If you do that you will/ will be
Hello.
I am still wondering about which tense I need to use in the following exmaple:
if you say/do that, you will provoke, embarrass, insult her.
Should i use “you will be insulting/provoking/annoying/embarrassing” her, I think the simple tense works better?
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Sentence pattern: If + present + simple future. Or, If + present + present. N.
- Sentence pattern: If + present + simple future.
- Or, If + present + present.
- N.
- B.
- : Present is meant for simple present.
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Sentence pattern:
If + present + simple future.
Or,
If + present + present.
N. B. : Present is meant for simple present.
"If you say / do that, you will provoke, embarrass, insult her." is correct.( according to first pattern)
" If you say / do that, you provoke, embarrass, insult her. " is also correct ( according to second pattern)
0franziska bohnI am still wondering about which tense I need to use
It depends on what you mean.
1) If you do that, you will provoke her.
~ If you do that, the result of it will be that she is provoked.
(One action causes another. Your action will cause her reaction.)
2) If you do that, you will be provoking her.
~ If y
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