hate to do VS hate doing (2025)

Hi

I hate doing homework...
is better than
I hate to do homework...

Though your reason (feeling unwell) for your hatred doesn't really make sense.

Mmmm perhaps:

I would hate to do this to you.
I would hate doing this to you.

Well...even the second sentence is theoretically possible, in specific contexts.

Erebos12345 said:

Mmmm perhaps:

I would hate to do this to you.
I would hate doing this to you.

Well...even the second sentence is theoretically possible, in specific contexts.

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Thanks!
"I really hate to do this to you because you've put so much work into the project, but I have to tell you that you've been doing it wrong."
In this context, I take it to mean "I really don't want to do this". If so, can I change it to "hate doing this..."?

I think the conditional mood (would hate) should be followed by the infinitive (to + verb)...in this example at least.

I hate to do this to you...
I would hate to do this to you...

I hate doing this to you...
I would hate doing this to you...

I would hate to do this

Erebos12345 said:

I think the conditional mood (would hate) should be followed by the infinitive (to + verb)...in this example at least.

I hate to do this to you...
I would hate to do this to you...

I hate doing this to you...
I would hate doing this to you...

I would hate to do this

...yeah, pretty much the same as I really don't want to do this...

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I've got it
Thanks for your help

In the expression "I hate to tell you" (for telling people some bad news), it seems that people never say "I hate telling you", though I don't know whether there's a reason for it.

But what about this:

I hated being given the job of school prefect.
I hated to be given the job of school prefect.

Do they have different meanings?

How funny, I just wrote about this in this thread (#5).

I have heard "I hate telling you", though I do hear the infinitive more often. Perhaps that's because it's a fixed phrase this point, or maybe it's more of an American thing (see my comment at the end). Any British English speakers mind sharing what they'd say?

Also, I'd say "I hated being given the job of school prefect." It fits rule two: I hated it. The other phrase wouldn't be wrong, but it doesn't sound natural.

EdisonBhola said:

I hate to tell you

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EdisonBhola said:

I hate telling you

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This would imply that telling you is habitual. But still, it's .

EdisonBhola said:

I hated being given the job of school prefect.
I hated to be given the job of school prefect.

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I don't know what a school perfect is.