Emotions & feelings
feel like giving up
want to stop trying
To want to stop trying because something seems too difficult or tiring.
Hear it in real life
How is your marathon training going?
Hard today - I feel like giving up.
When the language exercises get difficult, I sometimes feel like giving up.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I feel like to give up.
Say: I feel like giving up.
After "feel like" in this meaning, use a verb ending in "-ing," not "to" plus a verb.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
feel like giving up; felt like giving up; make someone feel like giving up
Your turn: say it out loud
When the language exercises get difficult, I sometimes feel like giving up.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
feel like giving up
want to stop trying
“When the language exercises get difficult, I sometimes feel like giving up.”
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