like for a long time vs have liked for a long time

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Like for a long time' is used to express a current state of liking that has been ongoing, while 'have liked for a long time' is used to emphasize the duration of the liking that started in the past and continues to the present.

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like for a long time

This phrase is correct and commonly used to express a current state of liking that has been ongoing.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone has been liking something or someone for an extended period of time.

Examples:

I have liked this book like for a long time.
She has liked him like for a long time.
They have liked this restaurant like for a long time.

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And I'm going to do the acting that I like for a long time, too.
Now, when I meet with students, I'll be like the black Jimmy Kimmel... which I've felt like for a long time.
Everything has been just like a dream for a long time.
Haven't had something like that for a long time.
Parliament has been wanting to see a report like this for a long time.
I've been waiting for a chance like this for a long time...
I think I have needed something like this for a long time.
I haven't seen a book like that for a long time.
No, your system is not designed to withstand a temperature like that for a long time.
After I... lost my wife, I felt like that for a long time.
You know, Coreen, I've waited for somebody like you for a long time.
You get 'em all locked up like this for a long time, and they get this prehistoric yearning for man-stink.
Probably like you will be for a long time.
The people he really doesn't like, he tortures for a long time first.
I've been waiting to hear a reply like that for a long time!
Has she been difficult like this for a long time?
I suspected they would try something like that, for a long time.
No. It's got to simmer for, like, a long time.
We've not been to a place like this for a very long time.
I've been looking for someone like you for a long, long time.

Alternatives:

have liked for a long time
have been liking for a long time

have liked for a long time

This phrase is correct and commonly used to emphasize the duration of the liking that started in the past and continues to the present.

This phrase is used to highlight that the liking started in the past and has been ongoing up to the present moment.

Examples:

I have liked this book for a long time.
She has liked him for a long time.
They have liked this restaurant for a long time.

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I've really liked you for a long time.
Hanging out with this guy, a really special guy that I've liked for a long time.
I've liked her for a long time.
Sailors liked to take Bremer Klaben with them on voyages because it kept for a long time.
The Greek intervention agency has held some paddy rice for a long time.
The room has been empty for a long time.
The phone rang for a long time.
He kept me waiting for a long time.
They kept us waiting outside for a long time.
They made me wait for a long time.
They have lived here for a long time.
Tom has lived in Boston for a long time.
Tom could be in Boston for a long time.
He's been waiting here for a long time.
He has lived in Iceland for a long time.
The Stability and Growth Pact has been under criticism for a long time.
Because cricket, for a long time in India was always organized.
And that would provide the community's food supply for a long time.
And Tiger Woods, for a long time, the perfect brand ambassador.
For a long time we have neglected our cities.

Alternatives:

have been liking for a long time
have been fond of for a long time

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like for a long time vs have liked for a long time