Present Simple + Present Continuous
Hello,
I think I know how English tenses work, but looking at this sentence, I have doubts. Can you tell me whether it's correct?
"You shout at your dog when you see that he is chewing your shoe."
Maybe I should say: "You are shouting at your dog when you see that he is chewing your shoe"?
Thank you
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Hotmale You shout at your dog when you see that he is chewing your shoe. Fine. It is your usual habit (present simple) to shout at your dog whenever you see that he is in the act of (present continuous) chewing your shoe.
- Hotmale You shout at your dog when you see that he is chewing your shoe.
- Fine.
- It is your usual habit (present simple) to shout at your dog whenever you see that he is in the act of (present continuous) chewing your shoe.
- Hotmale Maybe I should say: "You are shouting at your dog when you see that he is chewing your shoe"?
- No, you should not say that.
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HotmaleYou shout at your dog when you see that he is chewing your shoe.
Fine.
It is your usual habit (present simple) to shout at your dog whenever you see that he is in the act of (present continuous) chewing your shoe.
HotmaleMaybe I should say: "You are shouting at your dog when you see that he is chewing y
0It's a zero conditional. You always shout at your dog(fact)when /if you see(condition) that he is chewing your shoe.
Zero conditional = the present simple.
Good luck.
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