Are both of these sentences correct or not? Why? What's the difference?
1) He's been married three times.
2) He married three times.
Both sentences are correct.
The first sentence uses the present perfect tense, because the man is not dead. He's still alive, so his life isn't finished. Maybe he will marry again.
The second sentence uses the past simple tense, because the man is dead. His life is finished, so he won't marry again!
Note - "married" can be both used as an adjective, and as a verb.
"He's married" - this is an adjective.
"He married his wife last year" - this is a verb in the past simple tense.
It is more common to say "get married" rather than "marry".
E.g. "They got married last year." "She is getting married in December." (Instead of "she is going to marry in December" or "They married last year".
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