During / While / Meanwhile - How to use them in English

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Today we're doing the difference between during and while and later meanwhile
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They all mean "At the same time" or "In the middle of another action"
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but we use them in different ways
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let me give you an example
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We'll start with during (ˈdʒʊərɪŋ) or during (ˈdjʊərɪŋ)
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both pronunciations are fine
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doesn't matter how you pronounce it
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but in a sentence there must be a noun after the word "During"
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I pronounce it ˈdʒʊərɪŋ
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For example I want to say
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I hate people who talk in the middle of movies
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it's very annoying don't do it
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but I replace "in the middle of" with "during"
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it means the same thing
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and after we have that noun: "movies"
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That's perfect! This is a good sentence! It's great!
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You're beautiful!
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Beautiful sentence
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But how about "while"? It means the same thing
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Can I replace "During" with "While"?
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No! If I say "I hate people who talk while movies"
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this is a rubbish sentence
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you can't say that
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so how do we use while
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With "while" you need a clause
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A subject and a verb, a sentence
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so let's imagine you're in bed, you're trying to sleep
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and then all of a sudden
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BANG!
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you hear a loud noise
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so in the middle of trying to sleep
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you heard a noise, there was an interruption
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while I was trying to sleep I heard a noise
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and it doesn't matter where you put this sentence
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it could be first it could be after like
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I heard a noise while I was trying to sleep
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That's fine it doesn't matter where you put it
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also notice the subject is the same in both sentences
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While I was trying to sleep, I heard a noise
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In this case you don't need to repeat the subject (ONLY REMOVE SUBJECT IN CONTINUOUS FORMS!)
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In the "While" sentence
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so we could have
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"While trying..."
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we'd actually remove the BE verb for continuous tenses
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Doesn't matter if it's WAS in past continuous or IS in present
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and the subject of course if it's the same
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so it could read
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"While trying to sleep, I heard a noise"
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Or of course
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"I heard a noise while trying to sleep"
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That's fine too
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but
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if you remove the subject and the BE verb (AGAIN, ONLY REMOVE SUBJECT IN CONTINUOUS FORMS)
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then it definitely definitely sounds more formal
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so keep that in mind if you're trying to speak formally that sounds great
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but in casual conversation it's much more common not to do that
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I would more commonly say
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"Oh my god last night while I was trying to sleep I heard a noise...
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...and it made me cry"
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Should we use WHILE only with continuous tenses?
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No not necessarily
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Let me give you an example
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"I played drums while she slept"
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this is not a continuous tense
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this is a past simple
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How about a present simple? Let's try that!
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"She eats ice cream while I work"
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or the other way
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"While I work, she just eats ice cream"
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This is a present simple tense
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so it doesn't have to be past
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doesn't have to be past continuous
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it can be anything
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just know that WHILE means "In the middle of THIS, THIS happens"
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or "At the same time as THIS, THIS happens"
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that's how you use
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But how about "Meanwhile"? is that the same thing it sounds the same
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How do I use that?
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Well this also means "at the same time" but more commonly it's used to
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talk about two different locations, two completely different subjects
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For example:
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In one city Superman was flying and saving the world
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at the same time in a different city
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Or we could say MEANWHILE!
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Remember "Meanwhile" means "at the same time"
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but in a different thing
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Superman was flying and saving the world
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meanwhile in Gotham (in a different place)
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Batman was crying
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Emo
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I hope you enjoyed today's lesson
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Tell me in the comments: Why was Batman crying?
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Also try to make your own sentences using during, while, and meanwhile
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I'll see you in the next class
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