Unit 116. As (As I walked along the street... / As I was hungry ...)
Unit 116; Part A
![]() ![]() • We all waved goodbye to Liz as she drove away. (We waved and she drove away at the same time) • I watched her as she opened the letter. • As I walked along the street, I looked in the shop windows. • Can you turn off the light as you go out, please? Or you can say that something happened as you were doing something else (in the middle of doing something else): • Kate slipped as she was getting off the bus. • We met Paul as we were leaving the hotel. For the past continuous (was getting / were going etc.), see Unit 6. You can also use just as (= exactly at that moment): • Just as I sat down, the phone rang. • I had to leave just as the conversation was getting interesting. We also use as when two things happen together in a longer period of time:
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Unit 116; Part B

As also means 'because':
• As I was hungry, I decided to find somewhere to eat. (= because I was hungry)
• As it was a public holiday last Thursday, most of the shops were shut. (= because it was a public holiday)
• As we have plenty of time before our flight, let's go and have a coffee.
• Yesterday we watched television all evening as we didn't have anything better to do.
• As I don't often watch television any more, I've decided to give my TV set to a friend of mine.
You can also use since in this way:
• Since we have plenty of time, let's go and have a coffee.
Compare as and when:
• I couldn't contact David as he was away on holiday and he doesn't have a mobile phone. (= because he was away) | • David's passport was stolen when he was away on holiday. (= during the time he was away) |
• As they lived near us, we used to see them quite often. (= because they lived near us) | • When they lived near us, we used to see them quite often. (= at the time they lived near us) |
Exercises
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