Language/English/Vocabulary/As-long-as

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As long as

Tenses[edit | edit source]

After "as long as", we use a present tense to express a future idea. 

Example:

  • I ’ll remember that day as long as I live. (not as long as I will live)

 

Conditions[edit | edit source]

As/so long as is often used to state conditions. 

Example:

  • You can take my car as/so long as you drive carefully. (= . . . on condition that you drive carefully.)

 

Emphatic use[edit | edit source]

Before a number, "as long as" can be used to suggest great length. 

Example:

  • This meeting can last as long as five hours.

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