Present perfect

Neither sentence thrills me. It all seems kind of laborious. Can you just say "Those kinds of movies bore me"?

That's simpler, for sure.

I'm just wondering if there is a case where a "when/if" clause goes well with the main clause the tense of which is the present perfect.

Do you think, purely from a grammatical point of view, those two sentences work?

If they don't, do you come with an good example where a "when/if" clause + the main clause (the present perfect) work fine?

GPYCan you just say "Those kinds of movies bore me"?

Or use the old irregular plural and say Those kind of movies bore me.

CB

TakaDo you think, purely from a grammatical point of view, those two sentences work?

The main grammatical question seems to be whether the tenses are mismatched. Opinions about this may vary. My feeling is that the tense combination feels a bit awkward, but I wouldn't say it was actually ungrammatical. Either way, as I say, the sentences as a whole are no

Both sentences don't seem ok, you can put it up like this
I experienced a feeling of boredom when I saw those kinds of movies
or
I experience a feeling of boredom when I see those kinds of movies

There have been times when I have been very unhappy.

That "when" is a relative adverb which is not what I'm thinking about.

OK. What about this example?

You will receive 50 different bills from 50 different providers when you go to the hospital.

If it was my experience, by using the present perfect, I would start with:

I have received 5

GPY will give their response in due course. I would say: I have received 50 different bills from 50 different providers when(ever) I have gone to the hospital. As a speaker of BrE, I would omit the underlined 'the'.

TakaNow, I've been wondering if it's OK for the sentence to be followed by the when-clause as:I have received 50 different bills from 50 different providers when I go to the hospital.How does it sound to your native ear, GPY?

Not good. If you want to emphasise the "my experience" part, i.e. not just use the simple past, I would probably rephrase it, e.g., if yo

GPYOuch!

I wasn't too fond of it myself, but it occurred to me as I wrote my post that I didn't know your gender. It's the quality of your responses that is important to me, not whether you happen to be male or female.

fivejedjon it occurred to me as I wrote my post that I didn't know your gender.

It was remiss of me not to put my gender on my profile. To be honest, I thought it was there. Anyway, I've added it now.