Fill in the blanks with as or when.
1............... she is my friend, I tell her everything.
Wrong!
"As" introduces the reason why the speaker tells her everything.
2I couldn’t talk to him ............... he was busy.
Wrong!
"As" gives the reason why the speaker could not talk to him.
3Don’t disturb him ............... he is working.
Wrong!
"When" introduces the time during which he is working.
4............... we live near the sea, we often go to the beach.
Wrong!
"As" introduces the reason why we often go to the beach.
5............... I was living in Mumbai, I frequently visited the beaches.
Wrong!
"When" introduces the past period during which the speaker lived in Mumbai.
6She got married ............... she was twenty-three.
Wrong!
"When" introduces the time at which she got married.
7............... I was in a hurry, I couldn’t talk to him.
Wrong!
"As" introduces the reason why the speaker could not talk to him.
8I used to watch a lot of movies ............... I was younger.
Wrong!
"When" introduces a past time in the speaker’s life.
9............... you need help, just let me know.
Wrong!
"When" means at any time that you need help.
10He was only sixty-five ............... he died.
Wrong!
"When" introduces the time at which he died.
11I was cooking ............... the lights went out.
Wrong!
"When" introduces the event that happened while the speaker was cooking.
Done.
Score: 0/11
Answers
- As she is my friend, I tell her everything.
- I couldn’t talk to him as he was busy.
- Don’t disturb him when he is working.
- As we live near the sea, we often go to 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.
