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1) Please give me certain situations in which these three sentences may be said:
I like to swim.
I like swimming.
I would like to swim.
2) What is the name of the wagon like thing that people put babies in and carry around with them? It usually has a handle for parents to push it with an dfour or more wheels.
playBunny:I'm sorry it took so long to reply. Thanks for the reply. I checked the pics and the one that suited better was the first one: pram. It looks more like what we have here, despite the fact that they have the 'collapsing' capability.
As for the other question, although I'm sure your answer must be thorough enough, I didn't get my answer! My lack of knowledge it should be.
Let me ask my question in another way:
Which one of these explanations goes with which sentence?
1) I have an inner passion for swimming however I may not want to swim right now. Or in other words, swimming is one of the things that I generally like and I do it when I feel like it, maybe now, maybe some other time.
2) Swimming is one of the things that I like and right now, I want to do it. In other words, not only do I like it, but I want to do it right now.
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Or maybe I can give you what I personally think and you can correct me:
I think when I say " I like swimming " I am referring to a general fact. Swimming is a sport and it's fun and I like it. Just like when I say I like hamburgers. I may not be eating hamburgers in that particular time, but as a fact, I like them.
When I say " I like to swim " maybe I'm trying to say that I want to do it right now. But I'm not sure. So what I want to know is the difference between this sentence and the one above.
And, when I say " I'd like to swim " well, I used to think there was some sort of asking for permission in it. But your example gives me the impression that it's conveying strong will. So when I say " I'd like to swim ", I'm trying to say that I really really want to do it and do it now.