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5 as when like
As, when and like.

[00:00:02] As is usually used when referring to time, but it can also be used to mean because
and to make comparisons.

[00:00:09] When tells us about consequent events.

[00:00:12] And like is primarily used for making comparisons.

[00:00:16] Let's start with as and when.

[00:00:18] As is most commonly used to mean that something is happening at the same time as
another action. The two things happen simultaneously. At the same time. However, when tells
us that one thing happens right after another. For both of them, when used at the beginning of
a sentence, they need a comma. But when used in the middle of a sentence, there is no comma
separating each part of the sentence. Some examples.

[00:00:44] As we ate, we talked about plans for the business.

[00:00:47] We talked about plans for the business as we ate.

[00:00:50] This sounds like a business meal, so we eat and talk about business at the same time.

[00:00:55] When we got to the restaurant, we ordered food and talked business.

[00:01:00] We ordered food and talked business when we got to the restaurant.

[00:01:03] First we arrive at the restaurant. When tells us that we did something else after we
got there, not at the same time. It's one action first, then another. What else did we do? We
ordered food and discussed business.

[00:01:16] As you're walking down the street, you will see a stop sign. Turn right there.

[00:01:20] You will see a stop sign as you're walking down the street. Turn right there.

[00:01:24] These actions are happening at the exact same time. Walking and seeing. We always
do that unless you're blind.

[00:01:32] When you get to the stop sign, you will see a blue house.

[00:01:35] You will see a blue house when you get to the stop sign.

[00:01:38] Now the actions don't happen at the same time.

[00:01:41] First, we arrive at the stop sign. So we stop, then we will see a blue house. It is one
action followed by another action. We are not doing them at the same time.
[00:01:52] I fell as I was walking down the stairs.

[00:01:55] Or when I went down the stairs, I fell.

[00:01:58] Now these meanings are more similar because we use 'as doing' something to
describe that we were in the middle of an action when something else happened. That's closer
to the meaning of when,which describes one action and then another. So when using as plus
past continuous, the meaning becomes closer to when ,and not focused on them happening at
the exact same moment.

[00:02:21] Just as, right when, right as.

[00:02:24] As is normally used to describe how multiple actions are happening at the same time,
but we can also say just as with a meaning very similar to right when. And both of them mean
that one action happened at the exact moment something else happened. For the same
meaning, we can also use right as. All of these describe one action being immediately
interrupted or followed by a different action.

[00:02:49] I called you just as you arrived home.

[00:02:52] I called you right when you arrived home.

[00:02:54] I called you right as you arrived home.

[00:02:57] When as is the same as because.

[00:03:00] As can also mean because. In fact we use since to mean because as well. Because it's
much more common when used this way, and since and as, both sound more formal and are
used to add more emphasis. So you're more likely to use because rather than as or since.

[00:03:17] Because I was tired, I went to.

[00:03:19] As I was tired, I went to bed.

[00:03:22] Since I was tired, I went to bed.

[00:03:24] Since the teacher was absent, Be went home.

[00:03:27] As the teacher was absent, we went home.

[00:03:29] Because the teacher was absent, we went home.

[00:03:32] Like is the most popular method of making comparisons. It means that something is
similar to something else or the same as something else. When we are making comparisons, it's
used as a preposition, which means it creates certain grammar rules.

[00:03:46] It can be followed by a noun, pronoun or the ing form of a verb, the gerund.
[00:03:52] My brother is like me. We enjoy the same things.

[00:03:55] I'm saying my brother and I are similar I use me because this is a preposition. So we
need the object pronoun after it.

[00:04:03] Your dog is huge. He's like a wolf.

[00:04:05] What does their dog look like? Like a wolf, so I'm using like plus a noun.

[00:04:11] These shoes are so comfortable. It's like walking on air.

[00:04:14] For something to be like walking on air is an expression That means something is
really comfortable. So the shoes are super comfy. We use walking because after a preposition
we use the ing form of the verb.

[00:04:26] As versus like.

[00:04:28] When using as to describe actions or conditions, it must be followed by a subject and
verb. And we use it for two reasons. First to describe doing actions in the same way. And second
to describe something as being the same unchanged. I'm going to give you a couple examples
and you tell me if it's use one or two.

[00:04:49] 1 OR 2: No, you're singing the part wrong. I need you to sing just as I showed you.

[00:04:56] This is use one. We're describing an action being done in the same way or in this case
ideally done in the same way.

[00:05:03] 1 OR 2: I haven't visited their house in years. I doubt it's as big as I remember.

[00:05:10] This is use two. We're describing it as being the same, or in this case, our doubt that
it's going to look the same.

[00:05:18] As for profession.

[00:05:19] When describing what you do, you can say that you work as something. The
something is where you say what you do. It's the noun.

[00:05:26] I work as a lawyer.

[00:05:28] This means I am a lawyer. But like is different when used here, it means how you feel.
So you can also say I work like a lawyer but you're saying that maybe because of how much you
work. Or because you have similar duties, you assume this is what it must be like to be a lawyer,
but you are not one. You just feel like it.

[00:05:47] How a person or thing feels looks or sounds.

[00:06:07] For all of them, the verb look, sound or feel comes first and is followed by like, as if or
as though and then the description of the person thing or action.

[00:06:18] Your phone looks like it's about to die.

[00:06:20] Your phone looks as if it's about to die.

[00:06:22] Your phone looks as though it's about to die.

[00:06:25] If an electronic device looks like it's about to die. It can mean two things. First. The
battery is very low and needs to be charged. Or second, it's very old and should be replaced. So
I'm saying I need to charge my phone or buy a new one.

[00:06:39] I feel like I don't have a choice.

[00:06:41] I feel as if I don't have a choice.

[00:06:43] I feel as though I don't have a choice.

[00:06:46] How do I feel? I feel like I don't have any options.

[00:06:49] It.

[00:06:50] In the previous examples. We mentioned the subject before like, as though and as if.
But we can replace the subject with it or use it to draw attention to something. This is covered in
the it versus there section.

[00:07:02] It looks like your party is a huge success.

[00:07:05] It sounds as though they're having a lot of fun upstairs.

[00:07:08] It feels as if you're not happy in this relationship.

[00:07:11] Using other verbs.

[00:07:12] With like, as if and as though, you can use other verbs too. Feel, look and sound are
just very common in the structure.

[00:07:19] Here are some other verb examples.

[00:07:22] He's walking like he has to pee.

[00:07:23] They're singing as if they were trained by monkeys.

[00:07:26] Were studying as though our lives depended on a good grade.