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Hela Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
present simple or progressive
Dear teachers,
Would you please tell me which choice of tense is correct or preferable here and why?
You can dive into the water. I (1 watch) you while you (2 swim) in the lake, then I (3 drive) you home whenever you (4 need).
I (1) (a) will / (b) am going to watch you while you (2) (a) swim / (b) are swimming in the lake, then
I (3) (a) will / (b) am going to drive you home whenever you (4) need.
Thank you in advance
Hela
Would you please tell me which choice of tense is correct or preferable here and why?
You can dive into the water. I (1 watch) you while you (2 swim) in the lake, then I (3 drive) you home whenever you (4 need).
I (1) (a) will / (b) am going to watch you while you (2) (a) swim / (b) are swimming in the lake, then
I (3) (a) will / (b) am going to drive you home whenever you (4) need.
Thank you in advance
Hela
Top answer
This sounds OK to me. You can dive into the water. I will watch you while you swim in the lake, then I will drive you home whenever you need .
- This sounds OK to me.
- You can dive into the water.
- I will watch you while you swim in the lake, then I will drive you home whenever you need .
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This sounds OK to me.
You can dive into the water. I will watch you while you swim in the lake, then I will drive you home whenever you need.
You can dive into the water. I will watch you while you swim in the lake, then I will drive you home whenever you need.
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Dear teacher,
Could you please tell me for what reason we have to use the simple future + simple present and not:
a) I'll watch you while you are swimming
b) I am going to watch you while you are swimming
c) I'll be watching you while you are swimming
Thanks again
Could you please tell me for what reason we have to use the simple future + simple present and not:
a) I'll watch you while you are swimming
b) I am going to watch you while you are swimming
c) I'll be watching you while you are swimming
Thanks again
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Hi
You are expressing your intention and that is why it is simple present.
Look at this situation:
You are in the swimming pool. The person is about to swim. Then you can say,
"I'll watch you while you are swimming.."
It is the context which decides the use of a tense. Sometimes more than one tense fits a place. Further the context is seen in different ways by different
You are expressing your intention and that is why it is simple present.
Look at this situation:
You are in the swimming pool. The person is about to swim. Then you can say,
"I'll watch you while you are swimming.."
It is the context which decides the use of a tense. Sometimes more than one tense fits a place. Further the context is seen in different ways by different
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Hello,
So these combinations for this sentence are correct:
1) I will watch you while you a) swim OR b) are swimming
2) I am going to watch you while you a) swim OR b) are swimming
but not:
3) I will be watching you while you a) swim OR b) are swimming ?
All the best
So these combinations for this sentence are correct:
1) I will watch you while you a) swim OR b) are swimming
2) I am going to watch you while you a) swim OR b) are swimming
but not:
3) I will be watching you while you a) swim OR b) are swimming ?
All the best
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HelaI (1 watch) you while you (2 swim) in the lake, then I (3 drive) you home whenever you (4 need).I'll watch [ because you haven't dived in yet / it's a future event / diving isn't planned or scheduled event so it's not 'going to' ]
you while you swim [because 'while' forces a continuous reading on 'swim' anyway, so 'are swimming' is unnec
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