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95 [devyniasdešimt penki] Jungtukai 2

Since when is she no longer working?	Nuo kada ji nebedirba?
Since her marriage?	Nuo savo vestuvių?
Yes, she is no longer working since she got married.	Ji nebedirba nuo tada, kai ištekėjo.
Since she got married, she’s no longer working.	Nuo to, kai ištekėjo, ji nebedirba.
Since they have met each other, they are happy.	Nuo tada, kai jie vienas kitą pažįsta, jie yra laimingi.
Since they have had children, they rarely go out.	Nuo tada, kai jie turi vaikų, išena jie tik retkarčiais.
When does she call?	Kada ji skambins?
When driving?	Kelionės metu?
Yes, when she is driving.	Taip, kai važiuos / važiuodama automobiliu.
She calls while she drives.	Ji skambins, kai važiuos / važiuodama automobiliu.
She watches TV while she irons.	Ji žiūri televizorių lygindama /, kai lygina.
She listens to music while she does her work.	Ruošdama pamokas, ji klausosi muzikos.
I can’t see anything when I don’t have glasses.	(Aš) nieko nematau, kai / jei neturiu akinių.
I can’t understand anything when the music is so loud.	(Aš) nieko nesuprantu, kai / jei taip garsiai groja muzika.
I can’t smell anything when I have a cold.	(Aš) nieko neužuodžiu, kai / jei / turiu slogą / sloguoju.
We’ll take a taxi if it rains.	(Mes) važiuosime taksi, jei lis.
We’ll travel around the world if we win the lottery.	(Mes) keliausime aplink pasaulį, jei laimėsime loterijoje.
We’ll start eating if he doesn’t come soon.	(Mes) pradėsim valgyti, jei jis greit nepareis.

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