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Fattyshank Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
What does "as" mean here?
Hello.
In these lines we have "as" at the beginning:
And as the gate drops
We'll be screaming these words: (.....words.....)
Could we rephrase this sentence to the following: "We'll be screaming these words while the gate drop"? And I also have one more question, why is there just The Present Simple? What would change if there was something like this: "We'll be screaming these words while the gate's dropping" ? Or is it implied that "as soon as the gate drop, we'll be screaming these words: ...."? I mean "as the gate drops" refers to the present or to the future time?
Thank you.
In these lines we have "as" at the beginning:
And as the gate drops
We'll be screaming these words: (.....words.....)
Could we rephrase this sentence to the following: "We'll be screaming these words while the gate drop"? And I also have one more question, why is there just The Present Simple? What would change if there was something like this: "We'll be screaming these words while the gate's dropping" ? Or is it implied that "as soon as the gate drop, we'll be screaming these words: ...."? I mean "as the gate drops" refers to the present or to the future time?
Thank you.
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Yes. As here = while or during the time that. Present or future.
- Yes.
- As here = while or during the time that.
- Present or future.
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Thanks, but I'm still confused. Does "As the gate drops" mean here that the gate is now dropping? Or it will drop in a certain time?
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As over here is present continuous. Hence it is mentioned that 'we will be screaming these words'. If as was in future tense, it would be 'we will sream the words.' So as means that the gate is dropping.
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