GOES WELL WITH vs LOOKS GOOD WITH

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GOES WELL WITH vs LOOKS GOOD WITHA brown belt looks good with these pants/goes well with these pants.Could you please tell me which you'd say?- I got there right when the subway was  pulling out./The subway was pulling out right when I got there./ I  got there right before the subway pulled out.Thank you

Avangi · Accepted Answer

They're both fine. My choice would depend on the time of day and the company.

I got there just as the train was pulling out.
In other words, I didn't make it.

I got there just in time. (I made it.)

I got there just before the train pulled out. (Maybe I made it; maybe not.)

Some people use "right" for "just." It may be lower register. I'm not sure.
I guess it would be "just as" and "right when." "Right as" doesn't work for me.

I rode the Boston subway more than I care to remember. I guess "I missed the subway" works, although I'd probably take it to mean I missed the last train of the evening, and had to take a taxi. I tend to think of "the subway" as the system, not the conveyance.

I wouldn't say "The subway was just pulling out," but others might. These expressions are often regional.

Alc24 · Answer

Hello Avangi,

I had one question

Could you replace "just as" with "right when"

I got there right when the train was pulling out?

THank you

Alc24 · Answer

Avangi, I just came across this, could you tell me which tenses are correct in the sentences with JUST AS ?

THank you

Avangi · Answer

AvangiI got there just as the train was pulling out.

alc24Could you replace "just as" with "right when"
I got there right when the train was pulling out?

Yes, you certainly could.

I personally would not, but I can't explain why.
I'd use it for things like,
"Right when you think you've got this month's bills covered, the transmission goes out in your wife's car!"
I wouldn't use "just as" in this case.
The difference in the second case is that the time element is not precise. But I can't explain why that is.

Rgdz, - A.

Alc24 · Answer

Thank you for the explanation.

As I was reading the thread, I thought to myself: could you say the following:

1 I like the way your pants go with your shoes.

Is this correct and natural or not something people say?

and would you say

"As I read/was reading the thread" I want to make sure that's how you say it.

Thank you Avangi

Avangi · Answer

alc24I like the way your pants go with your shoes.

"As I read/was reading the thread"

The "pants" line is correct and natural.

With the second one, all three tenses are fine: simple present, simple past, past progressive.

You can even swap the tenses in your original: As I read (red) the thread, I was thinking to myself.

As I read (reed) the thread, I find that I disagree with the premise.

LouiseT · Answer

Hello alc

I can see that Avangi has covered all the grammar points.

Just a word of warning. Do not tell a British person that his pants go with his shoes. Use the word "trousers" instead of "pants". For the British pants are worn under trousers.

Avangi · Answer

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Alc24 · Answer

Hello Avangi,

Can I ask you what the difference is between

I got there just as the train pulled in.

I got there just as the train was pulling in.

Thank you Avangi

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