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Voytaszek Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

General statements with `when`.

What`s the difference in meaning between these sentences;

When I go to school they look at me.

When I`m going to school they look at me

When I go to school they`re looking at me.

When I`m going to school they`re looking at me.

Is any of these sentences grammatically incorrect?
  

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Voytaszek Is Are any of these sentences grammatically incorrect? No, but that's a low bar. Only the first is regularly used for a general statement.

— CalifJim

  • Voytaszek Is Are any of these sentences grammatically incorrect?
  • No, but that's a low bar.
  • Only the first is regularly used for a general statement.
  • Anything with the continuous forms ( -ing) makes the statement more specific and less general.
  • Use the simple tenses: When I go to school , they look at me.
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VoytaszekIs Are any of these sentences grammatically incorrect?
No, but that's a low bar. Only the first is regularly used for a general statement. Anything with the continuous forms ( -ing) makes the statement more specific and less general. Use the simple tenses: When I go to school
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