While + future progressive?
Which tenses are correct regarding this example sentence:
"While you will be eating your dinner, I will continue to read my book"
or is it
"While you eat your dinner, I will continue to read my book"?
I guess the second one is correct, but why don't you use the future progressive to indicate a process in the future? During this process another single future action could happen, couldn't it?
I find it pretty hard to grasp the concept between these "time words" and their respective tenses...
Thank you in advance!
Top answer
Catull "While you eat your dinner, I will (continue to) read my book"? This one is the better one. ) Catull why don't you use the future progressive to indicate a process in the future?
- Catull "While you eat your dinner, I will (continue to) read my book"?
- This one is the better one.
- ) Catull why don't you use the future progressive to indicate a process in the future?
- We do, but usually not in a subordinate clause, especially if the main clause already has it.
- I'll be waiting here while you're taking care of the kids.
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Catull"While you eat your dinner, I will (continue to) read my book"?
This one is the better one. (You don't need 'continue to'.)
Catullwhy don't you use the future progressive to indicate a process in the future?
We do, but usually not in a subordinate clause, especially if the main clause already has it.
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