1. We laugh together and go out.
2. We laugh together and go out at the same time.
3. We laugh together and then go out.
[There are two actions. Do the two actions happen at the same time? Or after the first action ends, does the second action begin? The first action is to laugh together, and the second action is to go out. Is #3 different from #1? Does #1 mean #2?]
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asked by rfvv
Mar 25, 2018 at 5:48pm
1 could mean the same as either 2 or 3.
2 states simultaneous actions.
3 states separate actions.
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posted by Writeacher
Mar 25, 2018 at 6:02pm
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4. We laughed together and went out.
5. We laughed together and went out at the same time.
6. We laughed together and then go out.
[I changed the present tense into the past tense. When a person says #4, does it mean #5 or #6 generally?]