After

As soon as
Before
By the time Present form
Once (Simple / will / be going to / imperative / modal
The moment that Continuous /
Until / Till infinitive
Perfect Simple)
When
will have + past
participle

When
When wewe speak
speak about
about future
future events,
events, wewe use
use the
the present
present tense
tense after
after conjunctions
conjunctions of
of
st
time.
time. Actually,
Actually, they
they work
work exactly
exactly the
the same
same asas 11 Conditional
st
Conditional clauses.
clauses.
The
The Present
Present Perfect
Perfect Simple
Simple inin the
the time
time clause emphasizes the completion of the event
event and
and
the
the Present
Present continuous
continuous emphasizes
emphasizes that
that the
the action
action is
is in
in progress.
progress.
Time
Time clauses
clauses can come at at the
the beginning
beginning or or end
end ofof sentences.
sentences. Use
Use a
a comma
comma when
when the
the
time
time clause
clause begins
begins the
the sentences.
sentences.

We
We often
often use
use By
By the
the time
time toto show
show that
that the
the action
action in
in the
the main
main clause
clause happened
happened before
before
the
the action
action in
in
the
the time
time clause.
clause. Example:
Example: ByBy the
the time
time they
they arrive,
arrive, the
the concert
concert will
will have
have started.
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 _____________________ (get) there, I _____________________ (phone) for a taxi.
a. have arrived b. arrives c. will arrive
2. When technology _____________________ (improve), more people _______________________ (be able) to
10. When I _____________________ time, I’ll paint the house.
travel to 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

I’ll lend
lend you
you my
my
3. I’ll give you my new e-mail address. I’ll get it. (as soon as)
smartphone
smartphone when when
pigs fly!
pigs fly!
4. I’ll wait in the car. You’ll go into the shop. (while)

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
5)
soon as she _________________ (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 8)
_______________________ (visit) the Louvre, I 9)
_______________________
(show) her my favourite painting. Whenever I 10)
_____________________ (be) in Paris, I
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.

After
As soon as
Before
By the time
Once Present form
The moment that (Simple /
Until / Till Continuous /
When will / be going to / imperative / modal
Perfect Simple)
infinitive
 will have + past
participle

When
When wewe speak
speak about
about future
future events,
events, we
we use
use the
the present
present tense
tense after
after conjunctions
conjunctions of
of
st
time. Actually, they work exactly the same as 1 st
Conditional
time. Actually, they work exactly the same as 1 Conditional clauses. clauses.
The
The Present
Present Perfect
Perfect Simple
Simple inin the
the time
time clause emphasizes the completion of the event
event and
and
the
the Present
Present continuous
continuous emphasizes
emphasizes that
that the
the action
action isis in
in progress.
progress.
Time
Time clauses
clauses can come at at the
the beginning
beginning or or end
end of of sentences.
sentences. Use
Use a
a comma
comma when
when the
the
time
time clause
clause begins
begins the
the sentences.
sentences.

We
We often
often use
use By
By the
the time
time to
to show
show that
that the
the action
action in
in the
the main
main clause
clause happened
happened before
before
the
the action
action in
in
the
the time
time clause.
clause. Example:
Example: By
By the
the time
time they
they arrive,
arrive, the
the concert
concert will
will have
have started.
started.
Choose the right option.
1. Before you ______go___________ out, put on a coat!
b. will go b. go c. have gone
2. Our teacher says we mustn’t move until we ______hear_________ the bell.
b. hear b. will hear c. won’t hear
3. As soon as you ____have finished______ your meal, we will go for a walk.
b. will finish b. have finished c. finishes
4. Do you clean your teeth before you __________go__________ to bed?
b. will go b. are going to go c. go
5. I __won’t speak_________ to her again as long as I live.
b. speak b. won’t speak c. don’t speak
6. They won’t return their books until they ___have read_____ them all.
b. have read b. will read c. won’t read
7. We ____will take_________ the dog for a walk when it stops raining.
b. have taken b. take c. will take
8. As soon as I _____take______ this medicine, I will feel better.
b. will take b. take c. am going to take
9. Will you explain the problem when she ____arrives_______ here?
b. have arrived b. arrives c. will arrive
10.Combine
When I ____have__________ time, I’llusing
the pairs of sentences paint time
the house.
clauses.
b. have hadI’ll buy a new
Example: b. will have game. c.
computer haveenough money. (as soon as)
I’ll save
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)
They’ll give us a call when they get home tonight. / When they get home tonight, they’ll
Complete
give the sentences with the correct form of the verbs.
us a call.
2.
1. We’ll
As soon finish
as Iour work. We’ll go out.
______get_________ (before)
(get) there, I ____will phone________ (phone) for a taxi.
We will finish our work before we go out. _ (improve), more people ___will be able to_____ (be
2. When technology _improves / has improved
3. I’ll give
to you mytonew e-mail address. I’ll get it. (as soon as)
able) travel space.
3. I __will go______ (go) toe-mail
I’ll give you my new address as soon as I get it. opened__ (open) later this morning.
the post office when it __opens /has
4. I’ll wait in the car. You’ll go into the shop. (while)
4. Nick probably
I’ll wait in the_____won’t have_____
car while you go into(notthe have)
shop. time to visit us, while he ______is_______ (be) in
London.
5. Ben will talk to Mandy. She’ll go home. (before)
Ben
5. Before willwetalk to Mandy before she
______go_______________ (go)goes home.
to bed, we ________will have_________ (have) a nice cup of
6. I’ll show you
hot chocolate. my photographs. I’ll see you tomorrow. (when)
I’ll show you my photographs when I see you tomorrow.
6. I ______will let_________ (let) you know, as soon as I _________hear_____________ (hear) any news.
7. The rain will stop. We’ll go for a walk. (until)
We won’t go for a walk until the rain stops.
 I’ll
I’ll lend
lend you
you my
my
smartphone
smartphone when when
pigs
pigs fly!
fly!

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)
__________arrives__________ (arrive), I
2)
___________will meet________ (meet) her at the airport and take her home. For the first couple of days,
we 3)
_____will stay___________ (stay) at home until I 4)
_______feel__________ (feel) that she has settled
down. As soon as she 5)
________is_________ (be) ready, we 6)____will go_____________ (go) to Paris.
We 7)_will probably spend_ (probably / spend) a few days in a youth hostel there, because there is
so much to see and do. When we 8)
________visit___________ (visit) the Louvre, I 9)
_____will
show___________ (show) her my favourite painting. Whenever I 10)
________am__________ (be) in Paris, I
11)
___always visit______ (always / visit) the Eiffel Tower. I 12)
______will take_________ (take) Anna there
too. Before we 13)
_____leave__________ (leave) Paris, we 14)
____will also go________ (also / go) to the
Orsay Museum and the Latin Quarter. Before my pen-pal 15)
______returns____________ (return) home, we
16)
_______will stay________ (stay) at the Riviera for a few days with my uncle.