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2 2 TIME CLAUSES Main clause Time conjunctions Time clause Kapia npétaoy Xpovikoi aévdeopot Xpoviar mpéracn Future, Present when, after, until, Simple Present or or imperative by the time | Present Perfect e.g. He will telephone when | he arrives. | Give the paper to me | after you have read it Simple Past or when, after, ‘Simple Past or Past Perfect until, before Past Perfect e.g. She waited until he came. | went out after | had finished. He had already finished | when we arrived. it b (Oi Time Clauses eicayovrat HE Tou XpoviKOUG oUVvdEsHOUS| when a8 soon as OA as KaBag as long as 600 while = eva now that = Tapa nou before mip by ea after ev, agot | by the time ug drou ti exe the moment (that) = ™m onyut nou| until, = expr whenever énore since and 1 Time Clauses mnyaivouv navra yagi be Wia KUpia TipStacn, MOTE HévES Tous. B e.g. They will buy it when they have enough money. kUpia Tipstaon, xovixt} TpStaon: Me Tic Time Clauses 5¢ xonoqonoiobpe noré Future (will, would, should). © Ldvor xpdvor MoU XPNOWONOIWDLE YE aUTES TI¢ NpordoEIC Eival Present, Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Perfect. [a 1 xpdvoi Twv pnydtav tov Time Clauses e€aprovrat ndvra and To Xpevo Tou pfwarog me KUpIag MpStacn¢. Aev Elva Suvard, SNAABA, va uNIaPKeL Past omy KUpia nipotaon Kat Present om xpovi. “Erol &xOUHE: Main clause (kipra ripéro0n) Time clause | Mooorern,Evesraas | MeMovras | Eveordras 1 Mapaxeinevos | Close the door They will come after the dog has come in. when | am ready. Time clause Aépiorog Hh YmepouvTéNKos Main clause ‘Adpiorog A YnepauvréNkoc ished before | telephoned. after | had invited them. They came | They had fi Grav (time conjunction) To when éxe1 50 onpaoiec: a. when nore; (question word) b. when nu ‘Ay omwoiver Grav, Sev rmyaiver noré pe Future. Av onualver nére;,pmopel va xonoworoméei ye Future. e.g. When | meet her, | will tell her the truth: (e érav ™ owavrijoa,6a m¢ Te THy ad#OEIa) When will he give the money back? (= More Oa emiorpewer Ta xoRATa,) | don't know when he will come. (= Aev Epo née 8a ép8ei) EXERCISE! . Fill in the blanks with time words : . | come home. you can run. you clean the floor. | finish watching television She is so happy | see her,she is always smiling You cannot go HOME wvrrennnnn you have finished all your work. it starts raining, we'll go home. -—— | want all the children to be in bed ... 2. You must learn to walk 3. I'll do the washing up 4, rll do my homework .. 5 6. 7 ee ass Sl SO clock, | will go alone. if you are not ready 9. Think a ee you speak J to rain : jothes)it startet Thad washed the clothes t started 1 = {ogo to her house, she is not at MOM, | bg 12, Don't forget to close the windows “aie rota She went to the shops ... : : tks ba The little boy could not ‘9° out ‘to "play -. had eaten ail his dinner. ge be at the bus stop so pleas ; 18, The bus leaves at 6 © sack = Please day, thigves stole Net MONEY we BIKe 7. hearing the terrible news»she started to cry. 18. “the doctor arrived.the man was dead. | hear this song: 49. | remember England 20, Put your hands up oo, B. Fill in the blanks with the right tense of the verb in brackets you have finished. 1. The postman came while She... (talk) on the phone. 2, She was happy when her friend b sense (Arrive). 3. As soon as she (eat) her breakfast,she went to school. 4, By the time they (finish) the meal,all the food was gone. 5. She always cries whenever he (play) that song. 6. When he ser snnsen (find) his keyrhe will open the door. 7. After SHE ose uw (Watch) the film,she was afraid to go to bed. 8. Don't forget to lock the doors before YOU ..n. (go) to bed. 9. You must wait until all the people .. (leave), 10. AS SOON AS te DEI senrsneesnenens (ring),you must go to your seat 11. By the time he ...... zs (get) to the station, the train had left. 12, Whenever he suse (drink) whisky, he has a headache. 13, She likes listening to music while she sonsnue (Watch) television. 14, You cannot open your present until all your friends (arrive). 15. If she onemene (18) late again, | will be very angry. 16. You must not go swimming after you (eat) a big meal. 17. Whenever we (go) to the cinema, we always had an ice cream 18. By the time she (arrive); the party was over. 19. As soon as she ssonseus (GAN) talkyshe learnt to sing. 20. | always drank milk before | .. (play) football 21. While the cat (be) away, the mice play. 22. By the time he (finish) his homework, he didn’t want | to go out with his friends. 23. You cannot take that dress home until you bar (give) me the money. When she (go) to church, she always prays. He lived in London before he (come) to Greece. . IF he sonemuneneas (108) his job, the family will have no money. ‘As soon as it (start) to rain, we ran into the house. By the time you (receive) this letter, it will be too late She waited until the film 5 (end) and then she went By the time she... " (do) the washing up, all the plates were again. — — ee C. Fill in the blanks with “when” or “if noe ©Prnonre 10. "1 12. 13, 14, 15, 16. 17. 18. 19 My father says that | can leave SChOOI! wesc 1am 16 srssmnusse YOU COME to OUF house on Tuesday, we can watch the film together. | left the roomsshe was crying Do you know what to do you see an accident? Pill Rep YOU sesscsenenennsn | CAN, he gave me his present, | gave him mine. he arrived at the party, everyone was dancing . Call me... you forget my address. The children cfied econ their grandfather died, F don't KNOW wwmninesnne SHE is getting married you see Jim, please tell him that | love him. es the teacher arrived, the students stopped talking We can't go tomorrow it rains. My mother will be very angry ...... Tam late again, nF the summer comes, we will all wear shorts, you have read the newspaper, please give it to me. he does that once mores! will scream. he opened the door, there was no one there. you eat too much, you will get fat ! am older, | want to be a teacher. until) time)

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