AEE 257: You'll Get to the Next Level AS LONG AS You Listen

<p><strong>How do you use “as long as” in English?</strong></p> <p><strong>On today’s <em>Tear Up Your Textbook Tuesday</em>, find out how to stop using “if” all the time and start using “as long as”!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>The phrase “as long as” is a connector similar to “if”, or “provided that”.  It means that meeting certain conditions will allow something to happen.  The emphasis is on the importance of meeting the conditions.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/"><img class=" size-full wp-image-4026 alignright" src="http://allearsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/italki5.jpg" alt="italki5" width="280" height="154" /></a>Can’t find native speakers to practice English with you?</strong></p> <p><strong>Can’t get your English corrected by your native-speaking friends?</strong></p> <p><strong>Get a professional, native English teacher in seconds at </strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">italki</span></strong><strong><span style="color: #000000;">.</span></strong></a></p> <p><strong>For a limited time, italki is offering 10 USD in free English lessons. Click </strong><strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #000000;">here to get your 10USD in italki credits before this offer runs out</span></a></strong><strong>!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>Here are a couple ways “as long as” might be used:</p> <ul> <li>When do I have to be home?</li> <li>Whenever you want, as long as you bring the car back in good condition.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li>“Is your landlord nice?”</li> <li>“He is, as long as we pay the rent on time.”</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>How can you use “as long as”?</strong></p> <p><strong>Write us a sample sentence in the comments section below!</strong></p>