BK 2 Unit 13 to 16 Time Clauses

Do you want to play basketball after you study?. Time clauses can come in front of main clauses... Time clauses can come in front of main clauses.. Time clauses can follow main clauses..

Time Clauses

Maybe later Before I can play, I have to study

Do you want to

play

basketball?

Before I can play is a time clause.

I have to study is a main clause.

Maybe later

Before I can play, I have to

study.

Do you want to

play

basketball?

A time clause can begin with before or after

before + subject + verb = a time clause

Maybe later

Before I can

play, I have to

study

Do you want to

play

basketball?

Do you want to play

basketball after you study?

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A time clause can begin with before or after

before + subject + verb = a time clause

Sure

after + subject + verb = a time clause

Time clauses can come in front of main clauses

Before I can play, I have to study.

Time clauses can come in front of main clauses

Before I can play, I have to study.

Time clauses can follow main clauses.

before I can play.

I have to study

These sentences have the same meaning

Before I can play, I have to study

before I can play

I have to study

A comma is used only when the time clause

comes in front of the main clause.

Before I can play, I have to study.

before I can play.

I have to study

comma

no comma

Before and after can also be used to

indicate time in prepositional phrases.

We went out to eat before the dance

Before the dance, we went out to eat

The women’s group met after dinner

After dinner, the women’s group met

Do you want to play

basketball when you

finish studying?

10

A time clause can begin with when

when + subject + verb = a time clause

Sure

I’ll practice while

you finish

studying

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A time clause can begin with while

while + subject + verb = a time clause

Great.

The while clause describes an activity that was

in progress at the same time that another

activity was also happening

While I was sleeping, there was a storm.

There was storm while I was sleeping

While he was swimming, he got cold.

He got cold while he was swimming

Click on the correct time clauses.

before arrived

before we arrived

incorrect

correct

while it rained correct

while rained incorrect

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after + subject + verb

= a time clause

while + subject + verb

= a time clause

Time Clauses

While I do the laundry, he washes the dishes.

Click on the sentences that are correct

incorrect

correct

Time Clauses

When it rained, we got wet correct

I have to exercise before I go home correct

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I have to exercise, before I go home

The End

Created by Laurette Poulos Simmons

Time Clauses