Talking About Future

Subordinate Clauses
Conjunctions
 Study the sentences below.
 After you have checked your written assignment, the assistant will collect your documents.
 After you check your written assignment, the assistant will collect your documents
 You can start doing gentle exercise once the wound has been healed.
 As soon as you come home, give me a call.
 Take an umbrella in case it rains.
 If it rains, I’ll stay at home.
 The bank gives you a loan with no interest on condition that you return it within a month.
 By the time you arrive at the station, I will be there waiting for you.
 I'll stay with you as long as you need me - but no longer than that!
 Rules
1. After after, use Present Perfect to emphasize the completion of an event.
2. Present Simple does not give the emphasis of completion.
3. Once generally suggests completion - the achievement of some kind of goal.
4. As soon as means immediately at or shortly after the time that sth. happens.
5. As long as suggests that the duration of the event described lasted/will last only for a particular period of
time.
6. On condition (that) suggest restriction - often it is the speaker who is imposing the condition.
7. In case suggests the need to be ready for something.
8. Do not use future tense-forms in time conditional clauses. Use present tense-forms to talk about future.

Source: Grammar for English Language Teachers by Martin Parrot

Source: FCE: Use of English 2 by V. Evans
Complete the sentences with your ideas.

1. After I have finished my English course, …

2. Once the danger is gone, …
3. In case I have difficulties in English, …
4. … on condition that you do not damage it.
5. By the time the guests arrive, …
6. As long as the organization sponsors our project, …