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take or taking I know that I can use gerund after "like" But why can't I use gerund here: Peter likes to take part in team sports. - Why "taking part" is a mistake?

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You could say “Peter likes taking part in team sports.”, which would have the same meaning.
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Its because you have the word "to" after "like", which forces the infinitive. Peter like TO TAKE... Peter likes TAKING.... Either way is correct. You can only use gerund after "like" if the two words are not separated by "to".
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Gary, I wrote "Peter likes taking part in team sports." (without "to"), but in answers it was a mistake, the right answer was just "Peter likes to take part in team sports." So I was confused...
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Its because you have the word "to" after "like", which forces the infinitive. Peter like TO TAKE... Peter likes TAKING.... Either way is correct. You can only use gerund after "like" if the two words are not separated by "to".
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It would help to explain _why_ you think that 'taking part' is a mistake. If you got corrected, you should post the entire original message. My guess is that perhaps you didn't arrange it correctly, e.g. if you wrote 'likes to taking part'?

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