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Layla1234 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Any difference in meaning?
Is there any difference in meaning between the following sentences?Is Present Simple or Continuous better to use and gramatically correct?
When I am going to the supermarket, I spend lot of money.
When I go to the supermarket, I spend a lot of money
When I look for a dictonary I go the the language bookshop.
When I am looking for a dictionary I go to the language bookshop.
Thank you for your help.
Layla
When I am going to the supermarket, I spend lot of money.
When I go to the supermarket, I spend a lot of money
When I look for a dictonary I go the the language bookshop.
When I am looking for a dictionary I go to the language bookshop.
Thank you for your help.
Layla
Top answer
Hi Layla; A native speaker does make distinctions between present simple and continuous. When I am going to the supermarket, I spend lot of money. (This is less probable.
- Hi Layla; A native speaker does make distinctions between present simple and continuous.
- When I am going to the supermarket, I spend lot of money.
- (This is less probable.
- To me, it means when you are on your way to the supermarket, you spend a lot of money.
- ) When I go to the supermarket, I spend a lot of money (This is natural.
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Hi Layla;
A native speaker does make distinctions between present simple and continuous.
When I am going to the supermarket, I spend lot of money. (This is less probable. To me, it means when you are on your way to the supermarket, you spend a lot of money. Maybe at the dry cleaners, department store, drug store or other places.)
When I go to the supermarket, I spend a lot o
A native speaker does make distinctions between present simple and continuous.
When I am going to the supermarket, I spend lot of money. (This is less probable. To me, it means when you are on your way to the supermarket, you spend a lot of money. Maybe at the dry cleaners, department store, drug store or other places.)
When I go to the supermarket, I spend a lot o
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When I am going to the supermarket, I spend a lot of money. No.
When I go to the supermarket, I spend a lot of money. Yes.
I don't think that you intend to say that you spend a lot of money at the same time that you are in motion because you are traveling to the supermarket. That's why I marked th
When I go to the supermarket, I spend a lot of money. Yes.
I don't think that you intend to say that you spend a lot of money at the same time that you are in motion because you are traveling to the supermarket. That's why I marked th
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