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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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He is single. He never married.
He is single. He never marries.
which one correct and explain me please , thanks.
  

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The first is correct. The second might suggest that he often has serious affairs but moves on before marriage. Even that idea is not very natural; if he has a succession of partners, he may be unmarried, but he is often not really single.

  • The first is correct.
  • The second might suggest that he often has serious affairs but moves on before marriage.
  • Even that idea is not very natural; if he has a succession of partners, he may be unmarried, but he is often not really single.
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The first is correct. The second might suggest that he often has serious affairs but moves on before marriage. Even that idea is not very natural; if he has a succession of partners, he may be unmarried, but he is often not really single.

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