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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Present tense or continuous tense

Which is grammatical please?

Why are you doing that when I ask you not to?
Why do you do that when I ask you not to?
Why are you doing that when I am asking you not to?

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Given that you will have (presumably) asked them in the past, I would use: 'Why are you doing that when I have asked you not to? The three examples you gave all suggest that you are currently asking someone not to do it, therefore it seems a little odd. Present perfect sounds more natural to me.

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  • Given that you will have (presumably) asked them in the past, I would use: 'Why are you doing that when I have asked you not to?
  • The three examples you gave all suggest that you are currently asking someone not to do it, therefore it seems a little odd.
  • Present perfect sounds more natural to me.
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Given that you will have (presumably) asked them in the past, I would use:
'Why are you doing that when I have asked you not to?

The three examples you gave all suggest that you are currently asking someone not to do it, therefore it seems a little odd. Present perfect sounds more natural to me.
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