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Kevin X Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

which word to use: previous/former/past

Hi,
Would anyone please tell me which word to use in the following sentence, and what's the difference among them:

The president of NFX Media Corporation is a ___ professional soccer player.
(A)once (B)previous (C)former (D)past

Thanks a lot!
  

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Kevin, what's your understanding of it? Which would you choose?

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Kevin, what's your understanding of it? Which would you choose?
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That's not one of the choices.
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To my understanding, they are used in the following way:

1. ... is once a professional soccer player.
2. ... is previously a professional soccer player.
3. ... is a former/past professional soccer player.

But I am not sure about the difference between former and past.
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You can it should be 'former' because that is the only option that applies after 'is'. We are commenting on his current state - he IS a former player.

1 - was once a

2. was previously a
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