As soon as means “immediately after” or “at the moment when”. It shows that the second action will start without a pause after the first. As soon as possible means “as quickly as you can”, and in emails it is shortened to ASAP.
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as soon as + present simple (future meaning); as soon as + past simple (past); as soon as possible
- Many graduates start looking for work as soon as they finish their final exams.
- Text me as soon as your train leaves the station.
- As soon as the new timetable was published, passengers started to complain.
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First versionI'll call you as soon as I will get to the hotel.
RevisionI'll call you as soon as I get to the hotel.
The call will happen in the future, so will seems natural after as soon as as well. But after as soon as, just as after when and if, English uses the present tense to talk about the future: as soon as I get. Will stays only in the main part of the sentence: I'll call you.
When simply names a moment: I'll call you when I get to the hotel. The call might come an hour after check-in. As soon as promises no delay: I'll call you as soon as I get there, meaning right away, the moment I walk into the room.
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I'll text you as soon as the plane ___ in Rome.
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lands — The landing is in the future, but after as soon as the future is expressed with the present tense: lands. Will land is the common mistake of putting the future tense in both parts of the sentence. Will is needed only in the main part: I'll text you.
Write about what you'll do right after an important event this week: an exam, an interview or a trip. Name the event and the action, using as soon as.
As soon as my interview finishes on Thursday, I'll call my mum and tell her how it went.
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