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Traduzione e definizione
as soon as (possible): il prima possibile
As soon as si usa nello stesso modo di "when", soprattutto in frasi al futuro (concordanza dei tempi al presente):
As soon as you are finished working, we will have lunch. Let me know when you are done and we will go straight to the canteen. Appena avrai finito di lavorare, pranzeremo. Fammi sapere quando hai finito e andremo dritti alla mensa.
Attenzione alla concordanza dei tempi:
We will proceed as soon as Bruno gets here. Until he gets here we will sit in silence. Procederemo non appena Bruno arriverà qui. Finché non arriverà qui, resteremo in silenzio.
Esempi
- "I'm probably photocopying or making coffee at the moment, but please leave a message and I'll get back to you as soon as I get permission to use the phone again."
- "Please leave a message after the beep, and my assistant Brian Jones will get back to you as soon as I tell him to."
- "Indigo Motel is selling shares on their website, and I just bought a ton of them. As soon as they raise $150,000 they'll use that money to record, promote and distribute their first album. As a shareholder, I will receive a cut of all sales and licensing."
- "As soon as you get this message, please meet me in my office immediately."
- "Indeed, I actually wanted to pay you as soon as the products were delivered, but my dog ate the payment order right after I printed it out."
- "As soon as you do, please come find me or Bruno at once: this is an emergency!"
- "As soon as future medical technology has advanced, your body will be defrosted, healed and revived."
- "I laughed, I cried, I watched it a second time as soon as it was finished!"
- "I'd like to see some samples as soon as they're ready, alright?"
- "I'll fax over a draft of the contract as soon as I get back to the office."
- "Philip : Just as soon as I'm finished spitting this important message: "Must use toilet immediately, ate burrito for breakfast."
- "But I think I'll come round to pick it up myself, as soon as I find my artificial leg."
- "I will bring it back as soon as it is finished in the oven."
- "Actually all of them told me, Philip and Susie sent me blind carbon copies of all of the emails you exchanged, and Icarus called me as soon as you finished speaking to him, you know how nervous he gets."
- "Philip : As soon as you step outside the office, take a right."
- "Personally, I intend to achieve my goals as soon as humanly possible, and in one case, as soon as time travel technology permits."
- "I zap the bottles with the stock counter as soon as they arrive: one bottle, two bottles, three bottles."
Esercizio 1
I will call you as soon as I for sure.
I will call you as soon as I know for sure.
know: When the main clause of a sentence is in the future tense and the subordinate clause is introduced by 'as soon as', the verb of the subordinate clause must stay in the present tense.
will know: In this type of construction, the verb of the subordinate clause must stay in the present tense, and not in the future.
knew: When the main clause of a sentence is in the future tense and the subordinate clause is introduced by 'as soon as', the verb must stay in the present tense, and not in the past.
am knowing: 'To know' is a stative verb, meaning that it can't be used in the 'BE + ING' form.
Esercizio 2
Conjugate the verbs in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb.
Bob: Do you when Luna will be coming back to work? She's been out sick for a week now.
Susie: Well, I you as soon as I see her. Everyone's wondering when she .
Bob: I'm afraid that by the time she back, my birthday will be over.
Bob: Do you when Luna will be coming back to work? She's been out sick for a week now.
Susie: Well, I you as soon as I see her. Everyone's wondering when she .
Bob: I'm afraid that by the time she back, my birthday will be over.
Conjugate the verbs in the blanks below with the correct form of the verb.
Bob: Do you [not done] know 1 when Luna will be coming back to work? She's been out sick for a week now.
Susie: Well, I [not done] will tell 2 you as soon as I see her. Everyone's wondering when she [not done] will return 3.
Bob: I'm afraid that by the time she [not done] gets 4 back, my birthday will be over.
Bob: Do you [not done] know 1 when Luna will be coming back to work? She's been out sick for a week now.
Susie: Well, I [not done] will tell 2 you as soon as I see her. Everyone's wondering when she [not done] will return 3.
Bob: I'm afraid that by the time she [not done] gets 4 back, my birthday will be over.
1 know: An ordinary verb (to know) preceded by an auxiliary (do) is always conjugated in its infinitive form without 'to' (do you know...). This is true for interrogative constructions as well (Did you see, Will you go, etc.). Bob is asking Susie if she knows when Luna will return to work.
2 will tell: In this sentence, 'as soon as' is used like 'when'. 'Will' + 'when' constructions are used to indicate something that is sure, for example: 'I will visit you when (or 'as soon as') I am in Paris'. In the dialogue, Susie is making Bob a promise that she will certainly tell him when Luna arrives. Note: 'Will' is often used for promises ('I'll pay you tomorrow') and also for on-the-spot or new decisions ('I'll have a coke please').
3 will return: 'Everyone is wondering...' uses the present progressive tense, and indicates that people are 'currently' or 'now' wondering when Luna will return (in the future). When the principal clause of a sentence uses a present tense verb form ('everyone is wondering'), and the subordinate clause is introduced by 'when,' the verb of the subordinate clause must be put in the future tense.
4 gets: Although the phrase 'by the time she gets back' describes Luna's eventual return to the office, an action which will take place in the future (if at all), a present tense verb (gets) is used here because the principal clause 'my birthday will be over' uses a future tense verb. Even though the main clause uses a future tense verb, the subordinate clause takes a present tense verb because it is introduced by a conjunction of time (by the time). Bob is expressing his concern that Luna won't get back to the office in time to celebrate his birthday.
Esercizio 3
Conjugate the verbs in the blanks below correctly.
Edward: I'm going to write a new song as soon as I home!
Brian: Can I hear it tomorrow, when we our lunch break?
Edward: I'm not sure if it ready by then.
Brian: Come on, Edward!
Edward: An artist must never share a masterpiece before he it.
Edward: I'm going to write a new song as soon as I home!
Brian: Can I hear it tomorrow, when we our lunch break?
Edward: I'm not sure if it ready by then.
Brian: Come on, Edward!
Edward: An artist must never share a masterpiece before he it.
Conjugate the verbs in the blanks below correctly.
Edward: I'm going to write a new song as soon as I [not done] get 1 home!
Brian: Can I hear it tomorrow, when we [not done] have 2 our lunch break?
Edward: I'm not sure if it [not done] will be 3 ready by then.
Brian: Come on, Edward!
Edward: An artist must never share a masterpiece before he [not done] finishes 4 it.
Edward: I'm going to write a new song as soon as I [not done] get 1 home!
Brian: Can I hear it tomorrow, when we [not done] have 2 our lunch break?
Edward: I'm not sure if it [not done] will be 3 ready by then.
Brian: Come on, Edward!
Edward: An artist must never share a masterpiece before he [not done] finishes 4 it.
1 get: Because this verb is preceded by the conjunction of time 'as soon as', and the main verb of the sentence ('I'm going to') is in the future tense, the verb of the subordinate clause must be in the present tense. Example: 'I'm going to hit you as soon as I leave hospital'.
2 have: Because this verb is preceded by the conjunction of time 'when', which refers to the future (we know this because of the word 'tomorrow'), the verb of the subordinate clause must stay in the present tense. Example: 'I will call you when the letter arrives'.
3 will be: This verb is not preceded by a conjunction of time, and it is part of a supposition about the future, so we keep the future tense. A similar example: 'I think Horatio will arrive in ten minutes'.
4 finishes: Because this verb is preceded by the conjunction of time 'before', the present tense is correct here. Example: 'I must not drink coffee before I eat breakfast'.
Esercizio 4
Let's take a look at 2 very important terms from this email.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
Let's take a look at 2 very important terms from this email.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be on time 1 for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived late 2 to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
This expression describes being "punctual" or "arriving at the correct hour".
Bruno expects everyone to be on time 1 for the meeting. (2 words)
This term describes the opposite of "punctual": to arrive after a scheduled time or date.
I arrived late 2 to the meeting, and consequently I did not get any bagels.
1 on time: "To be on time (for a meeting)" is to arrive at the meeting in a punctual manner, or at the scheduled meeting time. Bruno instructs Brian to "make sure (he's) on time" for his appointment with Harold Warbuckle.
2 late: "(To arrive) late (to an appointment)" is to arrive after the scheduled time of the appointment, or after it was supposed to begin. Bruno informs Brian that he "will be running a bit late" for the meeting with Warbuckle. "To run late" or "to be running late" is to be behind schedule. For example: I am running very late because of the traffic downtown. Please start dinner without me.
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