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

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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 time.
time. Actually,
Actually, they
they work
work
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exactly
exactly the
the same
same asas 11st Conditional
Conditional clauses.
clauses.
The
The Present
Present Perfect
Perfect Simple
Simple in in the
the time
time clause
clause emphasizes
emphasizes the
the completion
completion of
of the
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
can come
come at at the
the beginning
beginning or
or end
end of
of sentences.
sentences. Use
Use aa comma
comma whenwhen 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 _______c____________ out, put on a coat!
a. will go b. go c. have gone
2. Our teacher says we mustn’t move until we _________a__________ the bell.
a. hear b. will hear c. won’t hear
3. As soon as you ________c_________ your meal, we will go for a walk.
a. will finish b. have finished c. finishes
4. Do you clean your teeth before you __________c__________ to bed?
a. will go b. are going to go c. go
5. I ______b___________ 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 ___________b_________ them all.
a. have read b. will read c. won’t read
7. We _________c___________ the dog for a walk when it stops raining.
a. have taken b. take c. will take
8. As soon as I _________b__________ this medicine, I will feel better.
a. will take b. take c. am going to take
9. Complete the sentences
Will you explain with when
the problem the correct form of the verbs.
she _________b___________ here?
1. Asa.soonhave
as I arrived b. arrives
___________get__________ c. there,
(get) will arrive
I _________will phone____________ (phone) for a taxi.
10.
2. When
When Itechnology
__________c___________ time, I’ll paint
_________improves_____ the house.
(improve), more people __________Will be able_____________ (be able) to
a. tohave
travel had
space. b. will have c. have
3. I ____am going to go________ (go) to the post office when it _____open______ (open) later this morning.
4. Nick probably ___doesn`t have_______ (not have) time to visit us, while he ____be____ (be) in London.
5. Before we _____go______ (go) to bed, we _______will have_________ (have) a nice cup of hot chocolate.
6. I _______let_________ (let) you know, as soon as I ________hear______________ (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, When They’ll get home tonight.

2. We’ll finish our work, before We’ll go out. I’ll

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

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

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

7. until the rain will stop, We’ll go for a walk.

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)______meet________ (meet) her at the airport and take
her home. For the first couple of days, we 3)_____stay_______ (stay) at home until I 4)______feel________ (feel) that she has
settled down. As soon as she 5)_______be________ (be) ready, we 6)________will go____________ (go) to Paris.
We 7)__ 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.
10) 11)
Whenever I _________be__________ (be) in Paris, I _____always visit_______ (always / visit) the Eiffel Tower. I
12) 13) 14)
_______will take_________ (take) Anna there too. Before we ________leaves________ (leave) Paris, we ___will also
15)
go___________ (also / go) to the Orsay Museum and the Latin Quarter. Before my pen-pal ______return______ (return)
16)
home, we _____will stay_________ (stay) at the Riviera for a few days with my uncle.

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES

Expressing future time after 'when','before', 'after', 'as soon as', 'until'
What is a time clause?
Time clauses are preceded by adverbs or adverb phrases which show that they represent a time.
Examples of these adverbs or adverb phrases are: when, before, after, as soon as, until.

A time clause shows that an event will happen at a certain time. Although they have a subject, verb and
object, these clauses simply point to a time, similar to saying "at 7 o'clock".

We use the present tense to talk about future times.

The future tense is used in the main clause.
The present simple tense is used in the time clause.
When two clauses are joined by adverbs of time or adverb phrases, the future form should not be
repeated.
 Tom will turn off the lights when he leaves the office. (Not when he will leave).
 I will tidy the living-room before I go to bed. (Not before I will go).

 She will go running after it stops raining. (Not after it will stop raining.)

 I will not go home until I finish the report. (NOT until I will finish).
 Jane will call her mother as soon as she arrives at the airport. (Not as soon as she will arrive).

Time clauses with reference to the future can also be introduced by other expressions such as:
once, immediately, the moment, the minute, the day, by the time ...
o Tony will call the restaurant the moment he gets home.
o I'll contact you once I receive an estimate.

o You will be notified the minute your order arrives.

o It will be dark by the time we arrive home.

The time clause may come before or after the main clause with no change in meaning.
 The moment I hear the doorbell I will put on my coat.
 I will put on my coat the moment I hear the doorbell.

 The day you graduate your mother will be very happy.

 Your mother will be very happy the day you graduate.