tenses: does not bark/is not barking

[navi tasan]

Which is correct:

1-When my wife comes home from work, my dog always barks. But she just walked in and I do not know why it is not barking.

2-When my wife comes home from work, my dog always barks. But she just walked in and I do not know why it does not bark.

 

[billmcd]

Which is correct:

1-When my wife comes home from work, my dog always barks. But she just walked in and I do not know why it is not barking.

2-When my wife comes home from work, my dog always barks. But she just walked in and I do not know why it does not bark.

#1, because the non-barking is occurring at the moment of speaking

 

[Barb_D]

As a side note, most Americans would expect you to use "he" or "she" for your pet dog, not "it."

 

[rainous]

But she just walked in

Not a teacher-

Maybe it works either way but "she has just walked in" sounds better to me

 

[5jj]

Maybe it works either way but "she has just walked in" sounds better to me

It does to me, but I am a speaker of BrE. I am sure that 'she just walked in' is fine in AmE - and you'll hear it from speakers off BrE.

 

[Tdol]

As a side note, most Americans would expect you to use "he" or "she" for your pet dog, not "it."

We would do the same.