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i don't like dance vs i don't like danceing

Both phrases are not correct. The correct forms are: 'I don't like dancing' or 'I don't like to dance.' The verb 'like' is followed by the gerund form of the verb, which is 'dancing' in this case.

Last updated: March 26, 2024 • 742 views

i don't like dance

This phrase is incorrect. The verb 'like' should be followed by the gerund form of the verb.

The correct form is 'I don't like dancing.'

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Mostly I don't like to dance with women.
Mother. Mother, I don't like to dance.
-I don't like you to dance like that.
No, I know you don't like to dance.
I just don't like having to dance around this level-4 lock down.
I don't like this new Viennese dance craze, "the waltz."
For him, it's like dance music never happened.
Dance, dance, dance, dance...
I like, I like dances with steps.
Dance, dance, dance, monkey.
This song is dance, dance, dance...
My modern dance troupe was performing in North Hollywood when my friends pointed out Empress Katia's latest dance moves.
So they dance a strange dance and inflict their singing on everyone.
Right. Playing dance dance revolution Is a much better choice.
Nobody dance, I dance by myself.
I do. Dance, dance, dance...
I will dance and resist and dance and persist and dance.
This song is dance, dance, dance...
Those classes included some mime but mostly dance.
She was just his dance teacher.

Alternatives:

I don't like dancing
I don't like to dance

i don't like danceing

This phrase is also incorrect. The correct form should be 'I don't like dancing.'

The correct form is 'I don't like dancing.'

Show examples from the web [+]

Your literal song and danceing open court was the basisfor his complaint, calling into questionyour fitness to practice law.
Sure, he mighthobble their spirit and crush their soul and danceing the flaming ashes of their broken marriage, which he had a parting ending.

Alternatives:

I don't like dancing
I don't like to dance

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