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Subordinating Time Conjunctions

Objective:

Use of the future to express likes and dislikes (hopes)

Brahim and Chafik are making plans for the summer vacation.

Paul: Tell me Brahim, what will you do when school finishes?

Becky: I will go to visit my grandma and grandpa in Setif. I’ll stay with them for one week.

Paul: And how will you spend your time when you come back?

Becky: I will simply stay in bed all day long and listen to my favourite songs on Youtube, watch TV and eat pop corn.

Paul: I don’t think Dad will like that. What will you tell him when he finds you lying in bed?

Becky: Don’t worry about me. I’ll get up and dress quickly as soon as I hear him arrive.

 

The words: as soon as, when, before, after, while and until (till) are called: subordinating time conjunctions.

They introduce subordinating time clauses. When a sentence has 2 clauses that refer to the future, we use the present simple in time clause and “will future simple in the main clause.

Subordinate time clause (present simple)   +   main clause (future simple)

When we start with the subordinate time clause, we put a comma after the time clause.

When Samy comes back from Britain ,  wwill give a party.
Subordinate Time Clause        comma                Main Clause

If the time conjunction comes in the middle, we don’t use a comma.

We will give a party  when  he comes back from Britain.
Main Clause        

Subordinate Time Claus


قم بالدخول للإطلاع على المزيد من المحتوى

لتتمكن من الوصول إلى جميع الدروس والتمارين والمسابقات والفيديوهات وتصفح الموقع براحة قم بالدخول أو بتسجيل حساب مجانا.



قم بالدخول للإطلاع على المزيد من المحتوى

لتتمكن من الوصول إلى جميع الدروس والتمارين والمسابقات والفيديوهات وتصفح الموقع براحة قم بالدخول أو بتسجيل حساب مجانا.