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  1. 12-Jul-2011, 08:25 #1
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    Default He always like to or he always likes to?

    As I think that always is an adverb but not a modal verb, verbs following it should change its form to make the sentence grammatically correct.
    Therefore, I think "he always likes to" is correct.
    can you give me some comments, thank you.
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    Default Re: He always like to or he always likes to?

    Quote Originally Posted by woodywong View Post
    As I think that always is an adverb but not a modal verb, verbs following it should change its form to make the sentence grammatically correct.
    Therefore, I think "he always likes to" is correct.
    can you give me some comments, thank you.
    "He likes" = third person singular, that's why it takes an "s".
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    Default Re: He always like to or he always likes to?

    He likes
    He always likes

    He like
    He always like
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    Default Re: He always like to or he always likes to?

    THANK YOU^^
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