When and While
“When”, “-dığında, -dığı halde, -e karşın, iken” anlamlarını verirken “While”, “-iken, -dığı halde, -e karşın, rağmen” anlamlarını taşır. Kısaca, bunlar bağlaç olduklarından, çevirirken zorlanmamız oldukça doğaldır. Genellikle Past Simple + Past Continuous şeklinde kullanılsa da her zaman böyle kullanılmak zorunda değillerdir.
When I entered the class, the students were walking around.
While we were watching the moive, the lights went off.
Fakat bu şekilde kurmak zorunda değiliz bu cümleleri. When ve While kullanırken cümleler, Past Simple + Past Simple ya da Past Continuous + Past Continuous olarak da kullanılabilir.
When I entered the class, I saw a student at my desk.
While we were watching the movie, some of the people on the back seats were talking to each other.
"While", bazı durumlarda, sadece zaman bildiren bir cümlecik yapmak için de kullanılabilir.
While I was pretending to be sleeping, I was listening to everything my brother said on the phone.
My husband and I llike to take long trekking hours while we are on holiday.
While everybody is watching TV in their warm houses, I will be out guarding the country. That’s what being a soldier is all about.
EXAMPLE
They were having a nap when she worked.
I was running when I saw a friend.
It was raining when we waited for the bus.
Sarah was cooking when her husband set the table.
The children were playing in the garden when the ice cream truck came.
I was reading a book when my phone rang.
When the teacher explained the concept, some students were doodling in their notebooks.
When I tripped on the sidewalk, I was texting my friend.
When the movie ended, the credits were still rolling.
When the phone rang, I was making dinner.
When the taxi arrived, we were arguing about where to go. When the clock struck midnight, everyone cheered.
When I opened the door, a gust of wind blew out the candle.
When the car sputtered to a stop, we were miles from the nearest town.
When the fire alarm blared, everyone calmly evacuated the building.
When the fog rolled in, the lighthouse began to beam its powerful light.
It was past one o’clock when Pierre left his friend.
When it finally started going, she closed her eyes.
When he spoke, his voice was controlled.
But I thought when people get married, they get happy!
When they passed over a field of grass, Jim immediately stretched down his head and began to nibble.
You left your boyfriend when you knew he was fatally ill? What’s the mattter with you?
When you know you are wrong, you are willing to do whatever it takes to get to her.
Simon rejected to all claims against him when the owner of the company had proof that he was the one who embezzled money from the company.While you were running, I drank water.
She solved math problems while she was drinking coffee.
The mechanic was fixing the car when the customer came.
The teacher was explaining the question when the students talked.
I don’t want you to drive while you’re so tired.
She waited while he was pouring a cup of coffee.
They stay awake at night while researchers work in the daytime.
While talking to Tikhon he asked about me twice.
After a while he rang the bell again, very loudly.
They came while we were eating breakfast, and my friends enjoyed them with me.
Every year, our moon gets about 4 centimeters farther away from the Earth and, while this might not seem like much at first, it could have devastating effects on our planet in the future.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strenght, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
While visitor numbers to Istanbul improved by 16 per cent in the nine months from January to October 2022, the number of tourists from the UK have remained almost static.
While American kids usually get their Christmas gifts no matter how good or bad they have been all year, their European counterparts have to behave properly for that.
As - Just As
As, basitçe, “While” ile aynı anlamda kullanılıyor diyebiliriz. “Just as” ise “tam o sırada” anlamı taşıyor.
EXAMPLE
Just as I was closing the front door, I heard a loud bang in the kitchen.
Just as she was about the leave, she remembered to lock the door.
As he was walking past the cemetery, he started to pray.
Her face warmed as she thought of it.
The fire snapped as it grew.