Like is followed by a verb. Is it necessary to add ing to the verb?

Like is followed by a verb. Is it necessary to add ing to the verb?

no
There are the following sentence patterns
1.like doing sth.
2. Like to do sth
These two sentence patterns can be used in questions and statements, but there are some differences
(1) I like to do something for a long time
(2) I want to do something temporarily
For example:
I like drinking milk.
I've always been in the habit of drinking milk
but
I like to drink milk.
I have a sudden desire to drink milk, but I may not have the habit of drinking milk