Why live? Why not lived?
Unfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to Spain. I got a boring job and I live alone.
Why is here the first form of 'live' and not the second form i.e 'lived'? Does it have any grammatical reason? If yes, please explain.
I've copied this from the site:
https://www.englishpage.com/conditional/conditional4.htm
Thanks.
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sundarnaz Unfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to Spain. I got a boring job and I live alone. There are one-time events: get a job, go to Spain, get a job.
- sundarnaz Unfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to Spain.
- I got a boring job and I live alone.
- There are one-time events: get a job, go to Spain, get a job.
- These actions are done, finished, complete.
- They are expressed in the simple past tense.
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sundarnazUnfortunately, I didn't get the job and I didn't go to Spain. I got a boring job and I live alone.
There are one-time events: get a job, go to Spain, get a job.
These actions are done, finished, complete. They are expressed in the simple past tense.
I am still alive. My life is not finished. This is expressed in the simple present tens
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