The phrase “would like” is used to express a polite desire or wish. It’s often used when making requests, invitations or when offering things to people. It’s a more formal and polite way of saying “want”. The structure is usually subject + would like + (noun phrase OR infinitive verb). The subject and would are often contracted. For example:
And she‘s sad.
I think she‘d like a boyfriend.
I‘d like to see you again.
We would like to invite you and Suzie
to be our guests at our table.
When asking if someone else has a desire or preference, or make an offer or invite someone, you can use “Would you like…?” For example:
Would you like a drink?
Would you like to come in for a cup of coffee?
EXCEPTIONS:
The negative form is “would not like”, often contracted as “wouldn’t like”. However, the meaning can become hypothetical. For example:
At present, I wouldn’t like to be in that boy‘s shoes.
The phrase “you wouldn’t like it” is typically used to express that something is unpleasant, disturbing, or otherwise undesirable, in the above example it appears in the unreal conditional. The future conditional = If I tell you, you won’t like it.
In the English Grammar Profile, there are three points that are A1 with the ‘would like’ form.
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