Alexey86
Senior Member
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2018
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Russian
- Home Country
- Russian Federation
- Current Location
- Russian Federation
Hello! Let's consider the following dialog:
- What do you think of this guy?
- a) I like him. I always did.
- b) I've always liked him.
- c) I don't like him. I never did.
- d) I've never liked him.
Are the replies grammatically correct? What confuses me is that although the past simple with 'always' sounds correct to me here, I can't explain it logically. Can I replace "always/never did" with "have always/never done"?
- What do you think of this guy?
- a) I like him. I always did.
- b) I've always liked him.
- c) I don't like him. I never did.
- d) I've never liked him.
Are the replies grammatically correct? What confuses me is that although the past simple with 'always' sounds correct to me here, I can't explain it logically. Can I replace "always/never did" with "have always/never done"?