whenever + simple present, simple present/present perfect

[ademoglu]

Hi,

*self-made*

- Whenever I intend to buy a dress or a shirt, I've always ended up buying none. / I always end up buying none.

I cannot decide which tense to use - present perfect or simple present. The simple present suits, I think, but cannot make sure of the present perfect.

Thanks.

 

[Matthew Wai]

While you are waiting for an answer, I advise you to have a look at the following examples, where the present simple instead of the present perfect is used.

'Larry always blames me whenever anything goes wrong.'
'Whenever I hear that tune, it makes me think of you.'
── quoted from http://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/whenever

'Whenever she comes, she brings a friend.'
'The roof leaks whenever it rains.'
── quoted from http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/whenever_1?q=whenever

 

[BobK]

:up: ;-) . (In an actual utterance though it's not uncommon for speaker to start out with one structure in mind and then switch to another:

structures:

• Whenever + <verb-in-present> I <verb-in-present>
• Whenever + <verb-in-present-perfect> I <verb-in-present-perfect>

But you often hear 'hybrids'. It's not right, but it happens.)

b

 

[hoangkha]

Is "Whenever + <verb-in-present-perfect> I <verb-in-present>" possible, BobK?
Ex:
- Whenever I have done my homework, I listen to music.

 

[Rover_KE]

Yes.