when
adverb,conjunction
uk/wen/us/wen/A1
at whattime; at thetimeat which:
什么时候，何时"I didtellyou about it." "When? I don'tremember."“我确实告诉过你这件事。”“什么时候？我不记得了。”
When are you going?你什么时候走？
When's thebabydue?婴儿会在什么时候出生？
We'll go when you'reready.你准备好了我们就出发。
Tell me whentostart.告诉我什么时候开始。
Ask him when he's next cominghome.问问他下次什么时候回家。
When do youexpectto have theprojectcompleted(by)?你预计这个项目什么时候完成？
She was only 20 when she had her firstbaby.她生第一个孩子时只有20岁。
He wasshockedwhen I told him.我告诉他时他非常震惊。
Ihateit when there's no one in theoffice.我讨厌办公室里一个人也没有。
I went there when I was achild.我小的时候去过那里。
I was just getting into thebathwhen thephonerang.我正要洗澡，电话响了。
- Irangthemyesterdaytocheckwhen they werearriving.
- So when did youstartcollectingantiqueglass?
- She was 74yearsofagewhen shewroteher firstnovel.
- What did youmissmost aboutEnglandwhen you werelivingin France?
- Who will be inchargeof thedepartmentwhen Sophieleaves?
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- amirite
- devil
- extent
- how about...?idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
- in God's/heaven's nameidiom
- question tag
- trick
- what the blazes...?idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)?idiom
- what's the score?idiom
- what/where/how/why the devilidiom
- whenever
- where
- wherefore
- which
- who
- why
- why don't you...?idiom
- world
Grammar
As,whenorwhile?
As, when and while are conjunctions. In some uses as, when and while can mean the same, but they can also have slightly different meanings. We use them to introduce subordinate clauses.…As
We can use as to introduce two events happening at the same time. After as, we can use a simple or continuous form of the verb. The continous form emphasises an action that interrupts or occurs during the progress of another action:…When
We can use when to introduce a single completed event that takes place in the middle of a longer activity or event. In these cases, we usually use a continuous verb in the main clause to describe the background event:…Whileandas
We can use while or as to talk about two longer events or activities happening at the same time. We can use either simple or continuous verb forms:…Whenandwhilewithout a subject
We can use when and while without a verb, or without a subject + auxiliary verb be:…Iforwhen?
We use if to introduce a possible or unreal situation or condition. We use when to refer to the time of a future situation or condition that we are certain of:…Relative pronouns: when,whereandwhy
In informal language, we often use where, when or why to introduce defining relative clauses instead of at which, on which or for which.…When
When is a wh-word. We use when to ask questions, as a conjunction and to introduce relative clauses.…Whenas a question word
We can use when to ask for information about what time something happens:…Whenas a conjunction
We use when as a conjunction meaning ‘at the time that’. The clause with when is a subordinate clause (sc) and needs a main clause (mc) to complete its meaning. If the when-clause comes before the main clause, we use a comma.…Whenas a relative pronoun
We can use when as a relative pronoun in relative clauses:…Since when?
We can use since when to ask at what time something began. We often use it as a response when we are surprised that something has begun:…Whenorif?
We use when to refer to a future situation or condition that we are certain of, whereas we use if to introduce a possible or unreal situation.…Whenorsince?
We use when to mean ‘(at) the time that’. We use since to refer to a particular time in the past until another time or until now:…When: typical errors
Be careful not to use when instead of if:…when
pronoun
uk/wen/us/wen/what/whichtime:
什么时候，何时"Did youknowLucy was back inEngland?" "Is she -sincewhen?"“你知道露西已经回到英格兰了吗？”“是吗──什么时候？”
Linguistics: question words & expressions
- amirite
- devil
- extent
- how about...?idiom
- how, what, why, etc. on earth...idiom
- in God's/heaven's nameidiom
- question tag
- trick
- what the blazes...?idiom
- what's that (all) about (then)?idiom
- what's the score?idiom
- what/where/how/why the devilidiom
- whenever
- where
- wherefore
- which
- who
- why
- why don't you...?idiom
- world
Grammar
When
When is a wh-word. We use when to ask questions, as a conjunction and to introduce relative clauses.…Whenas a question word
We can use when to ask for information about what time something happens:…Whenas a conjunction
We use when as a conjunction meaning ‘at the time that’. The clause with when is a subordinate clause (sc) and needs a main clause (mc) to complete its meaning. If the when-clause comes before the main clause, we use a comma.…Whenas a relative pronoun
We can use when as a relative pronoun in relative clauses:…Since when?
We can use since when to ask at what time something began. We often use it as a response when we are surprised that something has begun:…Whenorif?
We use when to refer to a future situation or condition that we are certain of, whereas we use if to introduce a possible or unreal situation.…Whenorsince?
We use when to mean ‘(at) the time that’. We use since to refer to a particular time in the past until another time or until now:…When: typical errors
Be careful not to use when instead of if:…Idiom
since when
when
conjunction
uk/wen/us/wen/whenconjunction(CONSIDERING THAT)
B2
consideringthefactthat:
当…时；考虑到How can you say you don't like something when you've nevereventriedit!你连试都没试过，怎么能说不喜欢呢？
You can'tcomplainabout beinglonelywhen you don't make anyefforttomeetpeople.你自己不主动去认识别人，又怎么能抱怨孤独呢？
Why is shetrainingto be ateacherwhen she doesn'tevenlikechildren?她既然连孩子都不喜欢，为什么要去接受培训当老师呢？
I don'tsupposeI can reallycallmyself avegetarianwhen Ieatfish.因为我吃鱼，所以我觉得不能称自己为真正的素食主义者。
- It'spointlesstoinvitehim when youknowhe won't come.
- Why did youbuyafishingrodwhen you could haveborrowedmine?
- Why should I do theexamwhen IknowI'vefailedthecoursealready?
- You shouldn'tjudgethem when you don'tknowthefullstory.
- I shouldn't getupsetby hiscommentswhen Iknowhe's onlyjoking.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- seeing (that)
- slice
- spite
- though
- tooth
whenconjunction(ALTHOUGH)
B2
despitethefactthat:
尽管；可是；但是He says he doesn't have anymoneywhen infacthe has thousands ofdollarsin hisaccount.他说自己没有钱，可实际上他的银行账户里有几千美元。
I don'tunderstandhow he can say that everything'sfinewhen it's soobviousthat it's not.我不明白他为什么要说一切都很好，实际情况显然并非如此。
- Heplacedabeton histeamwhen heknowsthey'relikelytolose.
- Theyclaimedtoknoweach other when infactthey've nevermetbefore.
- It was good of you toofferme aliftwhen Iknowyou don't likedrivingatnight.
- It wasthoughtlessof you tocooksteakwhen youknowI'm avegetarian.
- She says sheenjoyswatchinghorrorfilmswhen infactshe gets reallyscaredby them.
Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast
- again
- any way you slice itidiom
- at any rateidiom
- at leastidiom
- best
- but
- disjunctive
- given
- however
- in the face ofsomethingidiom
- in the teeth ofsomethingidiom
- might
- nevertheless
- only
- rate
- seeing (that)
- slice
- spite
- though
- tooth
Grammar
Iforwhen?
We use if to introduce a possible or unreal situation or condition. We use when to refer to the time of a future situation or condition that we are certain of:…When
When is a wh-word. We use when to ask questions, as a conjunction and to introduce relative clauses.…Whenas a question word
We can use when to ask for information about what time something happens:…Whenas a conjunction
We use when as a conjunction meaning ‘at the time that’. The clause with when is a subordinate clause (sc) and needs a main clause (mc) to complete its meaning. If the when-clause comes before the main clause, we use a comma.…Whenas a relative pronoun
We can use when as a relative pronoun in relative clauses:…Since when?
We can use since when to ask at what time something began. We often use it as a response when we are surprised that something has begun:…Whenorif?
We use when to refer to a future situation or condition that we are certain of, whereas we use if to introduce a possible or unreal situation.…Whenorsince?
We use when to mean ‘(at) the time that’. We use since to refer to a particular time in the past until another time or until now:…When: typical errors
Be careful not to use when instead of if:…