2007-03-12 00:08:55 · 25 answers · asked by VioletJ 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Gramatically correct, but replace the verb "see" with "watch" and the sentence will sound fine.
2007-03-12 00:23:05 · answer #1 · answered by sunflower 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is grammatically correct, but no native speaker in the UK would say this.
I like watching movies(how quaint) or even better, since we now have 'talkies', I like watching films
2007-03-12 14:55:04 · answer #2 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like watching movies.
2007-03-12 07:41:09 · answer #3 · answered by Sumita T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like watching movies.
2007-03-12 07:19:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like watching movies would be more accurate but on a basic level 'I like seeing movies' is correct.
2007-03-12 07:15:39 · answer #5 · answered by kissaled 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe "I like watching movies" is what you need. You can use the verb "see" in sentences like "I've seen .." or "I saw this movie", but when talking about your likes and dislikes I'd suggest using "watch".
Hope I helped a bit.
2007-03-12 07:15:37 · answer #6 · answered by Klaudia B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
'Look', 'see' and 'watch' seem very similar, they all talk about different ways of using your eyes.
It depends on how you intend to look or watch and how intense the looking is.
For example, when we say 'see' we are normally talking about things we can't avoid – so for example, "I opened the door and saw a bottle of mikl." - I didn't intend to see it, it just happened.
However, when we use the verb 'look', we're talking about seeing something we did with an intention. So, "During the exam, I looked at the clock to see what time it was" – I intended to "see" the clocl.
When we watch something, we intend to look at it but we're also looking at it quite intensely, usually because it's moving. So, for example, "I watched the plane dissapear into the clouds." "I watched the television." We want to see it, we're looking at it intensely and it's normally moving.
2007-03-12 07:43:34 · answer #7 · answered by kaiah03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. I like watching movies would make more sense. But to point it out is pedantic. I knew what you meant, so theoretically it is correct in meaning.
2007-03-12 07:12:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To see means you notice with your eyes, you register the scene in front of you.
You capture the existence of someone or something.
To watch is to pay attention to what your are seeing, with interest to know more, to enjoy or understand better....
So the sentence should be: I like watching movies.
2007-03-12 10:38:58 · answer #9 · answered by MoiMoii 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"To watch a movie (or as we say in the land where English was invented, a film)" tends to refer to the action of actually being seated in front of the screen, whislt to "see a film" is more perfective in meaning:
I am going to see a film tomorrow.
I am going to watch the film from beginning to end
I saw that film last week.
I went to the cinema last week and watched the film right through"
I see a film once a week.
I watch films for entertainment.
With that in mind, "I enjoy watching films" is probably more natural sounding.
2007-03-12 10:10:25 · answer #10 · answered by GrahamH 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not grammatically correct, but it is functionally correct. It works for spoken but not written English.
like to see vs. like to watch
2007-03-12 07:12:54 · answer #11 · answered by Chali 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋