have a nap

[arabiata]

Dear Teachers,

My dog has a strange habit,
when we, or one of us start having a nap in the afternoon he goes out to the bathroom and is sleeping there.

I'd like to express, that during having a nap he's doing the same, but in the bathroom. Is the using of present continuous correct in the above sentence? I think there are two parallel continuous actions, having a nap and sleeping.

Thank you,
Gabor

 

[J&K Tutoring]

It's good that you are trying to make your verb tenses agree. A couple of suggestions to offer:
1. We (NA) don't have a nap, we take a nap.
2. To say "we start taking a nap" indicates that we implement the practice of taking a nap- we decide that we will take a nap every day at the same time. If you mean to talk about one particular nap (as clearly you are), then write it in a different way:

'When one or more of us starts a nap in the afternoon, he goes out to the bathroom and sleeps there.' OR

"When we take an afternoon nap, he will go out to the bathroom and sleep there.'

 

[arabiata]

Thank you for your help. English is sometimes difficult

 

[bhaisahab]

"Have a nap" is fine in BrE.