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Grammar and Linguistics > While +ing?
While +ing?
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blunderbuster
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While +ing?
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Hi,
Can you tell me which one of these you would use and why? I can �t really see a difference in meaning.
Odie can sleep on Jon �s lap while he watches TV.
............................................... he is watching TV.
Thanks and kind regards.
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11 Jul 2010
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susanis
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according to my knowledge after the word while we use an ing tense because with it we can easily see the idea of process. bye sue from Uruguay. |
11 Jul 2010
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Ledy Di
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deffinetely ing. Cause it �s still in process and there is exact rule for it. Don �t doubt!
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11 Jul 2010
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ueslteacher
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Not necessarily Continuous tense, �cause while has several meanings, so the use of the tense would really depend on the meaning that is emphasised: during the time that or when, at the same time as, or used to show a contrast (eg I like black coffee while David prefers it with cream), and finally formal although, in spite of the fact that (eg While I admit that there are problems, I don �t agree that they cannot be solved) And in your sentence I �d say that you can use the simple tense just to underline that it �s habitual of them to act in that way. Nice talking to you, Regina. Hello from Ukraine, Sophia P.S. Though I�d recommend to wait for the comment of some native speaker before you make a decision  |
11 Jul 2010
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yanogator
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Sophia is correct and explained it very well. Both sentences sound very natural.
Bruce |
12 Jul 2010
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