Have Liked Vs Liked
Hello everyone,
Are the following sentences correct?
1. I liked to play football today.
2. I have liked to play football today.
I think both are correct.
Regards,
Joseph
Top answer
Joseph A 1. I liked to play football today. That's grammatical, but it's unusual because of "today".
- Joseph A 1.
- I liked to play football today.
- That's grammatical, but it's unusual because of "today".
- When you say "I liked", you are typically talking about past habits.
- For example, I liked to party a lot when I was younger".
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Joseph A1. I liked to play football today.
That's grammatical, but it's unusual because of "today". When you say "I liked", you are typically talking about past habits. For example, I liked to party a lot when I was younger".
Joseph A2. I have liked to play football today.
That's no good. What scenario do you have
0Joseph AAre the following sentences correct?
1. I liked to play football today.
2. I have liked to play football today.
Not really. They are not idiomatic. For things we liked doing earlier in the same day, we usually say it like this:
I enjoyed playing football today.
Also, you can't use the present perfect (example
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