As long as
'As long as' often means the same as 'if' or 'only if'. We often use the present tense after 'as long as'
when we're talking about the future, in the same way as with other subordinate clauses of time. We
sometimes use the present perfect tense after 'as long as' to show that one future thing must happen
before another future thing.
• You can have chocolate as long as you promise to eat all your vegetables.
• She can go to Cambridge as long as she has passed her exams.
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Let's review! Make sentences with 'as long as'.
1. We'll go to the park / it doesn't rain.
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2. She's really good at her work / she isn't tired.
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3. The children can watch TV / they have done their homework.
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4. They were happy / their friends were there.
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5. We'll come to your party / we can get a babysitter.
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6. She'll get the job / she doesn't mess up the interview.
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7. He's going to meet us later / he has finished the article.
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8. She'll catch the plane / she hurries.
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9. We are going to France / we can get the time off work.
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10. The students will pass their exams / they study.
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Answers
1. We'll go to the park as long as it doesn't rain.
2. She's really good at her work as long as she isn't tired.
3. The children can watch TV as long as they have done their homework.
4. They were happy as long as their friends were there.
5. We'll come to your party as long as we can get a babysitter.
6. She'll get the job as long as she doesn't mess up the interview.
7. He's going to meet us later as long as he has finished the article.
8. She'll catch the plane as long as she hurries.
9. We are going to France as long as we can get the time off work.
10. The students will pass their exams as long as they study.
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