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Mary Petrusevich Posted 12 years ago
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i have always liked or i always liked
Hi there!
Could somebody help me please with these sentences. I don't know what tense to choose. Present Perfect or Past Simple?
" I thought I would like the job, because I have always liked working outdoors"
"I thought I would like the job, because I always liked working outdoors"
My eternal problem - using these two tenses. Please, try to explain clearly.
I'm looking forward to getting your reply.
Thanks!
Could somebody help me please with these sentences. I don't know what tense to choose. Present Perfect or Past Simple?
" I thought I would like the job, because I have always liked working outdoors"
"I thought I would like the job, because I always liked working outdoors"
My eternal problem - using these two tenses. Please, try to explain clearly.
I'm looking forward to getting your reply.
Thanks!
Top answer
"I always liked working outdoors" is talking about how you felt in the past, in a way that is not connected any more with the present. For example, if you are now retired, and don't work any more, you can say of a job you did when you were younger: "I thought I would like the job, because I always liked working outdoors". "I have always liked working outdoors" means that you still like working outdoors.
- "I always liked working outdoors" is talking about how you felt in the past, in a way that is not connected any more with the present.
- For example, if you are now retired, and don't work any more, you can say of a job you did when you were younger: "I thought I would like the job, because I always liked working outdoors".
- "I have always liked working outdoors" means that you still like working outdoors.
- For example, if it is a job that you recently started, you can say "I thought I would like the job, because I have always liked working outdoors".
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"I always liked working outdoors" is talking about how you felt in the past, in a way that is not connected any more with the present. For example, if you are now retired, and don't work any more, you can say of a job you did when you were younger: "I thought I would like the job, because I always liked working outdoors".
"I have always liked working outdoors" means that you still like wo
"I have always liked working outdoors" means that you still like wo
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