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Ewan Posted 20 years ago
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Should the word after "still"be in its base form?
Eg: "He still live"" and not "He still lives".
Eg: "He still live"" and not "He still lives".
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"He still lives" is the only correct.
- "He still lives" is the only correct.
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I just want to add that "He still lives" as a complete sentence has a literary feeling.
If you want to say "He still lives in the house he grew up in," that's fine. But as a complete sentence, "He is still alive" sounds much more natural.
If you want to say "He still lives in the house he grew up in," that's fine. But as a complete sentence, "He is still alive" sounds much more natural.
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