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How do you use \u201cas long as\u201d in English?\nOn today\u2019s Tear Up Your Textbook Tuesday, find out how to stop using \u201cif\u201d all the time and start using \u201cas long as\u201d!\nThe phrase \u201cas long as\u201d is a connector similar to \u201cif\u201d, or \u201cprovided that\u201d.\xa0\xa0It\xa0means that\xa0meeting certain conditions will allow something to happen.\xa0The emphasis is on the importance of meeting the conditions.\nHere are a couple\xa0ways \u201cas long as\u201d might be used:\n\nWhen do I have to be home?\n\nWhenever you want, as long as you bring the car back in good condition.\n\n\xa0\n\n\u201cIs your landlord nice?\u201d\n\n\u201cHe is,\xa0as long as we pay the rent on time.\u201d\n\n\xa0\nHow can you use \u201cas long as\u201d?\nWrite us a sample sentence in the comments section below!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices