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by lindasp62
Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:39 pm
Forum: Adult Education
Topic: He is taller than me? ~OR~ He is taller than I ????
Replies: 8
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He is taller than me? ~OR~ He is taller than I ????

He is taller than me. ~OR~ He is taller than I. ???? It is my understanding that the correct statement is "He is taller than I.", meaning "He is taller than I am (tall)" , but I always hear it and see it written (in instruction books, no less!) as "He is taller than me". (and such similar sentences ...
by lindasp62
Thu Mar 08, 2007 1:34 pm
Forum: Adult Education
Topic: HELP!! Advanced Student uses Present for Past!!
Replies: 5
Views: 3787

HELP!! Advanced Student uses Present for Past!!

I recently acquired an "advanced" adult student...although it might not sound like it....because over the years it has become habitual for him to keep using the Simple Present, even though he should be using Simple Past. He is full aware of the time (past) of his "story", but as the foundations were...