مدونة التربية و التعليم في الجزائر – دروس، فروض، نتائج امتحانات مدونة التربية والتعليم في الجزائر | تحضير الدروس، فروض واختبارات، نتائج البكالوريا وBEM، مسابقات التوظيف، والتوجيه المدرسي للطلاب وأولياء الأمور.
Time Clauses: Connecting Events in Time
Time clauses tell us when something happens. They are introduced by time conjunctions. The main rule: In future time clauses, we use present tense, not future tense.
When: “I will call you when I arrive.” (Not: when I will arrive)
While / As: For two simultaneous actions. “While I was cooking, he was watching TV.”
As soon as: Immediately after. “As soon as the bell rings, the students leave.”
Until / Till: Up to a certain time. “Wait here until I come back.”
Before / After: “Always wash your hands before you eat.” “Call me after you finish.”
Examples
- “When I grow up, I want to be a teacher.”
- “While she was reading, the phone rang.”
- “As soon as he heard the news, he called his mother.”
- “Stay here until I return.”
Exercises
Exercise: Complete with the correct tense: 1. I will visit you when I _______________ (have) time. 2. As soon as she _______________ (arrive), we will start dinner. 3. While he _______________ (walk) to school, he met an old friend. 4. Don’t leave until the teacher _______________ (come).
Answers
1. have, 2. arrives, 3. was walking, 4. comes
Related Lessons
Check our other English grammar lessons for more practice: Present Simple, Past Simple, Present Perfect, and Future Tenses. Practice makes perfect!
📍 دروس مشابهة
- اللغة الإنجليزية — Present Simple: Formation, Usage and Exercises — 1st Year M
- اللغة الإنجليزية — Present Continuous: Formation, Usage and Exercises — 1st Ye
- اللغة الإنجليزية — Simple Past: Regular and Irregular Verbs — 2nd Year Middle
- اللغة الإنجليزية — Future with Will and Going To — 2nd Year Middle School — A
