Adverb clauses are subordinate clauses that show relationships between ideas related to time, cause and effect, contrast and condition.
Some common used time related adverb clauses:
- After means after that moment. ‘After’ takes the present for future events and the past or past perfect for past events.
- Example:
- After she graduates, she will get a job.
- Example:
- Before means before that moment. ‘Before’ takes after the simple past or the present.
- Example:
- l left before he came.
- Example:
- When means at the moment, at that time. ‘When’ takes either the simple past or the present. The dependent clause changes tense in relation to the when clause.
- Example:
- When I got there, he had already left.
- Example:
There are others time related adverb clauses like while as, by the time, since, until, etc. Okay, why don’t you try some exercises.
Practice:
1. We will finish after he ……….
comes
correct!
came
2. He was talking on the phone when I ……….
arrive
arrived
correct!
3. I will leave before he ……….
comes
correct!
came
4. When I was in Chicago, I ……….. the museums.
visit
visited
correct!
5. When it began to rain, I ………. under the tree.
stand
stood
correct!
6. I washed the dishes when my daughter ………. asleep.
fall
fell
correct!
7. When I ………. him tomorrow, I will ask him.
see
correct!
saw
Composed and written by @sherlydarmali for @EnglishTips4U on Sunday, October 16, 2016
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