Fill in the blanks with as or when.
1. …………………….. she is my friend, I tell her everything.
Correct!
Wrong!
As can show the reason; when cannot show the reason.
2. I couldn’t talk to him ………………………. he was busy.
Correct!
Wrong!
Either could be used here with different meanings.
3. Don’t disturb him ………………………. he is working.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. ……………………. we live near the sea, we often go the beach.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. ………………………….. I was living in Mumbai, I frequently visited the beaches.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. She got married ……………………….. she was twenty-three.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. …………………………. I was in a hurry, I couldn’t talk to him.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. I used to watch a lot of movies ………………………. I was younger.
Correct!
Wrong!
9. ……………………… you need help, just let me know.
Correct!
Wrong!
10. He was only sixty-five ………………………. he died.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I was cooking ………………………. the lights went out.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- As she is my friend, I tell her everything.
- I couldn’t talk to him as / when he was busy.
- Don’t disturb him when he is working.
- As we live near the sea, we often go the beach.
- When I was living in Mumbai, I frequently visited the beaches.
- She got married when she was twenty-three.
- As I was in a hurry, I couldn’t talk to him.
- I used to watch a lot of movies when I was younger.
- When you need help, just let me know.
- He was only sixty-five when he died.
- I was cooking when the lights went out.
