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as long as I watch vs as long as I watched

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'As long as I watch' is used to talk about ongoing or habitual actions in the present or future, while 'as long as I watched' is used to refer to actions that were completed in the past.

Last updated: March 25, 2024 • 816 views

as long as I watch

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to ongoing or habitual actions in the present or future.

This phrase is used to express that something will continue to happen as long as the speaker keeps watching or observing. It is typically used for actions in the present or future.

Examples:

I will make sure the cake doesn't burn as long as I watch it closely.
As long as I watch my diet, I can maintain my weight.

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As long as I can watch my daughter on those news channels...
I knew that as long as I had this watch, you'd have my back.
It was a long watch, Inglés.
As long as I don't have to watch.
As long as I continue to be sheriff...
All day long they watch TV and eat pizza.
All we do all day long is watch them play.
I got to watch all the TV I wanted, as long as I kept the door shut.
I'll watch my children grow. I'll stay with my family, as long as I possibly can.
As long as I'm alive... as long as I have strength...
Long-range defense systems watch the skies.
That won't happen as long as I stay conscious.
I will never trust another woman as long as I live.
As long as I'm not in the library.
I've been ashamed of Susan as long as I can remember.
I'll never eat another doughnut as long as I live.
As long as I let this city become a nuclear wasteland.
As long as I have you... nothing else matters.
They've lived next door for as long as I can remember.
As long as I'm faster than Angelina Jolie.

Alternatives:

as long as I am watching
as long as I keep watching
as long as I continue to watch
as long as I pay attention
as long as I remain vigilant

as long as I watched

This phrase is correct and commonly used to refer to actions that were completed in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate that something continued to happen for a certain duration in the past. It is typically used to describe completed actions.

Examples:

As long as I watched the movie, I couldn't stop crying.
As long as I watched the sunset, I felt at peace.

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This one a long time have I watched.
For a long time, I watched these fish.
For sleeping England long time have I watched
My mother died of Parkinson's disease and I watched the long-term degeneration of her life.
For sleeping England long time have I watched
For a long time I watched you in secret
I watched him struggling, not dealing with it for as long as he could.
I watched him struggling, not dealing with it for as long as he could.
Been thinking long... as I watched you all along... for so long that you knew, knew yourself... that someone was watching you...
Watched you for as long as I dared.
As long as I continue to be sheriff...
Too long have you watched my sister.
As long as I'm alive... as long as I have strength...
You watched her long enough to know she didn't have visitors.
The unsub watched them Long enough to know that.
That won't happen as long as I stay conscious.
I will never trust another woman as long as I live.
As long as I'm not in the library.
I've been ashamed of Susan as long as I can remember.
I'll never eat another doughnut as long as I live.

Alternatives:

as long as I was watching
as long as I had watched
as long as I had been watching
as long as I had kept watching
as long as I had continued to watch

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