John Adam is/was the president of the USA

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John Adam is/was the second president of the USA.

I think either 'is' or 'was' is correct.

Many thanks.

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@tanguatlay,

tanguatlay wrote:

John Adam is/was the second president of the USA.

I think either 'is' or 'was' is correct.

Many thanks.

WAS;
he is not anything any more.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I concur.

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@chai2,

Thanks, David and Chai.

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@tanguatlay,

But H.G. Wells is the author of "Ann Veronica", even though he died in 1946.

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@contrex,

Hi Contrex

Do you mean 'is' is also correct in the case of the second US President? I agree that it is correct in regard to the author.

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@tanguatlay,

The book still exists, so the author, although dead still IS the author of it.

There is no more 2nd president of the U.S., so he WAS the president.

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