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Bigapple Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

What does "would have liked"mean?

Hi all,

Can anyone tell what "would have liked" means in the following sentence?

"I would have liked a peice of cake, but the kids have polished it off"

Is it as the same meaning as "I would like"?

Your help would be much appreciated Emotion: smile

Thank you
  

Top answer

It carries a sense of a past intention - If there had been a piece of cake, I would have liked it. There is a piece of cake, I would like it (now).

— Feebs11

  • It carries a sense of a past intention - If there had been a piece of cake, I would have liked it.
  • There is a piece of cake, I would like it (now).
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It carries a sense of a past intention -

If there had been a piece of cake, I would have liked it.

There is a piece of cake, I would like it (now).
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Thank you feebs for your quick response.
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