Usage of "I have always known"

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi All,

What does this sentence mean?

I have always known that I am strong enough/not strong enough to do that kind of job.

Is this same as:

I know that I am strong/not strong enough to do that kind of job.

Rgds,
Nene.

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Yes, but it carries that knowledge into the past. ‘Know’ in your 2nd sentence refers only to the present.
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Hi Micawber,

Thanks a lot for the quick reply.

So the difference is…the first statement implies that it is true in the past, present and may be in future(present perfect) where as the second one is true only in present and may not be true either in past or future? Did i get it right?

Another question on my second sentence…Doesn’t ‘know’ in my second sentence refer to common truth as in simple present?

Rgds,
Nene.

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The first statement says you know now and you knew in the past. The second statement says that you know now. No other information is imparted.

‘Common truth’-- I presume you mean ‘universal truth’-- is irrelevant here. Universal truth is, for instance, ‘Water boils at 100 degrees Centigrade’.
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