As in Spanish, there are several ways to express hobbies or pastimes in English.
The most used verbs are:
- I like… (I like). For example: Yo like watching TV in the afternoon. / I like to watch television in the afternoon.
- I enjoy… (I enjoy). For example: Yo enjoy singing. / I like to sing.
- I love… (I love, I love it). For example: Yo sees it scuba diving. / I love diving.
Attention: All verbs related to hobbies (like, love, enjoy, can’t stand) are followed by a gerund (ing): cycling reading. For example: I enjoy dancing. They can also be followed by a noun (tennis). For example: i love basketball. The verb like It can also be followed by an infinitive. For example: I like to read.
The most used circumstances are:
- In my spare time (in my free time). For example: In my spare time I do yoga. / In my free time I do yoga.
- In my free time… (in my free time). For example: In my free time I love reading. / In my free time I love to read.
- In my leisure time… (in my free time). For example: In my leisure time I enjoy cooking. / In my spare time I enjoy cooking.
Examples of hobbies in English
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Hobbies in English
- Aerobics
- Archery
- Backpacking
- Beekeeping
- Billiards
- Bird watching
- Board games
- Bowling
- Bungee jumping
- Camping
- Canoeing
- Card games
- Carpentry
- Checkers
- Chess
- Cooking
- Creative writing
- Crochet
- Crossword puzzles
- Cycling
- Dancing
- Darts
- Doing handcrafts
- Dominoes
- Drawing
- Embroidery
- Engraving
- Fishing
- Gardening
- Going to the gym
- Hang gliding
- Hanging out with friends
- Hiking
- Horseback riding
- Jigsaw puzzles
- Jogging
- Juggling
- Kayaking
- Knitting
- Language learning
- Listening to music
- Marbles
- Martial arts
- Model building
- Mountaineering
- Mountain climbing
- Music
- Origami
- Painting
- Parachuting
- Paragliding
- Playing a sport
- Playing an instrument
- Photography
- Pottery
- Reading
- Rhythmic gymnastics
- Riddles
- Rowing
- Running
- Sailing
- Scuba diving
- Sculpture
- Sewing
- Singing
- Skating
- Skiing
- Stamp collecting
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Table tennis
- Tennis
- Traveling
- Trivia
- Video games
- Watching movies
- Watching TV
- Wood carving
- Working out
- Yoga
How to talk about a hobby?
There are several ways to express interest (or disinterest) in a certain hobby:
- I love (I love, I love) For example: Yo sees it playing tennis. / I love playing tennis.
- I really like (I really like it). For example: Yo really like movies. / I really like movies.
- I like (I like). For example: Yo like swimming. / I like swimming.
- I quite like (I like a lot). For example: Yo remove like pottery. / I quite like pottery.
- it’s ok (I like it but not much). For example: Hiking is okay. / I like hiking, but not much.
- I don’t like (I do not like it). For example: Yo don’t like fishing. / I do not like fishing.
- I hate (hatred). For example: Yo hate riddles. / I hate riddles.
- I can’t stand (I do not tolerate). For example: Yo can’t stand horror movies. / I don’t tolerate horror movies.
How to ask about a hobby?
- What do you like doing in your free time? / What do you like to do in your free time?
- What kind of music do you like? / What kind of music do you like?
- Do you like / enjoy horseback riding? / Do you like to ride a horse?
- What do you do in your spare time? / What do you do in your free time?
- Do you play any sport? / Do you practice any sport?
- What do you do on weekends? / What do you do on weekends?
Sentences with hobbies in English
- My mother loves watching romantic movies.
My mom loves to watch romantic movies. - Sarah likes skiing.
Sarah likes to ski. - Peter and his family enjoy skate on the frozen lake in winter.
Peter and his family enjoy skating on the frozen lake in winter. - Language learning is one of my favorite hobbies.
Learning languages is one of my favorite hobbies. - Do you like playing checkers?
Do you like to play checkers? - My father loves running in his free time.
My father loves to run in his spare time. - I think that bungee jumping is a very dangerous hobby.
I think bungee jumping is a very dangerous hobby. - Which instruments do you like playing?
What instruments do you like to play? - cooking It is a very popular hobby among adults.
Cooking is a very popular hobby among older people. - My sister has taken up a creative writing course.
My sister started a writing course. - When I was a child, I used to enjoy paintings a lot.
When I was a kid, I really enjoyed painting. - Why don’t you start the origami workshop?
Why don’t you start the origami workshop? - I love reading detective novels during the summer.
I love reading detective novels during the summer. - Do you think that playing video games is the most popular hobby among teenagers?
Do you think that playing video games is the most popular hobby among teenagers? - I’d love to take up a pottery course.
I would love to start a pottery course. - Playing a sport is a healthy hobby for children.
Playing a sport is a healthy hobby for children. - Have you ever gone parachuting?
Have you ever skydived? - In my free time, I like to play all sorts of board games.
In my free time, I like to play all kinds of board games. - I believe that traveling broadens the mind.
I believe that traveling expands the mind. - My grandmother loves knitting next to the fireplace.
My grandmother loves to knit by the fireplace.