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- 11-Nov-2012, 13:30 #1
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while followed by verb+ing after Future simple Hello, I was wondering if this sentence is correct . I'm going to take a bath while reading a novel. I know that we use the present simple after conjunctions while and when in future tenses but is it possible to just use a present participle ? Thank you very much in advance.
- 11-Nov-2012, 23:13 #2
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- 11-Nov-2012, 23:15 #3
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple I agree that it's correct, but it does not sound very natural to me.
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- 12-Nov-2012, 00:47 #4
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple Nor me. However, "I'm going to read a book while taking a bath" or "I'm going to read a book in the bath" are fine.
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- 12-Nov-2012, 01:09 #5
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple I think it's because the bath starts, then the reading begins, then you put the book down, and then you finish your bath. So "read while I am taking a bath" sounds okay (to me).
To say "take a bath while reading" makes it sound like you have your nose in your book as you turn on the taps, get undressed, and so on.I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
- 12-Nov-2012, 09:12 #6
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple Yes, I agree entirely. The use of "while" is generally used by giving the activity which will take the shorter time first, and then stating a longer activity that you will be doing before, during and after the shorter one.
I'm going to read a book while having a bath.
He's going to eat his dinner while watching a film.
My brother always writes a short poem while he's eating his breakfast.Remember - correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing make posts much easier to read.
- 12-Nov-2012, 15:02 #7
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple Thank you all very much for your replies. I understand the use of "while" a lot better now. Thanks again for the clarifications.
- 12-Nov-2012, 15:05 #8
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple Sorry, Runman, we didn't notice you were a new member. Welcome to the forum. Originally Posted by Runman 222 Last edited by 5jj; 12-Nov-2012 at 18:37.
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- 12-Nov-2012, 15:32 #9
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple May I point out that, IMO, books and water should not get that close to one another?
Please be aware that I'm neither a native English speaker nor (at present) a teacher.
- 12-Nov-2012, 17:26 #10
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Re: while followed by verb+ing after Future simple In principle, I agree with you. However, I almost always read in the bath. Worse, I frequently use my smartphone in the bath. One day, that will go badly wrong. Originally Posted by charliedeut Remember - correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing make posts much easier to read.
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