We have a crisis here, & you stroll/are strolling in late?

[Flamboyant lad]

Hi guys!

It's from the movie "The Mask"

Scenario: Someone has robbed the bank where Stanley Ipkiss works.

Stanley's boss reprimands Stanley for being late: We have a crisis here, and you stroll in an hour late?

I would have said that sentence either in Present continuous or in Present Perfect.

Self-made: We have a crisis here, and you are strolling/have strolled in an hour late?

Which sentence is grammatically correct?

Many thanks in advance.

 

[probus]

It is not a question of grammar. It is a question of usage. Both are grammatically correct, but only the simple present would be heard in AmE or BrE. In this context the present continuous and the past perfect are heard only in Indian English.

 

[Flamboyant lad]

HI Probus!

As per my knowledge we use Simple Present for:
1. We use it for habits or things that we do regularly. e.g.
I play tennis every Tuesday.
I get up at seven o'clock every day.

2. We use it for a situation that we think is more or less permanent. e.g.
I live in New Delhi.

We have a crisis here, and you stroll in an hour late?

But neither of those rules tells me to use Simple Present in the talked about sentence.

So could you please tell me why you think it's idiomatic to express that sentence in Simple Present only?

Thanks a million in advance.

 

[+Technist Warp-]

Using 'are strolling' would mean that Stanley is still strolling. Using 'have strolled' would mean that Stanley has stopped strolling.

But Stanley's boss is talking from the present situation since he did say 'an hour late' to mean that Stanley walked in just now.

I don't know. Check with probus or another teacher.

 

[MikeNewYork]

I would go with the simple present.

 

[Roman55]

So could you please tell me why you think it's idiomatic to express that sentence in Simple Present only?

Thanks a million in advance.

I am not a teacher.

Try looking at it this way.

We have a crisis here, and what do you do? You stroll in an hour late.

 

[Rover_KE]

In casual conversation, especially in times of stress or emergency, Flamboyant lad, we don't studiously consider whether our utterances are grammatically correct.

Doesn't the same thing happen in Hindi?

 

[Flamboyant lad]

Hello guys!

Could you guys please tell me some examples where Simple Present is used in the same way?

Thanks a lot in advance.

 

[probus]

Hello guys!

Could you guys please tell me some examples where Simple Present is used in the same way?

Thanks a lot in advance.

Lionel Messi just undressed four more guys and scored another hat trick, but you don't think he's the greatest footballer ever?

South Africa has again refused to get rid of its nuclear-bomb-making materials. You think that's okay?

 

[probus]

"HI Probus!

As per my knowledge we use Simple Present for:
1. We use it for habits or things that we do regularly. e.g.
I play tennis every Tuesday.
I get up at seven o'clock every day."


I would say the same as you in both examples.

But would you agree that in Delhi one often hears hear "I am playing ..." and "I am getting ..."? That is what I mean when I say "the Indian dialect of English."

 

[Flamboyant lad]

Lionel Messi just undressed four more guys and scored another hat trick, but you don't think he's the greatest footballer ever?

South Africa has again refused to get rid of its nuclear-bomb-making materials. You think that's okay?

Hi Probus!
We use Simple Present in broadcast commentaries on sporting events. e.g.
Lionel Messi scores another hat trick.


We use Present Simple with stative verbs (verbs which we don't use in continuous tenses). e.g.
South Africa has again refused to get rid of its nuclear-bomb-making materials. You think that's okay?
This soup tastes great.
You look fabulous.
I think she is very pretty.
By the way, you haven't answered my real question.

So could you please tell me why you think it's idiomatic to express the talked about sentence in Simple Present only?

 

[Rover_KE]

I'ts idiomatic because that's how native speakers talk in real life.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's true that "I am playing tennis every day" and "I am getting up at 7am every day" would be heard in Indian English.