After

After

As soon as
Before
By the time Present form
Once (Simple /
The moment that will / be going to / imperative / modal infinitive
Continuous /
Until / Till Perfect Simple)
When
will have + past participle
When we speak about future events, we use the present tense after conjunctions of time. Actually, they work
exactly the same as 1st Conditional clauses.
The Present Perfect Simple in the time clause emphasizes the completion of the event and the Present continuous
emphasizes that the action is in progress.
Time clauses can come at the beginning or end of sentences. Use a comma when the time clause begins the
sentences.
We often use By the time to show that the action in the main clause happened before the action in
the time clause. Example: By the time they arrive, the concert will have started.
Choose the right option.

1. Before you ___________________ out, put on a coat!
a. will go b. go c. have gone
2. Our teacher says we mustn’t move until we ___________________ the bell.
a. hear b. will hear c. won’t hear
3. As soon as you _________________ your meal, we will go for a walk.
a. will finish b. have finished c. finishes
4. Do you clean your teeth before you ____________________ to bed?
a. will go b. are going to go c. go
5. I _________________ to her again as long as I live.
a. speak b. won’t speak c. don’t speak
6. They won’t return their books until they ____________________ them all.
a. have read b. will read c. won’t read
7. We ____________________ the dog for a walk when it stops raining.
a. have taken b. take c. will take
8. As soon as I ___________________ this medicine, I will feel better.
a. will take b. take c. am going to take
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
9. Will you explain the problem when she ____________________ here?
1. As soon as I _____________________
a. have arrived b. arrives (get) there, I _____________________
c. will arrive (phone) for a taxi.
2.10. When
When technology _____________________
I _____________________ (improve),
time, I’ll paint more people _______________________ (be able) to travel to
the house.
space.
a. have had b. will have c. have
3. I ____________________ (go) to the post office when it _____________________ (open) later this morning.
4. Nick probably __________________ (not have) time to visit us, while he _________________ (be) in London.
5. Before we _____________________ (go) to bed, we _________________________ (have) a nice cup of hot chocolate.
6. I ______________________ (let) you know, as soon as I ______________________ (hear) any news.
Combine the pairs of sentences using time clauses.
Example: I’ll buy a new computer game. I’ll save enough money. (as soon as)
I’ll buy a new computer game as soon as I save enough money.
1. They’ll give us a call. They’ll get home tonight. (when)
2. We’ll finish our work. We’ll go out. (before)

I’ll lend you my
3. I’ll give you my new e-mail address. I’ll get it. (as soon as) smartphone
4. I’ll wait in the car. You’ll go into the shop. (while)
when pigs fly!
5. Ben will talk to Mandy. She’ll go home. (before)
6. I’ll show you my photographs. I’ll see you tomorrow. (when)
7. The rain will stop. We’ll go for a walk. (until)
Complete the passage. Use the Future Simple or the Present Simple of the verbs given in brackets.
I’m expecting my pen-pal Anna from Holland to spend three weeks with me in the summer. I want her to see as much of
the country as possible. When she 1)____________________ (arrive), I 2)___________________ (meet) her at the airport and
take her home. For the first couple of days, we 3)_____________________ (stay) at home until I 4)_____________________
(feel) that she has settled down. As soon as she 5)_________________ (be) ready, we 6)_____________________ (go) to Paris.
We 7)_____________________ (probably / spend) a few days in a youth hostel there, because there is so much to see and
do. When we _______________________ (visit) the Louvre, I
8)
_______________________ (show) her my favourite
9)
painting. Whenever I _____________________ (be) in Paris, I

10) 11)
____________________ (always / visit) the Eiffel Tower. I
12)
________________________ (take) Anna there too. Before we 13)
_____________________ (leave) Paris, we
14)
______________________ (also / go) to the Orsay Museum and the Latin Quarter. Before my pen-pal
15)
______________________ (return) home, we 16)
______________________ (stay) at the Riviera for a few days with my
uncle.

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Choose the right option.

2. We’ll finish our work. We’ll go out. (before)

5. Ben will talk to Mandy. She’ll go home. (before)

6. I’ll show you my photographs. I’ll see you tomorrow. (when)

7. The rain will stop. We’ll go for a walk. (until)

painting. Whenever I _____________________ (be) in Paris, I

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