Je n’ai jamais aimé le goût de la viande

Question

Hello. In your week 26 A2 writing test the above line is given as a correct translation of  'I've never liked the taste of meat.'
As this lesson shows I believe there may be an error here.
In this context the verb describes an ongoing state of affairs, without a set start and without a set finish, (if indeed this state does end.) Unless I'm mistaken I believe this would be better expressed in the imparfait.
I'd love some clarification here if possible. Thanks!

Accepted Answer

Bonjour Andy !

If you used L'Imparfait here - "Je n'aimais jamais le goût de la viande." - it would be like saying "I was never liking the taste of meat" or "I never used to like the taste of meat.".
Remember that the English Present Perfect is translated in French either by Le Passé Composé or by Le Présent.

I hope that's helpful!
Bonnes Fêtes et à bientôt !

Answer

Hi Aurélie, thanks for your kind response.
Thanks to your explanation I can now clearly see how my belief that the phrase would be better expressed in the imparfait was very wrong. I had of course completely forgotten that the English Present Perfect may be translated by either Le Passé Composé or by Le Présent.
I did find this one very tricky though, thanks for providing further illumination!

Answer

I'm glad it was helpful!

Bonnes Fêtes et à bientôt !