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Present perfect with “like”
Present perfect with “like”, when you use it in common life, what sense you try to convey in this case.
Aug 28, 2015 6:39 AM
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Since it’s a verb of state, rather than of action, the continuous tenses are usually not used, but the present perfect simple can be interpreted as continuous, that is of continuing into the present. It is typical, but not mandatory, to state the duration, or the time when the state began, or to use “always / never:”
“I’ve liked dancing since I was little.” (i.e. I started to like dancing when I was little, and I still do.)
“I’ve liked dancing since for many years.”
“I’ve always liked dancing.”
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