Grammar: B1 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure - Lesson 7: Conjunctions of Time (when, while, before, after, as soon as, until)

Grammar B1

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Time Connectors

ឈ្នាប់ភ្ជាប់ពេលវេលា (Conjunctions of Time)

Conjunctions of time tell us when an action happens compared to another action.

ឈ្នាប់ពេលវេលា ប្រាប់យើងពីពេលវេលាដែលសកម្មភាពមួយកើតឡើង ធៀបនឹងសកម្មភាពមួយទៀត។

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When & While 🔄

ពេលដែល & ខណៈពេលដែល

When (Single/Short Action) ពេលដែល

"I smiled when I saw her."

While (Continuous Action) ខណៈពេលដែល (កំពុងធ្វើ)

"I listened to music while I was studying."

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Before & After ⏳

មុនពេល & ក្រោយពេល

Action 1 Before Action 2

Wash your hands before you eat. លាងដៃរបស់អ្នក មុនពេលអ្នកញ៉ាំ។

Action 1 After Action 2

I will call you after I finish work. ខ្ញុំនឹងខលទៅអ្នក ក្រោយពេលខ្ញុំធ្វើការចប់។

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Limits & Triggers 🛑

ព្រំដែន និងចំណុចចាប់ផ្តើម

As soon as (Immediately) ភ្លាមៗនៅពេលដែល

"Call me as soon as you arrive."

Until (Up to that time) រហូតដល់

"Wait here until I come back."

The Future Trap! ⚠️

NO "will" after time words!

(កុំប្រើ "will" បន្តបន្ទាប់ពីឈ្នាប់ពេលវេលា! ត្រូវប្រើ Present Simple ជំនួសវិញ។)

I will call you when I will arrive. ❌

I will call you when I arrive. ✔️

(Use Present Simple: arrive)

Grammar in Action 🎬

Watch Teacher Sopheak explain how to link actions together in time. Master the difference between 'when' and 'while'!

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Knowledge Check ⚡

ការត្រួតពិនិត្យចំណេះដឹង ⚡

When or While?

I watched TV ___ I was eating dinner.

(ខ្ញុំមើលទូរទស្សន៍ ខណៈពេលដែលខ្ញុំកំពុងញ៉ាំអាហារពេលល្ងាច។)

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Order of Actions

Please lock the door ___ you leave.

(សូមចាក់សោទ្វារ មុនពេលអ្នកចេញទៅ។)

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Waiting

I will wait ___ the rain stops.

(ខ្ញុំនឹងរង់ចាំរហូតដល់ភ្លៀងរាំង។)

TRICKY QUESTION! ❌

"I will tell him when he ___."

(ខ្ញុំនឹងប្រាប់គាត់ពេលដែលគាត់មកដល់។)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Daily Routine 📝 (Write 2 sentences using "Before" and "After" about your morning routine.)

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Observe! 👀 (Look around you. Write a sentence using "while": "I am studying while...")

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Mission 🎯

អនុវត្តជាក់ស្តែង!

Quick Action! 🏃‍♂️ (What will you do as soon as you finish this lesson? Write it down!)

Ask a Question 🙋‍♂️

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!

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Recent Questions

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Sovan 2 hours ago

Teacher, can I put the conjunction at the beginning of the sentence?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, Sovan! You can say: "When I arrive, I will call you." OR "I will call you when I arrive." Just remember to use a comma (,) if the time word is at the beginning! 📝