Learn to use "As soon as" correctly
As soon as
When two actions take place simultaneously, the conjunction used is “As soon as”
Example:
1)
As soon as she sees her mother she stops crying
Remember the simple trick shown below:
Conjunction | Subject | 1stAction | Subject | 2ndAction |
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As soon as | he | sees other children | he | becomes playful. |
Present tense: As soon as he sees other children he becomes playful.
Past tense: As soon as he saw other children he became playful.
Future tense: As soon as he will see other children he will become playful.
From the above 3 examples we deduce that:
1) The conjunction 'As soon as ' is used to denote two actions taking place simultaneously.
2) It can be used in all the tenses. (Past, Present and future tense)
3) The two actions may concern the same subject or two different subjects.
For e.g. As soon as my father comes back from the office, my mother gets the tea.
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