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like swimming vs like to swim

Both 'like swimming' and 'like to swim' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Like swimming' is used to express a general preference or enjoyment for the activity of swimming, while 'like to swim' is used to indicate a specific desire or intention to engage in swimming.

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like swimming

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a general preference or enjoyment for the activity of swimming.

This phrase is used to talk about the general enjoyment of swimming as an activity. It indicates a preference for swimming without specifying a particular time or situation.

Examples:

I like swimming in the ocean.
She likes swimming in the pool.
They like swimming at the lake.
He likes swimming competitively.
We like swimming for exercise.

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I don't do things like swimming.
It's like swimming in cool velvet.
We like swimming in the ocean.
I don't Like swimming!
It's like swimming, but inside out.
It's like swimming but inside out.
It's like swimming over a waterfall of double cream.
Sinking into this woman is like swimming in a vat of exquisite oil.
It's like swimming through a cloud.
Talking to her is like swimming in a sea and being stung repeatedly by an enormous jellyfish.
To a reptile it would have been like swimming in a bucket of acid.
There is no shortcut: it is like swimming by swimming.
And there's nothing like swimming for 50 hours in the ocean that gets you thinking about things like this.
So you get the idea that viewing information, viewing data in this way, is a lot like swimming in a living information info-graphic.
It was like swimming in lava.
It's like swimming upstream.
It's like swimming through treacle!
No! I don't Like swimming!
I don't like swimming or the sun.
I don't feel like swimming right now.

Alternatives:

enjoy swimming
love swimming
prefer swimming
have a liking for swimming
find swimming enjoyable

like to swim

This phrase is correct and commonly used to indicate a specific desire or intention to engage in swimming.

This phrase is used to express a specific desire or intention to engage in swimming. It indicates a preference for swimming in a particular situation or at a specific time.

Examples:

I like to swim in the morning.
She likes to swim after work.
They like to swim in the ocean on vacation.
He likes to swim in the pool for relaxation.
We like to swim competitively.

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I remembered you like to swim at night.
I don't like to swim in the pool.
You Navy boys like to swim, right?
Why would you say that I don't like to swim?
Guys like to swim in a row, but not a pool.
Do you do it because people are watching you, Or because you like to swim?
Fred does like to swim.
Do you like to swim?
Don't you like to swim?
Elissa, do you like to swim?
Do you like to swim, Elissa?
Peter, do you like to swim?
In the spirit of debunking racial stereotypes, the one that black people don't like to swim, I'm going to tell you how much I love to swim.
Mother tells me you like to swim.
Mother tells me you like to swim.
I think I'd like to swim now.
Come on, it felt like to swim too.
Penguins don't like oil and they don't like to swim through oil.
I'D LIKE TO SWIM, BUT I DON'T HAVE A BATHING SUIT.
I like to swim too.

Alternatives:

enjoy swimming
prefer swimming
have a liking for swimming
find swimming enjoyable
have a preference for swimming

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