ESL General English Grammar Questions

Re: 'I "liked" the picture of the castle he took whilst the sun was setting'

Peaceblinkfriend — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:15:12 GMT

I get it now. Thank you.

PBF

Re: 'I "liked" the picture of the castle he took whilst the sun was setting'

CalifJim — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:10:27 GMT

Peaceblinkfriend
does it mean that you don't like it anymore

No. It just means that you had a favorable impression of it on some past occasion when you saw it. (You're not looking at it now.)

Peaceblinkfriend
if I replaced 'liked' with 'like'?

In that case, you are reporting your current feelings about it. (You may or may not be looking at it now.)

Re: 'I "liked" the picture of the castle he took whilst the sun was setting'

optilang — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Peaceblinkfriend
If you say 'I liked the picture of the castle he took whilst the sun was setting', does it mean that you don't like it anymore or you don't like it as much as you did before?

How would I change the meaning of the sentence if I replaced 'liked' with 'like'?

Thank you

PBF

'I liked the picture of the castle he took whilst the sun was setting',

It doesn't mean that you don't like it anymore. If that were the case you would say:

I used to like the picture of the castle he took.

'I "liked" the picture of the castle he took whilst the sun was setting'

Peaceblinkfriend — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:00:26 GMT

If you say 'I liked the picture of the castle he took whilst the sun was setting', does it mean that you don't like it anymore or you don't like it as much as you did before?

How would I change the meaning of the sentence if I replaced 'liked' with 'like'?

Thank you

PBF