Talking about your hobbies in English
When you want to get to know someone, ask about their hobbies and interests.
Questions you can ask
What do you like doing?
What sort of hobbies do you have?
What do you get up to in your free time?
How to reply
In my free time I…
When I have some spare time I…
When I get the time, I…
I relax by (watching TV)
I'm interested in (+ noun / gerund)
I'm keen on (+ noun / gerund)
I'm into (+ noun / gerund)
I enjoy (+ noun / gerund)
You can add "really" or "quite" after "I'm…" for emphasis.
"I'm really keen on football."
Giving a longer reply
You can give more information about your hobbies and interests:
I like arts and crafts. I'm a creative / practical person, and like doing things with my hands.
I'm an outgoing person, and like socialising / hanging out with friends
I enjoy being physically active, and spend a lot of time playing sports and team games.
Like doing vs like to do
We use like + gerund to talk about general likes:
I like fishing.
We use like + infinitive to talk about more specific likes:
I like to go fishing at the weekend.
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All my interests're fun & useful pastimes.I believe that everyone should spend their time on some useful hobby rather than laze precious time away..am really interested in learning foreign languages & for the time being am learning korean which i found it an astonishing lge.
In my free time I like to do some shopping
well, in my spare time I like doing something that can gain my knowledge such as reading newspaper and find out something interested on what should I do to improve my English...
In my spare time, I like staying at home with my family & cooking dishes with my mum. I relaxed by listening to favorite songs and singing along. I visit internet and look for the subject that im interested in but i havent known before. Sometimes I like to go out with my friends for coffee and chatting. I sometimes join in English speaking club on Sunday, i meet people there, talk together and have enjoyable times.Everyday I spend half hour for walking, this makes me feel comfortable. Before sleeping, i like to read books
in my spare tine , i like to do cooking, searching of new things and find scholarships on net.
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