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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Have you vs did you?

While I am watching a movie with a friend in cinema, can I ask "have you liked the movie?" or should I ask "did you like the movie?" while we are still watching? And, while I am visiting a city with a friend, in order to know my friend's feelings and thoughts, can I ask "how have you found the city?" or should I ask "how did you find the city?" while we are still visiting?
  

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" while we are still watching? No, neither one. " while we are still visiting?

— Mister Micawber

  • " while we are still watching?
  • No, neither one.
  • " while we are still visiting?
  • No.
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AnonymousWhile I am watching a movie with a friend in cinema, can I ask "have you liked the movie?" or should I ask "did you like the movie?" while we are still watching?
No, neither one. 'Are you enjoying the movie?' ...'Do you like the movie so far?'
Anonymous can I ask "how have you found the city?" or should I ask "how did y
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I see, thank you. If I am helping a student study math, while we are still studying, should I ask "do you understand it so far?" or "have you understood it?" or "did you understand it?" in order to know if he or she is informed about what I have told until that time?
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Anonymous If I am helping a student study math, while we are still studying, should I ask "do you understand it so far?" or "have you understood it?" or "did you understand it?"
I have already given you two models for this same situation. Please try to follow them carefully.
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This speaker of BrE could ask "How have you found the city so far?' or 'Have you enjoyed (your visit to) the city so far?'; I could also ask 'Have you enjoyed the film so far?'.

'Have you understood (it) so far?' also seems natural to me.
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I see, so, it should be "do you understand it so far?" according to the models that you gave. Thank you.
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But, according to the replies here, for the verbs "find", "like" and "understand", which are stative verbs, I think both usage (simple present tense and present perfect tense) are acceptable for the scenarios mentioned. Because "enjoy" is an action verb, I think that "are you enjoying" and "have you enjoyed" are accepable. Thank you.
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