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Hans51 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
A man who lived' to 'a man living'
Is it possible to change 'a man who lived' to 'a man living' like I know a man who lived (living) in the USA.?
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
What do you native English speakers think? Thank you so much as usual.
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No. Living could only mean “who is living” in that context. If the matrix time is past ( I knew a man living in the USA ), living means “who was living”.
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- Living could only mean “who is living” in that context.
- If the matrix time is past ( I knew a man living in the USA ), living means “who was living”.
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No. Living could only mean “who is living” in that context. If the matrix time is past (I knew a man living in the USA), living means “who was living”.
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Thank you so much and I have a problem understanding "We have a new family joining us today". It was uttered when a woman introduced the family to people and then "joining us" should mean who joined us today or it is okay to understand it as "who is joining us today"? What do you think?
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We have a new family [joining us today]. (who is joining us today)
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Here's how I see it.
Both are possible, but with different meanings.
I know a man living in the USA. He lives there right now.
I know a man who lived in the USA. He lived there in the past. He doesn't live there right now.
Both are possible, but with different meanings.
I know a man living in the USA. He lives there right now.
I know a man who lived in the USA. He lived there in the past. He doesn't live there right now.
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I interpreted the question as asking if living could be used with past time meaning in this context.
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