Adverbial Clauses of Time and Condition
if , unless , provided that , when , until, till , , as soon as , as long as , before .. : the Future Simple (Indefinite) Tense 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.
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| While he is having his breakfast, I shall be reading the newspaper.
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| When he has finished his work, hell go for a walk.
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| Ill go to Petersburg after I have been staying here for a week or two.
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EXERCISES
| Exercise 1.
| Combine the pairs of sentences using the words in brackets. Use the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Present Perfect.
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| Model:
| Ill pay you back. Ill get some money. (as soon as)
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| Ill pay you back as soon as I get some money
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| 1.
| We will go to the shop. We will be walking the dog. (while)
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| 2.
| Ill tell you all the news. Ill see you. (when)
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| 3.
| Ill have finished my lesson by noon. Ill come round. (after)
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| 4.
| Ill get in touch. Ill get back. (as soon as)
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| 5.
| They will have repaired our car by the weekend. And we will go for a trip. (as soon as)
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| 6.
| We are going to cut the grass. Youll pick the apples. (while)
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| 7.
| I want to speak to you. Youre going out. (before)
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| 8.
| Youll tidy up the house. And Ill do the shopping. (while)
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| 9.
| All the passengers will get on board. The bus wont live. (until)
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| 10.
| Ill travel in Europe next year. Im going to save money by staying in youth hotels. (while)
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| Exercise 2.
| Rewrite the sentences so that they mean the same.
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| Model:
| They should study hard, or they wont pass the test.
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| If they study hard, theyll pass the test.
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| You shouldnt speak to teachers like that or you will get into trouble.
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| 2.
| You should go to the training tonight or you wont play on Sunday.
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| 3.
| He should go to bed early tonight or he will feel tired tomorrow.
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| 4.
| She should get good results or she will not find a job.
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| 5.
| We should go nor or well be late for the start of the show.
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| 6.
| You should hand in your work on time or you will lose points.
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| 7.
| You should wear a coat or you will catch a cold.
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| 8.
| You should apologise or she will never forgive you.
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| Exercise 3.
| Find the mistakes and correct them.
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| If Ill find her address, Ill send her an invitation.
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| 2.
| I wont tell the student the answer until he have been working on the math problem for more than an hour.
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| 3.
| While Im driven to work tomorrow, Im going to listen to the tape.
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| 4.
| It be several years before we have sent a manned mission to Mars.
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| 5.
| After her sister will prepare dinner, they will invite their neighbours.
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| 6.
| You didnt get a promotion until you have been working here as long as Peter.
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| 7.
| If I has enough time tonight, I will help you.
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| 8.
| While Peter will be sleeping, they will be playing with their Play station.
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| 9.
| After the clerk decoded the telegrams, he will take them to the chief.
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| 10.
| John will move to London when he will be finding a good job.
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| 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.
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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.
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| B. Now, write your own story about what you are going to do in the next 10 years.
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| Exercise 5.
| Work in pairs. Discuss your plans for the future with your friend.
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