As long as vs If

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As long as

Top 2000 (courant)

If

Bloc à haute fréquence A1 conjunction

Le plus courant: If

	As long as	If
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //əz lɒŋ əz// 🇺🇸 //əz lɔːŋ əz//	🇬🇧 /["/ɪf/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɪf/"]/
Sens	Si quelque chose se produit pendant la même période qu'une autre chose. If something happens for the same time as another thing.	used to talk about a situation that may happen.
Exemple	You can stay out as long as you finish your homework first.	If it rains tomorrow, we will stay inside.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Bloc à haute fréquence
Niveau CEFR	-	A1
Nature grammaticale		conjunction
Collocations	as long as possible, as long as necessary, as long as it takes	if you want, if necessary, if possible, if I were you, if it rains
Antonymes	-	unless
Erreurs fréquentes	Confused with 'as long' without 'as'., Used with incorrect tenses or forms., Omitting the dependent clause.	Using 'if' with incorrect verb tenses (e.g., 'if I will go' instead of 'if I go')., Confusing 'if' with 'whether' in non-conditional contexts., Neglecting to use 'if' when introducing a condition.
Notes d'usage	Utilisé pour exprimer une condition ; plus courant à l'oral. À éviter dans les écrits très formels. Used to express a condition; more common in spoken English. Avoid using in very formal writing.	Use 'if' to introduce conditional situations. Suitable for both spoken and written contexts. Avoid in very formal writing where alternatives like 'should' might be preferred.

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As long as this machine is at Wayne Enterprises, I won't be.

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

Hey, as long as he's a paratrooper.

for as long as we were,

As long as this machine is at Wayne Enterprises, I won't be.

Band Of Brothers › S1 E1

Hey, as long as he's a paratrooper.

As long as

Questions fréquentes : As long as vs If

Quelle est la différence entre As long as et If ?

As long as: If something happens for the same time as another thing. If: used to talk about a situation that may happen.

Lequel est le plus courant : As long as et If ?

If est le plus courant dans l'anglais de tous les jours.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

As long as: You can stay out as long as you finish your homework first. If: If it rains tomorrow, we will stay inside.

Puis-je utiliser As long as et If de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. As long as et If sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.