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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Present Simple?
A girl is looking at me now in the cinema. Should I say I hate when she is looking at me or I hate when she looks at me which one is correct?
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You can say "I hate (it) when she looks at me". Omission of "it" feels more casual to me. This implies that she does it regularly.
- You can say "I hate (it) when she looks at me".
- Omission of "it" feels more casual to me.
- This implies that she does it regularly.
- You do not use this wording if it's just happened once or twice.
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You can say "I hate (it) when she looks at me". Omission of "it" feels more casual to me.
This implies that she does it regularly. You do not use this wording if it's just happened once or twice.
This implies that she does it regularly. You do not use this wording if it's just happened once or twice.
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GPYYou can say "I hate (it) when she looks at me". Omission of "it" feels more casual to me.It is. It is common in American English, but, "it" is normally included in non-American English.
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