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What he likes to know is how much it will cost.
What he would like to know is how much it will cost. Do you like me to show you where to go?
Would you like me to show you where to go? When you mean ‘want’, use would like . Compare: ‘Do you like playing the piano?’ (= Do you enjoy ... ?) ‘Would you like to play the piano?’ (= Do you want ... ?) 2
She would like that you ring her back after five o’clock.
She would like you to ring her back after five o’clock. Would you like going for a walk with me?
Would you like to go for a walk with me? would like (sb) to do sth : ‘Would you like me to help you with the packing?’ ‘I’d like you all to listen carefully.’ 3
I don’t like that my shoes get wet.
I don’t like my shoes getting/to get wet. I don’t like it when my shoes get wet. I don’t like when friends of mine get married.
I don’t like it when friends of mine get married. like + sb/sth + doing/to do sth (NOT that clause): ‘I don’t like the children staying/to stay out late.’ like + it + when/if clause : ‘I don’t like it when the children stay out late.’ 4
Everyone arrived late like they often do when you don’t want them to .
Everyone arrived late as they often do when you don’t want them to. Although the use of like as a conjunction is becoming fairly common and appears even in formal English, it has not yet been fully accepted by careful users. 5
She spoke very loudly like I was deaf.
She spoke very loudly as if I was deaf. The use of
