Hi mam! 'By the time I wake up every morning, my mom finishes all her morning routine'. In this context is it correct to use 'present simple' in the second part of the sentence 'my mom finishes...'? Or i need to use the perfect tense or i can use 'would' to complete the sentence?
@@omprakashmohapatra1940 It's because of the time expression 'by the time'. We usually use this to talk about the future. It is followed by a perfect tense because it means that one action will be completed before a certain point. By the time I go to bed, I will have done all the housework, spoken to my mum, and watched a film. When we use it to talk about routine, we need to use the present perfect tense because that tense connects the past with the present.
@@EnglishWithEm So mam 'By the time I wake up every morning,my mum has finished her morning routine' is the correct sentence. But it sounds odd. Because here i want to say the statement is true for everyday and it happens everyday in my life. Is it correct to say 'My mum finishes her morning routine everyday before i get up in the morning'.