Functions: offers & requests

Would like / would love to 

Positive and negative sentences 

Forms
+ (Positive)	I’d like (would like) to  I’d love ( would love) to	have	a drink
- (Negative)	I wouldn’t like to	go	home alone.

Yes/No questions

? (Questions)	Would you like to	have	a drink?
+ (Positive)	Yes, I would,
- (Negative)	No, I wouldn’t.

Wh-questions

What	would you like to	drink?
When	would you like to	meet?
Where	would you like to	go?

1.1 Use «would like/would love» + to (or a noun) to say what you want to do right now. You can also use it to talk about dreams.

Examples

I’d like to ask a question.

I would like a cup of coffee. (noun)

I would love to travel around the world. 

1.1 Use «would like» + noun or noun phrase to politely make requests or offers.

Examples

I’d like(=would like) some more soup. 

Would you like a cup of tea? 

She would like a new book for her birthday. 

1.2 Use «would like to» to make polite requests or offers with actions or activities. 

Examples

I’d like to (=would like to) go home.

Would you like to join us for dinner?

They would like to take a walk in the park.

Use «wouldn’t like (to)» or «don’t want (to)» to express that you do not have the intention or desire to do something.

Examples

I wouldn’t like to live here. = I don’t want to live here.

They wouldn’t like to miss the party. = I don’t want to miss the party.

1.3 Use «Let’s = Let us» to make suggestions or invitations.

Examples

Let’s go to a movie. (=Let us)

Let’s take a break. (=Let us)

Let’s not argue about it. (=Let us not)