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How do you usually relax when you have some free time? I do not really have too much free time with the university and the exams, but, when i have it, i like going out with my friends or going swimming, which really helps me to switch off. (I have doubts about the ing forms)

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How do you usually relax when you have some free time?

I do not really have too much free time with my classes at the university and the exams, but when I do have free time, I like going out with my friends or going swimming, which really helps me to relax. switch off. (We don't really  use the expression "switch off" to mean relax.)


(I have doubts about the ing forms)


Hi Jonathan,

About those "ing" forms.  You'll have to memorize which verbs require which forms.  For example, "enjoy" requires + ing, e.g., I enjoy hiking. "Hope" requires the infinitive, e.g., "I hope to see you soon."  Some can use both, such as "like", e.g., "I like going out" and "I like to go out" are BOTH correct.

Here is a page that has a different list of common verbs for each type, with some explanations:  http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar-vocabulary/grammar-videos/verb-ing-or-verb-infinitive.

I hope this helps!


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How do you usually relax when you have some free time?

I do not really have too much free time with my university studies and  exams. But when I do have free time, I like to go out (or hang out) with my friends or going swimming which really helps me to switch off.


(I have doubts about the ing forms)

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