As I was doing something...

[irmamar]

In an exercise, I wrote:

When I was... (doing something), I realized/realised that...

The correct answer is:

While / As I was doing ...

Shouldn't I use "when" in such sentences?


Thanks :)

[chileno]

In an exercise, I wrote:

When I was... (doing something), I realized/realised that...

The correct answer is:

While / As I was doing ...

Shouldn't I use "when" in such sentences?


Thanks :)

Ok en español.

Cuando estaba...(haciendo algo), me dí cuenta que...

¿Es correcto o debo decir?

Mientras estaba haciendo/al estar haciendo tal cosa...

¿No debería usar "cuando" con tales oraciones o frases?

Se despeja el asunto en tu cabeza, ¿o te enredé más? :)

[irmamar]

Por eso usé "when", pero while y as también pueden significar "cuando" :thinking:

Creo que me has liado más :rolleyes: :D

[chileno]

Ok en español.

Cuando estaba...(haciendo algo), me dí cuenta que...

¿Es correcto o debo decir?

Mientras estaba haciendo/al estar haciendo tal cosa...

¿No debería usar "cuando" con tales oraciones o frases?

Se despeja el asunto en tu cabeza, ¿o te enredé más? :)

Por eso usé "when", pero while y as también pueden significar "cuando" :thinking:

Creo que me has liado más :rolleyes: :D

Por eso traduje lo que ahora puse en rojo.

Todavía te enreda?

[Perikles]

In an exercise, I wrote:

When I was... (doing something), I realized/realised that...

The correct answer is:

While / As I was doing ...

Shouldn't I use "when" in such sentences?


Thanks :)In the sentence above,

As I was doing something ... (something happened):good:
Whilst I was doing something ...(something happened):good:
When I was doing something ...(something happened):good:

As I was walking down the stair
I met a man who wasn't there

Although I would not use 'when' here, I think some would, and I actually don't know if it's 'correct' :thinking: I think it is: (one = one year old etc.)

When I was one I had hardly begone
When I was two I was almost new
When I was three I was barely me
When I was four I wasn't much more
When I was five I was barely alive
Now I am six I'm ever so clever
So now I'll stay six for ever and ever. :)

[irmamar]

Por eso traduje lo que ahora puse en rojo.

Todavía te enreda?

En español se puede decir "cuando". El ejercicio era una traducción del español, aunque la verdad es que era "al intentar..." :thinking:

In the sentence above,

As I was doing something ... (something happened):good:
Whilst I was doing something ...(something happened):good:
When I was doing something ...(something happened):good:

As I was walking down the stair
I met a man who wasn't there

Although I would not use 'when' here, I think some would, and I actually don't know if it's 'correct' :thinking: I think it is: (one = one year old etc.)

When I was one I had hardly begone
When I was two I was almost new
When I was three I was barely me
When I was four I wasn't much more
When I was five I was barely alive
Now I am six I'm ever so clever
So now I'll stay six for ever and ever. :)

Why whilst instead of while?

And you said that you wouldn't use "when" in those sentences, but you did :thinking:

[chileno]

En español se puede decir "cuando". El ejercicio era una traducción del español, aunque la verdad es que era "al intentar..." :thinking:

Claro que se puede decir cuando.

Al intentar... depende del contexto si pones lo que sigue va a ser mejor. Pero:

As I intended to...

As I was intending to...intención los dos. :)

[pjt33]

In an exercise, I wrote:

When I was... (doing something), I realized/realised that...

The correct answer is:

While / As I was doing ...

Shouldn't I use "when" in such sentences?
"When" me suena bien. "While" o "as" también están bien, pero más formales.

[Perikles]

Why whilst instead of while?

And you said that you wouldn't use "when" in those sentences, but you did :thinking:Ah - while or whilst, just preference. And I think "when" is OK as well.

[chileno]

Why whilst instead of while?

And you said that you wouldn't use "when" in those sentences, but you did :thinking:

Tómatelo con calma, que es la misma desesperación que siente una persona que quiere hablar español, y lo hace con diferentes personas de diferentes países. :rolleyes:

[irmamar]

La frase es:

Al intentar abrir la puerta, se me rompió la llave.

(el resto de la frase está bien).

The answer is:

In/On trying to open... / As / While I was trying to open...

I said: When I was trying to open...

[Perikles]

Tómatelo con calma, que es la misma desesperación que siente una persona que quiere hablar español, y lo hace con diferentes personas de diferentes países. :rolleyes:Nil desperandum. When, while, whilst, as are all different registers/dialects/generations but all OK

[chileno]

La frase es:

Al intentar abrir la puerta, se me rompió la llave.

(el resto de la frase está bien).

The answer is:

In/On trying to open... / As / While I was trying to open...

I said: When I was trying to open...

Correcto, en ese contexto es tratar...al tratar/intentar de abrir...

[Perikles]

I said: When I was trying to open... When I was trying to open... :good:
While I was trying to open... :good:
Whilst I was trying to open... :good:
As I was trying to open... :good:

Although I would use whilst, but this might be unusual

[chileno]

Nil desperandum. When, while, whilst, as are all different registers/dialects/generations but all OK

Correct.

As to Nil despenandum, you are trying to tell me you never had a problem in trying to get the meaning or concept of a word or phrase when people of different social stratum or countries or even regions of a country, which of course you have no idea who you are facing...?

:rolleyes:

[irmamar]

So, I was right. Thanks! :)

I thought "whilst" was a bit old fashioned... (or at least rather formal). I've seen it in books. :thinking:

Correct.

As to Nil despenandum, you are trying to tell me you never had a problem in trying to get the meaning or concept of a word or phrase when people of different social stratum or countries or even regions of a country, which of course you have no idea who you are facing...?

:rolleyes:

But the basic things are the same. You would use "while" or "when" in the same situation.

And as I'm most interested in BrE, I let Perikles and pjt to guide me, though I know that AmE is good enough to learn in my level ;) :)

[chileno]

So, I was right. Thanks! :)

I thought "whilst" was a bit old fashioned... (or at least rather formal). I've seen it in books. :thinking:

You are right on both counts.

[irmamar]

You are right on both counts.

Both counts? ¿Ambos casos? :thinking: (or both cases? :confused: )

[Perikles]

As to Nil despenandum, you are trying to tell me you never had a problem in trying to get the meaning or concept of a word or phrase when people of different social stratum or countries or even regions of a country, which of course you have no idea who you are facing...?I don't quite understand. It is a constant problem for me, and I tell myself not to despair. :thinking::)

[chileno]

Both counts? ¿Ambos casos? :thinking: (or both cases? :confused: )

Sí :)