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Will17

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Hello!

Is this sentence grammatically correct, please? :

"When you sunbathe you are usually lying". (Would it be better to use: "when you are sunbathing"?)

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W
 

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They mean the same.
 

Will17

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Hello there,

Could we use the present simple in the second part of these sentences? :

-"When you are sunbathing you usually lie."

-"When you sunbathe you usually lie."

Thank you
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Hello there,

Could we use the present simple in the second part of these sentences? :

-"When you are sunbathing you usually lie."

-"When you sunbathe you usually lie."

Thank you
>W
In both cases I would use "down", "lying down" and "lie down".
 
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