Sequence of tenses in adverbial clauses of time Warmer - When will you leave school?. Each of the following future forms becomes a present tense when we put it in a time clause.. The f
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Warmer
- When will you leave school?
- I’ll leave school when I have finished the final examination in the end of May.
Point out a time clause.
Presentation
Sequence of tenses in adverbial clauses of time:
I Adverbial clauses of time are introduced by conjunctions of time such as after, as, as soon as (ngay khi), as long as (khi nào mà), by the time (vào lúc), before, immediately, hardly when = no sooner than (vừa thì), since, the sooner, till, until, when, whenever, while
They can also be introduced by the minute, the moment.
II Remember that we do not use a future form, or a conditional tense in a time clause.
1 Each of the following future forms becomes a present tense when we put it in a time clause.
Future simple :
- You’ll be back soon I’ll stay till then
I’ll stay till you get back
be going to :
- The parachutist is going to jump Soon after he jumps his parachute will open.
2 The future perfect changes to the present perfect, and the future perfect continuous changes
to the present perfect continuous
- The moment (/ As soon as) I have finished (not: I’ll have ) I’ll give you a call.
3 A conditional tense changes to a past tense:
- We knew that till he arrived (not: would arrive/ would be arriving) nothing would be
done
Note: But when “ when “ introduces a noun clause it can be followed by a future or conditional tense
- He said, “ When will the train get in?”
He asked (me) when the train would get in
III Remember the following rules:
1 Sequence with the Simple Present in the main clause denoting a customary activity (Look at the Student’s book, p 135)
2 Sequence with the Future tenses in the main clause (Look at the Student’s book, p 135)
3 Sequence with the Past tenses in the main clause (Look at the Student’s book, p 136)
1 Present Simple
3 Past Continuous
5 Past Perfect
Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Simple Past Continuous
Past Simple
2 Past Simple
4 Present Perfect
6 Future Simple
Past Simple Past Continuous Past Perfect Present Perfect Present Perfect Continuous Past Simple
Present Simple Present Continuous Present Perfect
1 The secretary always leaves as her boss goes home.
while I’m waiting for a bus.
after she has finished her work.
2 He sat there until the telephone rang.
while I was reading reports.
after I had finished the experiment.
Trang 23 They were still waiting there when I got there.
while I was having breakfast.
4 I have felt much better since I have been there.
since I have been watching TV.
since I came there.
5 I had just come when you called.
6 They will stay here until you come back.
while I’m having my lunch.
until you have finished your coffee
Controlled Practice:
Do the exercise (p 137)
a begins
b has finished
c get
d speak
e have read
f have taken
g shall give/ gets
h come/ will find
i reached
j had been/ had
k have worked was waking/ realized/ had seen
/ was following/ was/ stopped/ asked/ had apologized/ told/ had mistaken
Further Practice:
Activity 1: Give the correct form of the verbs in parentheses (Pair work)
1 He walked up and down until he (be) reassured by
the returning warmth
2 - Please tell me how to get to the post office -
Go till you (come) to a square with a statue in the
middle; then turn left and you (find) it on your
right
3 Paul: I (play) football since I was five years old
Tom: You (play) football since you (come) to
England?
4 Paul: Oh yes, I (play) it quite a lot I (join) a club
the day after I (arrive) Alice and I (wait) at the
corner until you come back with the car this evening
5 Nam is sorry now that he didn’t accept the job Nam now wishes that he (accept) the job
6 The druggist (leave, already) for home when we got to the store yesterday
7 Mr Carlson (talk) to another man when I saw him this morning
8 We (wait) for you right here when you return at 5:
30 p.m tomorrow
Activity 2: Complete each of the following sentences with an adverbial clause of time (p 139)
a had recovered from his sickness/ was ready
b was leaving home/ the house
c went to Italy/ died/ won the Nobel Prize
d graduate from college/ high school
e it was a puppy/ was born/ became his
companion
f arrived at/ went to the station
g came home/ came back/ called you?
h I phone her/ she heard knock at the door/ I was having dinner
i leave school/ graduate from the university/ have graduated from college?
j am working/ am doing my homework
k he is explaining the lesson/ he is teaching
l you can/ it is necessary
Activity 3: Look at the following pictures and make sentences with the given situations.
Free Practice: Make three sentences of your own, using Adverbial Clauses of Time.
Consolidation:
Give some remarks on their activities & highlight the common mistakes to help students avoid them
Homework: Supply the correct tenses:
1 After (1 leave) ……… school when she was 18, Laura (2 go) ……… to Bristol university for three years While she (3 be) ……… at university, Laura (4 join)
……… a university folk group and started singing It was at this time that she (5 write)
……… her famous song “The Price of Peace”.
2 A friend of mine, Judith Nelson, (1 presently, work) ……… in the international sales division at an electronics firm She (2 just, return) ……… from a trip to Japan She (3 be)
Trang 3……… asked to go there because she can speak Japanese For four years, she (4 never have) ……… the opportunity to use her Japanese until she (5 go) ……… to Tokyo last month While she (6 be) ……… there, she (7 speak) ……… Japanese everyday and (8 enjoy) ……… very much of it
1 is presently working
2 had just returned
3 was
4 had never had
5 went
6 was
7 spoke
8 enjoyed
……… the plane She (3 stand) ……… in the queue at the check-in desk when she suddenly (4 realize) ……… that she (5 leave) her passport at home Fortunately, she (6 not live) ……… very far from the airport so she (7 have) ……… time to go back home to get the passport She (8 get)
……… back to the airport just in time for her flight.
1 had
2 missed
3 was standing
4 realized
5 had left
6 doesn’t live
7 had
8 got
4 I (1 be) ……… born in France but my family (2 move) ……… to England when I (3.be) ……… twelve and I (4 live) ……… here ever since I
(5 leave) ……… school three years ago and for the past six months, I(6 work)
……… in Hall department store
1 was 2 moved 3.was 4 have lived/ have been living 5 left 6 have worked/ have been working
5 In the evenings, I often play chess with my next-door neighbour I (1 play) ……… chess with him ever since I (2 come) ……… to live here ten years ago He (3.be) ……… here all his life; he (4 inherit) ……… the house from his father, another great chess player
- You ever (5 play) ……… chess with the father?
- We (6 play) ……… once or twice but be (7 die) ……… a year after I (8 arrive) ………
1 have played/ have been playing 2 came 3 has been 4 inherited 5 Did you ever play 6 played 7 died
8 arrived