grammar

[saddouda]

hello everyone , i have a question about tenses , is it correct to say:when John was playing cards , his brother was doing his home work
is it correct to say was doing , if not why ?

 

[Raymott]

hello everyone , i have a question about tenses , is it correct to say:when John was playing cards , his brother was doing his home work
is it correct to say was doing , if not why ?

Yes, it is. But it's better to use "While John was playing cards, ..."
"When" means "At the time .."
"While" means "During the time ..." which is more appropriate here.

 

[saddouda]

so you're saying that there is nothing wrong with using the verb"to do " in a progressive tense , i though it is like one of those verbs "to have " to undrestand"... can't be put in the progressive tenses

 

[Barb_D]

"Doing" can certainly be progressive.

I am doing laundry.
He was doing his homework.
At this time tomorrow, I will be doing the dishes.

(Remember that proper English does require the use of capital letters.)