English has a lot of confusing words, especially those words that look alike and sound alike. The two words I want to talk about today are no exception. I get this question from a lot of readers. Today, I want to discuss the differences between then vs.
Then has a number of different functions, but it is most commonly used as either an adverb or an adjective. Below are a few examples of its many meanings and uses. All four of these uses are uses of then as an adverb. A blond lived with two blond room mates. Watch here and get to know Einstein the talking parrot that sings, dances, makes great sound effects, and has the greatest parrot personality we've come across!
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Traditionalists will argue that than is a conjunction, and that the pronoun in the subordinate clause should be in the subjective case I , he , she , we , they : h e likes bagels more than I. However, in informal communication, than is often treated as a preposition, and the pronouns in the second element are in objective case me , him , her , them : h e likes bagels more than me.
Or does he like bagels more than he likes me? To avoid confusion, your best bet is to use than I or than he , than she , than we , than they in formal and professional settings, and reserve than me along with than her , than him , than us , than them for informal speech.
The best way to remember the difference between the two is to associate then with time and order and than with any form of comparison. Take a look at this example: Carlos is taller than his brother.
There is no other word that can fill the role of than. However, in I drove to the bank and then went to the store the word then can be substituted by subsequently , to name one example. It will give you the chance to see how all these tenses work together. The Simple Present is the most basic and fundamental verb tense you need to learn in English.
It is the tense that enables us to give basic information about ourselves, express desires and share opinions. Here is a detailed look at how to form the Simple Present and when to use it, with lots of examples. The present perfect is a tense that usually describes something about the past that has a connection with the present.
Read on to find out more. Ready to chat to a member of the Wall Street English team? The difference between English past tenses. There are two essential things to remember with the past simple.
In order to use it, the action must be finished the time is clearly finished For example, I saw my friend Erika last Saturday. The action began and ended at a finished time last Saturday. For example, Did you see Erika last Saturday?
The Present Perfect This is perhaps the most challenging past tense to learn, due to its varied use and meanings. To use this tense, the action is often recent or has some kind of effect and importance on the present.
For example, Have you arrived at the hotel?
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