when to use the words "like" or "as"?

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Hi Samuel,
Please look on the Internet at:
"http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/grammar-reference/and"
It's a site from the British Council which explains the difference between 'like' and 'as' and, in addition, provides some good exercises.
Kind regards,
   Georg

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'Like' is used as a preposition, 'as' is used as a conjunction.
This means that if something simple follows, you should problem use 'like' and if something complex follows, especially something with a verb, use 'as'.
"He jumps like a kangaroo."
"He jumps as if he was a kangaroo."

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