Adverbial Clauses of Time and Condition
В обстоятельственных придаточных предложениях времени и условия которые вводятся союзами if если, unless если … не, provided that при условии если, when когда, until, till до тех пор, пока не, as soon as как только, as long as пока, before прежде чем и т.д. будущее время не употребляется: the Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense заменяется на thePresent Simple (Indefinite) Tense, the Future Continuous (Progressive) Tense – the Present Continuous (Progressive) Tense, the Future Perfect Tense – the Present Perfect Tense, the Future Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense – the Present Perfect Continuous (Progressive) Tense.
| When you arrive tonight, we will go out for dinner. | Когда ты придешь сегодня вечером, мы пойдем поужинать. |
| While he is having his breakfast, I shall be reading the newspaper. | B то время как он будет завтракать, я буду читать газету. |
| When he has finished his work, he’ll go for a walk. | Когда он закончит работу, он пойдет погулять. |
| I’ll go to Petersburg after I have been staying here for a week or two. | Я поеду в Петербург, после того, как проживу здесь неделю или две. |
EXERCISES
| Exercise 1. | Combine the pairs of sentences using the words in brackets. Use the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect. |
| Model: | I’ll pay you back. I’ll get some money. (as soon as) |
| – I’ll pay you back as soon as I get some money |
| 1. | We will go to the shop. We will be walking the dog. (while) |
| 2. | I’ll tell you all the news. I’ll see you. (when) |
| 3. | I’ll have finished my lesson by noon. I’ll come round. (after) |
| 4. | I’ll get in touch. I’ll get back. (as soon as) |
| 5. | They will have repaired our car by the weekend. And we will go for a trip. (as soon as) |
| 6. | We are going to cut the grass. You’ll pick the apples. (while) |
| 7. | I want to speak to you. You’re going out. (before) |
| 8. | You’ll tidy up the house. And I’ll do the shopping. (while) |
| 9. | All the passengers will get on board. The bus won’t live. (until) |
| 10. | I’ll travel in Europe next year. I’m going to save money by staying in youth hotels. (while) |
| Exercise 2. | Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same. |
| Model: | They should study hard, or they won’t pass the test. |
| – If they study hard, they’ll pass the test. |
| 1. | You shouldn’t speak to teachers like that or you will get into trouble. |
| 2. | You should go to the training tonight or you won’t play on Sunday. |
| 3. | He should go to bed early tonight or he will feel tired tomorrow. |
| 4. | She should get good results or she will not find a job. |
| 5. | We should go nor or we’ll be late for the start of the show. |
| 6. | You should hand in your work on time or you will lose points. |
| 7. | You should wear a coat or you will catch a cold. |
| 8. | You should apologise or she will never forgive you. |
| Exercise 3. | Find the mistakes and correct them. |
| 1. | If I’ll find her address, I’ll send her an invitation. |
| 2. | I won’t tell the student the answer until he have been working on the math problem for more than an hour. |
| 3. | While I’m driven to work tomorrow, I’m going to listen to the tape. |
| 4. | It be several years before we have sent a manned mission to Mars. |
| 5. | After her sister will prepare dinner, they will invite their neighbours. |
| 6. | You didn’t get a promotion until you have been working here as long as Peter. |
| 7. | If I has enough time tonight, I will help you. |
| 8. | While Peter will be sleeping, they will be playing with their Play station. |
| 9. | After the clerk decoded the telegrams, he will take them to the chief. |
| 10. | John will move to London when he will be finding a good job. |
| Exercise 4. | A. Mark is speaking about his plans for the future. Read the paragraph below and supply the correct forms of the verbs given in brackets. |
What I expect to happen in the next 10 years of my life is as follows. After I 1. ____ (graduate) from this university, I think, I 2. ____(take) a long holiday and travel in Europe. When I 3. ____ (start) work, I 4. ____ (not / have) much time for myself. Therefore, I 5. ____ (want) to see Europe before I 6. ____ (start) work. I 7. ____(go) to England, France, Spain and Italy. If you 8. ____ (take) a Eurorail ticket, you can travel inexpensively. So I 9. ____(not / have to / spend) too much for my travel expenses. After I 10. ____ (come) back home, I 11. ____(start) looking for a job. I 12. ____(accept) a job that fits my life style expectations. I 13. ____ (not / want) to work long hours.
| B. Now, write your own story about what you are going to do in the next 10 years. |
| Exercise 5. | Work in pairs. Discuss your plans for the future with your friend. |
Сравнение будущих времен
