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Rashin Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

WHEN/AS/WHILE

Hi guys,

please let me know how these "when/as/while" are different from each other in conj.form.


Cheers!
rashin.
  

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These are the basics. They are the most common uses. while introduces a clause that expresses an activity or state during a period of time.

  • These are the basics.
  • They are the most common uses.
  • while introduces a clause that expresses an activity or state during a period of time.
  • ( while we were playing tennis ) as introduces the same sort of clause that while introduces.
  • ( as they walked through the park ) It can also be used like since or because .
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These are the basics. They are the most common uses.

while introduces a clause that expresses an activity or state during a period of time.
(while we were playing tennis)

as introduces the same sort of clause that while introduces.
(as they walked through the park)
It can also be used like since or
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he had stopped work when he was tired

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