Name: As well/soon/far/much/long as: What’s the difference? - Learners' Questions
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as well as as soon as as far as as much as and as long as What's the difference?

To-infinitive

Present continuous

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And don't forget there was a full summary slide at the end of this video, so make sure to check it out as well as is used to include information, and it's usually followed by a noun or a i N G form.

It basically means, in addition to or also, for example, I'm going to explain, as well as as well as explaining some other expressions as soon as is a time expression and joins clauses together a little bit like when it basically means at the same time or very soon after.

For example, as soon as I arrived home I could smell dinner as far as is commonly used to refer to the extent of particular distance.

For example, there were rain clouds as far as I could see, however, as far as is also used to talk about the extent of a person's knowledge or understanding.

And it's commonly used in expressions such as, as far as I know, as far as I understand, or as far as I'm concerned.

For example, as far as I'm concerned, this is the best show ever.

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And don't forget at the end of this video, full summary slide as much as can be used as a comparison of quantity.

And don't forget that the noun goes in between the expression as much as, for example, I'm sure I don't have as much money as you, however, put it in front of an amount, and it becomes a way to emphasize surprise at the size of something.

For example, I heard that she spent as much as £1000 on one pair of shoes.

Finally, it can be used to contrast things in the same way as saying, even though, or despite, for example, as much as I enjoyed the party, the music wasn't really to my taste.

Lastly, we have as long as which can be used as a comparison of length.

For example, my left arm is as long as my writer, but it can also be used in a conditional and means something like if or on the condition that so as long as you study, you will pass your exams.

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