Word choice

President, White and House should all be capitalized. Please use your best English when posting here.

Thank you. Sorry, I was not aware that President, White, and House should be capitalized. Thanks for pointing that out.

What about the original question?

Anonymous Is the word 'lives' in this sentence possible, or should 'lived' be used?I was aware that president Obama 'lives' in the white house.

I would use the present, because he is still there.

PhilipI would use the present, because he is still there.

I see. But the sentence starts with the past, 'I was aware ..'.

Is it possible to use the past tense 'I was aware' with 'lives'?

Shouldn't it have been 'I am aware that President Obama Lives in the White House'?

Mister MicawberPresident, White and House should all be capitalized. Please use your best English when posting here.

Would the use of the present 'lives' with the past oriented sentence be possible because the situation reported in the past is still valid at the present time of reporting?

AnonymousWould the use of the present 'lives' with the past oriented sentence be possible because the situation reported in the past is still valid at the present time of reporting?

That is right.

Great. And that would be the same case for any other sentence with the same scenario, where if the dependent verb is in the present and still valid and the independent verb is in the past, right?

Anonymousthat would be the same case for any other sentence with the same scenario, where if the dependent verb is in the present and still valid and the independent verb is in the past, right?

I would never vouch for all possible cases in English, but generally, yes.

Got it. Thanks