Using Adverb Clauses To Show Time Relations, By Dr. Shadia
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1. The document discusses the use of adverb clauses to show time relations in sentences, including the tenses used in the main and subordinate clauses for different time frames like past, present, and future. 2. Examples are provided to illustrate the tenses used in main and subordinate clauses with time-related adverb clauses introduced by words like after, when, while, as soon as, until, and whenever. 3. Special constructions like by the time, since, the first time, the last time, and the next time are also examined for the tenses used in the related clauses.
Using Adverb Clauses To Show Time Relations, By Dr. Shadia
- 1. Using Adverb Clauses to Show Time Relations Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar Present Past Future By: Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar http://www.kau.edu.sa/SBANJER http://wwwdrshadiabanjar.blogspot.com
- 2. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar Adverb Clauses Tenses and PAST PROGRESSIVE Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PAST PAST PAST PERFECT PAST PERFECT PAST PRESENT PRESENT FUTURE FUTURE PRESENT
- 3. AFTER ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ A present tense , is used in this adverb clause of time. XXXXXX Future tense is not used in this adverb clause. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar After she graduates , she will get a job. Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PRESENT FUTURE
- 4. When I arrived , he was talking on the phone. When I got there , he had already left . Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar WHEN = At that time Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PAST PAST PROGRESSIVE PRESENT PAST PERFECT
- 5. When it began to rain , I stood under a tree. When I see him tomorrow , I will ask him. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar WHEN = At that time Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PAST PAST PRESENT FUTURE
- 6. WHILE, AS Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar During that time. = While I was walking home , it began to rain. As I was walking home , it began to rain. Past progressive , is used in this adverb clause of time. PAST Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PAST PROGRESSIVE
- 7. BY THE TIME By the time he arrived , she had already left . By the time he comes , she will have already left . Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar PAST PAST PERFECT PRESENT FUTURE Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause
- 8. SINCE Since = From that time to the present The present perfect is used in the main clause. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar I haven’t seen him since he left this morning. I’ve known her ever since I was a child. Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PAST PRESENT PERFECT
- 9. UNTIL, TILL We stayed there until we finished our lesson . We stayed there till we finished our lesson . Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar PAST PAST Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause
- 10. AS SOON AS, ONCE As soon as it starts raining, we will leave . Once I have a chance, I will throw you an ice ball. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PRESENT FUTURE
- 11. Whenever Whenever I see her, I say hello. Every time I see her, I say hello. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar = Every time Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PRESENT PRESENT
- 12. THE FIRST TIME,…. etc., THE LAST TIME… etc., THE NEXT TIME,…. etc. The first time that I went to New York, I went to an opera. I saw two plays the last time (that) I went to New York. The next time (that) I go to New York, I’m going to see a ballet. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar Adverb clause or Dependent clause Main Clause or Independent clause PAST PAST PRESENT FUTURE
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