Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?

Chilis · #1 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:14 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #46 "Elementary English Grammar", question 6

When I was a child I ......... to climb trees.

(a) liked
(b) would like
(c) was liking
(d) like

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #46 "Elementary English Grammar", answer 6

When I was a child I liked to climb trees.

Correct answer: (a) liked
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Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?

Chilis

Yankee · #2 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:30 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Conchita · #3 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:30 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Alan · #4 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:30 am *Like(d)*

Hi,

You asked:

Alan · #5 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:32 am *Great minds*

Hi Ladies,

As they say: All great minds think alike and at 8.30 precisely!

Alan
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Conchita · #6 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:40 am *Synchronised swimming*

What synchronisation, Amy :lol: ! They should recruit the pair of us for water ballet or something -- we would just need to polish up our movements a bit...

Conchita · #7 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:41 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Welcome to the synchronised swimming team, Alan!!

Yankee · #8 (permalink) Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:01 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

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Swimmingly good timing! :lol:
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Saneta · #9 (permalink) Wed Oct 22, 2008 14:56 pm *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Can't be 'would like to climb' in this sentence for repeated activity in the past : 'liking to climb'?

Yankee · #10 (permalink) Wed Oct 22, 2008 15:56 pm *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Hi Saneta

To refer to a habitual or often repeated past activity (such as "climb"), you could possibly use "would" this way, for example:

When I was a child, I was fascinated by hot air balloons. Whenever I spotted one in the sky, I would climb to the top of our big old oak tree and wave excitedly.
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Misskhan · #11 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:46 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Dear Teachers

Please guide

Is this correct sentence?

I think looking after the nature is very important.

I was attempting a test and they found a mistake that "the" should not be used in the above sentence but I couldn't understand the logic that why "the" will not use.

thanks in advance

Alan · #12 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:05 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Hi,

'Nature' is an abstract noun and so no article is needed.

Alan
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Misskhan · #13 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:08 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Thank you so much Mr. Alan I got it now.

Saneta · #14 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:13 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Misskhan you probably wanted to write:,,I was attempting a test and they found a mistake that "the" shouldn't be used in the above sentence...'', right? shouldn't not should?

Saneta · #15 (permalink) Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:16 am *Why it is "like" instead of "liked"?*

Oh , sorry, you wrote ok: should not=shouldn't.

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