Voytaszek Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
General statements with `when`.
What`s the difference in meaning between these sentences;
When I go to school they look at me.
When I`m going to school they look at me
When I go to school they`re looking at me.
When I`m going to school they`re looking at me.
Is any of these sentences grammatically incorrect?
When I go to school they look at me.
When I`m going to school they look at me
When I go to school they`re looking at me.
When I`m going to school they`re looking at me.
Is any of these sentences grammatically incorrect?
Top answer
Voytaszek Is Are any of these sentences grammatically incorrect? No, but that's a low bar. Only the first is regularly used for a general statement.
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VoytaszekNo, but that's a low bar. Only the first is regularly used for a general statement. Anything with the continuous forms ( -ing) makes the statement more specific and less general. Use the simple tenses: When I go to schoolIsAre any of these sentences grammatically incorrect?
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