curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/learn-how-to-talk-about-hobbies-and-interests/657da34294cbf695b2bfe889.md
The Present Perfect tense can be used with the word since to discuss the starting point of ongoing actions or conditions. For example:
I have liked painting since I was a child. - This implies that the speaker began to enjoy painting in their childhood and continues to do so.
Remember, the auxiliary verb have can be contracted to 've.
What does Linda mean by since my childhood?
Linda recently started liking biking.
The phrase suggests a longer duration than a recent start.
Linda developed a passion for biking in adulthood.
The phrase implies the liking started in childhood, not adulthood.
Linda has enjoyed biking since she was a child.
Linda no longer likes biking.
The phrase doesn't indicate an ending of Linda's passion for biking.
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