the man working/the man who works

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navi tasan

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Can this sentence:
1-I talked to the man working in that room.
be used instead of:
2-I talked to the man who works in that room.

In "2", I might have talked to him at a time when he was not working at all. Can "1" be used in such a case?

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Can this sentence:
3-I talked to a man working in that room.
be used instead of:
4-I talked to a man who works in that room.

Again, in "4" I might have talked to him when he was not working.
 

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Can this sentence:
1-I talked to the man working in that room.
be used instead of:
2-I talked to the man who works in that room.

No.

In "2", I might have talked to him at a time when he was not working at all. Can "1" be used in such a case?

No.

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Can this sentence:
3-I talked to a man working in that room.
be used instead of:
4-I talked to a man who works in that room.

No, for the reason you give below.

Again, in "4" I might have talked to him when he was not working.

Rover
 

navi tasan

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Thank you Rover.

Can:
3-The man living in that apartment is an actor.
be used instead of:
4-The man who lives in that apartment is an actor.
 

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