And
I study and my brother
watches TV
As (mientras;
la 2ª acción ocurre antes de que la 1ª haya finalizado, o evolucionan
paralelamente)
As he grew older he became
more aggressive
Because (porque)
You cannot go to the party because
you are too young
Both...and
Both the Spanish team and
the English one play football quite well
But
I studied very hard but
I didn't pass the exam
Either...or
I have to decide to go either
to Paris or to London
However (como
quiera, sin embargo)
I explained my problem to him,
however he didn't understand it
If (si -condicional-)
If he studys he will pas
his exams
Neither... nor
I like neither this tie
nor that one
Nevertheless (sin
embargo)
I didn't receive an invitation
to the party; nevertheless I went there
Not only...but also
My brother not only speaks
French but also German
Or
From here to Gibraltar you can
go by train or by car
Otherwise (de
otro modo)
We must leave now, otherwise we
will lose our flight
So (por lo
tanto)
It was raining a lot, so
we decided to rest at home
That (que)
I didn't know that you
had bought a new car
Therefore (mismo
significado que "so"
pero más formal)
I had fever; therefore
I didn't go to work
Though (aunque,
pero) ("Although"
tiene el mismo significado pero es más formal)
He didn't admit his fault, though
he knew it was his responsibility
Unless (a
menos que)
Unless you study more you
won´t pass your exams
When (cuando;
las dos oraciones ocurren simultáneamente o una detrás de
la otra)
When the weather is good lots
of people go to the beach
Diferencia entre When / as
Las 2 se utilizan
para acciones paralelas.
La conjunción "when"
también se utiliza cuando una acción ocurre después de
la otra:
When you finish your homework you will play
with your friends
"As"
también se emplea cuando una acción ocurre antes
que finalice la otra
As I flew to Barcelona I started feeling
bad
While (mientras)
While I was away my house
was burgled
