Time Clauses

a) Choose and circle the correct time conjunction in each sentence. 1. I burnt my hand _____ I was cooking dinner. a) w

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a) Choose and circle the correct time conjunction in each sentence.

1. I burnt my hand _____ I was cooking dinner. a) while b) as soon

2. Mr. Parker sits by the window ____ he eats in that restaurant. a) since

3. My grandfather wants to work in the factory ___ he is 65.

4. Don´t worry because I´ll call you ____ I get home.

a) as

a) as soon as

b) until

b) whenever

7. The home team was winning ____ the goalkeeper made a fatal mistake. a) until b) since

8. We sheltered in a café ___ the rain has stopped.

b) whenever

5. Peter has been keen of fishing ____ he was a kid. a) before b) since

6. ___ Sue´s brother left school, he started working in a bank. a) Whenever b) after

a) as b) until

b) Make time clauses from the following segments of words by using the time conjunction in brackets. You may need to have some words (articles, pronouns, prepositions). The first sentence as been done for you as an example.

1. Mark / leave/ hospital / feel better (as soon as) - Marl will leave the hospital as soon as he feels better.

2. Martha / graduate/ get/ job / as / shop manager _______________________________________ 3. My father / be / in politics / be / university. ___________________________________________________ 4. Police / arrest/ robber/call for / ambulance.( after) ______________________________________________ 5. I / leave/ flat/ mother/ come/ home/ from work (as) ____________________________________________ 6. We / not start/ dinner/ Lucy/ come / home ( until) _____________________________________________ 7. Julia / complain/ headaches / car accident / two weeks ago (ever since). ____________________________

a) Choose and circle the correct time conjunction in each sentence.

1. I burnt my hand _____ I was cooking dinner. a) while b) as soon

2. Mr. Parker sits by the window ____ he eats in that restaurant. a) since

3. My grandfather wants to work in the factory ___ he is 65.

4. Don´t worry because I´ll call you ____ I get home.

a) as

a) as soon as

b) until

b) whenever

7. The home team was winning ____ the goalkeeper made a fatal mistake. a) until b) since

8. We sheltered in a café ___ the rain has stopped.

b) whenever

5. Peter has been keen of fishing ____ he was a kid. a) before b) since

6. ___ Sue´s brother left school, he started working in a bank. a) Whenever b) after

a) as b) until

b) Make time clauses from the following segments of words by using the time conjunction in brackets. You may need to have some words (articles, pronouns, prepositions). The first sentence as been done for you as an example.

1. Mark / leave/ hospital / feel better (as soon as) - Marl will leave the hospital as soon as he feels better.

2. Martha / graduate/ get/ job / as / shop manager _______________________________________ 3. My father / be / in politics / be / university. ___________________________________________________ 4. Police / arrest/ robber/call for / ambulance.( after) ______________________________________________ 5. I / leave/ flat/ mother/ come/ home/ from work (as) ____________________________________________ 6. We / not start/ dinner/ Lucy/ come / home ( until) _____________________________________________ 7. Julia / complain/ headaches / car accident / two weeks ago (ever since). ____________________________

Answer Key:

A 1. while 2. whenever 3. until 4. as soon as 5. since 6. after 7. until 8. Until

B Suggested answers: 2. When Martha graduates,she will get a job as a shop manager. 3. My father has been in politics since he was in at university. 4. After the police arrested the robber, they called for an ambulance. 5. As I was leaving the flat my mother came from work 6. We won´t start dinner until Lucy comes home. 7. Julia has been complaining of headaches ever since the car accident two weeks ago.