AS LONG AS - Are you using this conjunction incorrectly? Useful for conditional sentences!
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- Опубліковано 22 кві 2023
- "As long as" is a very common English conjunction which is useful for both formal and informal situations. However, many English learners use it incorrectly or avoid using it because they're not sure of its real meaning.
So, in this video, I explain the meaning and uses of "as long as"... very useful for conditional sentences in English!
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Thank you for making clear its meaning.
As of yet, I haven't realised that it was used in a conditional sentence as a conjunction!! Now, it's crystal clear to me. A new 'tool' that I can use in my speaking and writings! 😃
So, Thank you very much!
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Hello Ben, thanks for showing us the difference between them. I've heard people using both expressions interchangebly, but now I do know the real purpose of each one.
I'm glad I could clarify it for you, Edilson
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Dear Ben, I'm asking you to help me clarify the stative verbs rule, according to which they cannot be used in continuous tenses. However, there are so many exceptions like thinking, feeling, and other stative verbs that we often use in present continuous, present perfect continuous, past continuous, past perfect continuous, and future continuous. Eg. “I am thinking about you, I have been thinking about you, I am feeling awful, I’m having a party next week, I'm still loving you, and so many others. Could you please make a video to clear up once for all these aspects? Thank you!
Ok, I'll look into making a video on that. 👍
@@tothepointenglishwithben. Thanks, that would be quite enlightening for me and not just me, I guess...
Hello! Dear Bean, will you be so kind as to tell us why you mentioned the only one possible meaning of the conjunction "as long as"?
After watching your video, I even felt myself somewhat shaken and bemused for a moment because of imagining that I had hitherto been using this conjunction incorrectly. To make sure that I have not got crazy yet, I looked "as long as" up in the dictionary and found that this conjunction may be used as
(1) provided that
As long as you can come by six, I'll be here
(2) seeing that; since
As long as you're going to the grocery anyway, buy me a pint of ice cream
(3) during the time that; through the period that
As long as we were neighbors, they never invited us inside their house
Oh, that is a perturbent remark!!!! I had the same impression watching the video, but YOU cleared up the point!!! Thanks a lot!🙏🌺
Hi Ben, I have a question about a quote using this conjunction. It says: For as long as I can remember, I just wanted to do what was right.... This is a quote from Steve Rogers in Captain America the Winter Soldier. I understand the meaning, but I cannot translate it straight away in my mind (I am a Spaniard). In that sentence adding the word for initially, the conjunction's meaning as long as changes, isn't it? Is it For as long as interchangeable for Since?
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That is the comparative use of "as long as" (meaning 1 in the video) but it's referring to time rather than physical length. It's emphasizing that it's a long time
Hello Ben. Could I ask you to talk about the "will be doing" form? Here in this video you said at the beginning "I know some of you'll be thinking it's not advanced" Is it used in the suppositional meaning (like "Ask John, he'll know" - he probably knows or "I must call my parents, they will be worrying" - they are probably worrying, and it's about now) or is it pure future continuous, about future?
And the 2nd instance was at the end: " You'll be doing me a great favour if you click on the like button". This use is not like "I'll be working at 2 pm" which is pretty clear. Is it like " I'll be seeing him tomorrow " (because we work together and not because we've arranged to meet). I also know this form can be used to express a polite request "will you be using your car today" as a natural course of events. Hoe often would you yourself use it? Thank you)
Sure. I'll look into making a video on that 👍
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Is it correct?
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If I have figured it out, I m going to give two examples in relation to these two phrases:
1st: I''take the blame for the defeat,as long as all of my teammates do the same thing..
2nd:I''take the blame insofar as that account for to me.
The first one is correct (with "I'll") but the second one doesn't make sense I'm afraid.
Oh..Of course, I didn't notice the typing error because of my haste..
When it comes the second one,I meant (account for=be responsible)..Maybe, that's better: I'll take the blame insofar as be responsible..
Any way,thanks a lot for your correction Ben!! I'm going on learning..
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