As soon as

En el idioma inglés puedes expresar que una acción ocurrió u ocurrirá inmediatamente después de otra. Esto lo puedes lograr al añadir un condicional, al principio de la oración o en la mitad, con “As soon as”.

Condicionales en inglés con “As soon as”

Puedes expresar el momento de ocurrencia de una acción inmediata a la finalización de otra con la expresión “As soon as” (Tan pronto como). “As soon as” es un conector de oraciones y condicional.

Las premisas de la oración pueden ser intercambiadas de lugar y mantener su significado. También puedes utilizar esta táctica con diferentes tiempos verbales como el pasado simple o el pasado perfecto.

Veamos algunos ejemplos:

• As soon as I finished work, I went to the grocery store.
• I went to the grocery store as soon as I finished work.
• As soon as I had finished work, I went to the grocery store.
• I went to the grocery store as soon as I had finished work.

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• As soon as she saw him, she gave him a hug.
• She gave him a hug as soon as she saw him.
• As soon as she had seen him, she gave him a hug.
• She gave him a hug as soon as she had seen him.

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• As soon as the doors opened, the passengers rushed off the plane.
• The passengers rushed off the plane as soon as the doors opened.
• As soon as had opened, the passengers rushed off the plane.
• The passengers rushed off the plane as soon as the doors had opened.

Con esta simple expresión, ya puedes conectar dos ideas y hablar una acción que ocurrió tan pronto acabó la primera.

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Contribución creada por: Kevin Fiorentino (Platzi Contributor).