Hi,
in an informal dialog, a girl said to her colleague
1) Don't roll your eyes while I am speaking to you!
Would the below sentences be correct?
2) Don't roll your eyes when I speak to you!
3) Don't think to roll your eyes when I speak to you!
4) Stop rolling your eyes while I am speaking to you!
Thanks
The present simple and the present continuous in the same sentence?
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Re: The present simple and the present continuous in the same sentence?
2 and 4. I would expect to see 3 reworded to say something along the lines of, "don't even think about rolling your eyes while I am speaking to you!"
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Re: The present simple and the present continuous in the same sentence?
5) Don't even think of rolling your eyes while I am speaking to you!
My questions
a) Would the preposition "of" work here as well?
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My questions
a) Would the preposition "of" work here as well?
Thanks
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Re: The present simple and the present continuous in the same sentence?
Yes, absolutely.Tukanja wrote:5) Don't even think of rolling your eyes while I am speaking to you!
My questions
a) Would the preposition "of" work here as well?
Thanks
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