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Questions & Answers about Когда я делаю паузу и концентрируюсь на дыхании, напряжение постепенно уходит.
Why is делаю in the present tense? In English I would say “When I take a pause…” (which can refer to the future too).
In Russian, the present tense with когда often describes regular, typical situations, including in the future.
Когда я делаю паузу… = Whenever I take a pause / When I take a pause (in general).
So делаю is present, imperfective, expressing a habitual / repeated action, not a single specific future event.
If you wanted a one‑time future situation, you could say:
- Когда я сделаю паузу, напряжение уйдёт.
When I (will) take a pause (that specific time), the tension will go away.
Here сделаю and уйдёт are future forms, talking about one concrete future case.
Why do we say делаю паузу literally “do a pause”? Can I say беру паузу or останавливаюсь instead?