Is it like or liked?

Question

I want to say that i like the video but should i put it in past tense the word like...?

ex: Great presentation. I Really "liked" the video. or Great presentation. I really "like" the video.

Answer 1

Liked... because you already saw the video.

Answer 2

Liked it sounds more proper if you think about it.

Answer 3

If you want it to be in the past tense, then use the word "liked".  If you want to keep it in the present tense, then use "liked".  Both could theoretically be correct.

Answer 4

I think I would say "like".  Because you like it right now, you didn't use to like it (liked).  If that makes sense.  But good question, have a star!!

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Answer 5

i think Liked

Answer 6

Either will work, whatever tense you choose though, make sure that the rest of your paragraph stays consistently in that tense.

Answer 7

say "I really like.."

Answer 8

liked but change the "the" after liked to "that"

so it will read

"I really liked that video."

Answer 9

I would say really liked the video, because you already watched it. :)

Answer 10

Like or liked...I'm not sure it is really that important which you go with as long as you stick to the same tense throughout the entire piece. Although if I think about it, I'd probably go with 'liked' if watching the video/presentation was a one-off event. I'd probably only use 'like' if it related to some sort of ongoing project.

One other thing: I would only use *that* (I like/liked that video) if I was speaking or writing in a colloquial manner. If this is for a formal piece of writing/speaking, I'd stick to *the* (I like/liked *the* video).

Incidentally 'Great presentation' is not a complete sentence; you can't write 'Great presentation', stick a fullstop after it and treat it as if it were a stand-alone sentence.

Answer 11

Honestly, you can use either.

If you're talking to someone who made a presentation, especially if there was more than one, I would use "liked".  It singles them out and tells them that their presentation stood out.

If a video is a current favorite of yours - they used a clip from your favorite movie - use "like".  Their presentation stood out to you partly because they used a media clip you could really relate to.

Hope that helps!