Hi Shizuka,

Yes, this is definitely also possible, and this gets into the case where we have adverbs that give more context. So when we are dealing with these verbs and have ‘for’, ‘since’ (or other adverbs like ‘always’) then we get that meaning, tying a past state/feeling to an ongoing meaning. Though this is as opposed to the style we were discussing where we don’t have that additional context; without those for/since connections we would generally default to a ‘before’ idea:

I have had a cold. (recently; this could be ongoing but more likely would be used to explain past behaviour, e.g. why I was not at work)
She has been to England. (before)
Mary has loved chocolate. (at some point; this one’s a bit more of a stretch, but would be more clearly different if we said something like “Mary has loved chocolate on the occasions when she tried it.”)

Phil

Isn’t it a case where present perfect simple with stative verbs (including states, senses and feelings) will mean the state started in the past continues in the present? Examples include:

I have had a cold for two weeks (state of “having” a cold – started in the past and is still ongoing in the present)
She has been in England for six months (state of “being” or “existing” in Englang – started in the past and is still ongoing in the present)
Mary has loved chocolate since she was a little girl (state of “loving” chocolate since young, and that this state still continues in the present)

Regards,
Shizuka