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Askingenglish Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Died and dead?

example i can say:
- He died
- He is dead
dead is adjective, died is the past tense of die,
but when do we say "died" and when do we say "(is/are/am) dead"?
they're both mean the same, right?
thanks!
  

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Hi, Sometimes they can be interchanged, but not always. He is dead. Focuses on the prsent situation.

  • Hi, Sometimes they can be interchanged, but not always.
  • He is dead.
  • Focuses on the prsent situation.
  • eg A: Where is Tom right now?
  • B: He is dead.
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Hi,

Sometimes they can be interchanged, but not always.

He is dead. Focuses on the prsent situation.
eg
A: Where is Tom right now?

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