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Cat navy 425 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

He is divorced/He was divorced

Hi everyone,

Please see the following sentences. I saw these sentences in a grammar book. But I couldn't understand the difference in their meaning. Kindly help me with this.

He is divorced.
He got divorced.
He was divorced.
  

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cat navy 425 He is divorced. That is his current marital status. He is not married.

  • cat navy 425 He is divorced.
  • That is his current marital status.
  • He is not married.
  • cat navy 425 He got divorced.
  • He petitioned a judge in court for a divorce.
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cat navy 425He is divorced.

That is his current marital status. He is not married.

cat navy 425He got divorced.

He petitioned a judge in court for a divorce. The judge granted his petition.

cat navy 425He was divorced.

That is ambiguous. It could mean that he is now marrie

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