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ESLBeginner Posted 16 years ago
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Hello, I know that I can say 'I do like it', 'I did like it'; can I say 'I never did like it' to emphysize the negative meaning? thanks.
  

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ESLBeginner can I say 'I never did like it' to emphysize emphasize the negative meaning? Yes, you can say that. It's a very common phrase.

— CalifJim

  • ESLBeginner can I say 'I never did like it' to emphysize emphasize the negative meaning?
  • Yes, you can say that.
  • It's a very common phrase.
  • CJ
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ESLBeginnercan I say 'I never did like it' to emphysize emphasize the negative meaning?
Yes, you can say that. It's a very common phrase.

CJ
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Sure, you can.

If we can say 'I never liked it.'.

Why can't we say 'I never did like it.' ?

liked=did+like

So both the sentences are correct.

Regards!
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what is the contextual difference between ' I liked it' and ' I did like it'.
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You can say that, but it'd sound more correct to say it "I didn't like it" or if it's food also "It didn't satisfy me". :-)
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If we say 'I did/do ...' we are emphasizing or reaffirming the verb.

In 'I like it', the hidden verb is 'do' and in 'I liked it', the h.v. is 'did'.

When you really want to mean your 'action' or verb, you'll use 'do/did'.

Hence, 'I do/did like it' is an emphatic sentence whereas 'I like/liked it' is not.
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