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Old 03-Jul-2003, 21:58
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Default Re: tenses

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Which of these sentences is correct:
1-I'll be in England when you watch this film.
2-I'll be in England when you are watching this film.
Does 1 imply "when you have finished watching this film", or not necessarily?
I think the meaning is "while you are watching this film" (which is how I would write sentence 2).

Quote:
1-I'll be in England when you watch this film.
I'll be in England at the time that you watch this film.

Quote:
2-I'll be in England when you are watching this film.
At the time you are watching this film I will be in England.

or

When you watch this film I will be in England.

or

I'll be in England while you are watching this film.

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Does 1 imply "when you have finished watching this film", or not necessarily?
No. That (being finished) could be any time at all.

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