English grammar
Would like to + verb: polite wishes
Talk politely about the job you would like.
From the scene I would like to work at…
In short
Use would like to + verb for polite wishes: I'd like to work. Ask Would you like to…?
Your turn
Which one goes with short form?
Options: would you like to...? (not "you would like...?") · I'd like to have · I would like to work (not "I would like work")
Show answer
short form → I'd like to have
How it works
Would like to + the base verb talks politely about wishes: I would like to work (I'd like to work).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Hmm... and (blank) to work with friends?
Options: would you like · would like you · would you
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Hmm... and would you like to work with friends?
Mmm... ¿y te gustaría trabajar con amigos?
Good to know
Don't drop the to (not "I would like work"), and don't say "I would to like". Don't confuse it with I like, which is about things in general.
Good to know
Questions: would you like to...?
a wish I would like to work (not "I would like work")
Nuria
I would like to work at a big company.
Me gustaría trabajar en una empresa grande.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) at a big company.
Options: Would you like to · I would like to work · I'd like to have
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Nuria
I would like to work at a big company.
Me gustaría trabajar en una empresa grande.
short form I'd like to have
Your turn
What goes with I'd like to have?
Options: question · short form · a wish
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I'd like to have → short form
question would you like to...? (not "you would like...?")
Javi
And what salary would you like to earn?
¿Y qué sueldo te gustaría ganar?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And what salary (blank) earn?
Options: would you like to · I would like to work · I'd like to have
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Javi
And what salary would you like to earn?
¿Y qué sueldo te gustaría ganar?
in general I like sleeping (in general)
Your turn
What goes with I like sleeping (in general)?
Options: short form · in general · a wish
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I like sleeping (in general) → in general
work hours full-time / part-time
Nuria
Full-time. And I would like to have a nice boss.
Jornada completa. Y me gustaría tener un jefe simpático.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank). And I would like to have a nice boss.
Options: I'd like to have · Full-time · I would like to work
Show answer
Nuria
Full-time. And I would like to have a nice boss.
Jornada completa. Y me gustaría tener un jefe simpático.
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 wish | I would like to work (not "I would like work") |
|---|---|
| short form | I'd like to have |
| question | would you like to...? (not "you would like...?") |
| in general | I like sleeping (in general) |
| work hours | full-time / part-time |
More lines from the story
- JaviHmm... and would you like to work with friends?Mmm... ¿y te gustaría trabajar con amigos?
- NuriaWith your hours? I would like to sleep, Javi!¿Con tus horarios? ¡Me gustaría dormir, Javi!
- JaviThey're looking for people at my jobs. At all five!En mis trabajos buscan gente. ¡En los cinco!