajos!
- NuriaA little. In Galicia, I miss Madrid.Un poco. En Galicia, echo de menos Madrid.