While OR when

1 Stop looking at me while I eat/while I'm eating/when I eat/when I'm eating.

Either way is acceptable

Could you please tell me how to say this I'm having trouble expressing myself.

1 When she's the one who takes over for you after your shift, you always leave late. She always arrive late to work. She's the person you leave latest with.

When she take

alc24Which would you say please?

1 Stop looking at me while I eat/while I'm eating/when I eat/when I'm eating.

I'd say "while I'm eating".

alc24Could you please tell me how to say this I'm having trouble expressing myself.

1 When she's the one who takes over for you after your shift, you always leave late. She a

Hello CJ,

I'm having trouble with something that has to do with :

You have to leave later when she takes over for you than when anyone else does(, because she always arrives later than anyone else).

How would you say the following please?


Today is the 4^th time you've arrived late covering for/taking over me. As of today when yo

Hello CJ,

Could you please tell me what you think of these 2 sentences?

1 You have to leave later when she takes over for you than when anyone else does(, because she always arrives later than anyone else).

2 Today is the 4^th time you've arrived late covering for/taking over me. As of today when you are the one I'm taking over for, I'll arriv

alc24Could you please tell me what you think of these 2 sentences?

1 You have to leave later when she takes over for you than when anyone else does(, because she always arrives later than anyone else).

You can't leave until the next person arrives to take your place, but when it's her turn to take over, you always have to leave later because she alw

Hi CJ,

I had one question:

What is the IN for

This is the fourth time you've arrived late in taking over for me

Is it attached to ARRIVED or is it like "I did the right thing IN doing that"

Can I say the following?

1 From now on, when I take over for you, I'll be arriving/I'll arrive 10 minutes late.

instead of this;

N

alc24This is the fourth time you've arrived late in taking over for me

Is it attached to ARRIVED or is it like "I did the right thing IN doing that"

It's not attached to anything. Your second explanation is correct.

CJ

alc24Can I say the following?

1 From now on, when I take over for you, I'll be arriving/I'll arrive 10 minutes late.

instead of this;

Now that I'll be taking over for you, I'll be arriving 10 minutes late (just to even the score)

Yes. Since it's from now on, i.e., many times, I'll be arriving makes more sense. I'll

Hello CJ,

Could you please tell me if it's optional to put in the IN?

This is the fourth time you've arrived late (in) taking over for me.

Thank you