Hi,
“He never struck me as someone who drinks a lot.”
“He’s never struck me as someone who drinks a lot.”
I usually see the first option, but I do come across the second one from time to time.
Can both be used or is the first one a fixed expression?
Thank you.
Ann225 Can both be used Yes. This particular sentence is unusual, though. He never struck me , as someone who drinks a lot would do .
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Ann225Can both be used
Yes.
This particular sentence is unusual, though.
He never struck me, as someone who drinks a lot would do.