Time clauses. Exercises


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Exercise 1 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1 Heat the oil till it (begin) to smoke.

2 I’ll stay here till Tom (get) back.

3 We’ll go out as soon as the shops (open).

4 You drive first, and when you (be) tired, I’ll take over.

5 The sooner we (start), the sooner we’ll get there.

6 We will send you the goods as soon as we (receive) your cheque.

7 I’ll wait as long as you (like).

8 Whip the whites of the eggs till they (be) quite stiff.

9 Shall I jump out when the bus (slow) down at the next corner?

10 No, you’d better wait till it (stop) at the traffic lights.

11 You are too young to understand. I (explain) it to you when you (be) older.

12 Tom: Brown is the best poet in the university.

Ann: Now read Smith’s poems. When you (read) them you’ll say that he is better.

13 Tom: I can’t get used to driving on the left.

Jack: When you (be) here for another week you’ll find it quite easy.

14 The room doesn’t look particularly attractive now but when I (clean) and (paint) it, it will look quite different.

15 Pour boiling water on the coffee grounds, wait till the grounds (settle), then strain the coffee into a jug.

16 As soon as they (see) the river the children will want to bathe.

17 When we (see) the cathedral we’ll go to the museum.

18 What will you do when you (finish) painting the bridge?

19 Oh, this bridge is so long that by the time we (reach) the other end it will be time to start again at this end.

20 Serve the meal and wash up. When you (do) the washing up you can go home.

21 The plane won’t take off till the fog (lift).

22 Tom will start as soon as his visa (arrive).

23 I’m glad you’re learning French. When you (know) French I (give) you a job.

24 Shall I boil the baby’s milk?

- Yes, but don’t give it to him till it (cool).

25 Don’t start smoking till the others (finish) their meal.

26 I don’t want anyone to overhear us, but I (tell) you what happened when we (be) alone.

27 How do you like your new job?

- I’ve only just started so I really can’t say. When I (be) in it for a fortnight I (let) you know.

28 My instructor says that when I (fly) another ten hours, he’ll let me fly solo.

29 They say that when the 100 k.p.h. speed limit (be) in operation for a year, they will be able to judge whether it is effective or not.

30 Sculptor’s friend: I suppose that when I (come) back next year you will still be working on this horse.

31 Sculptor: Oh no, I (finish) it long before I (see) you again, but as soon as I (finish) one thing I (start) on another, so there’ll be something else for you to look at.

32 All the flats are exactly alike so when you (see) one you’ve seen them all.

33 Advertisement: When you (drive) a Jaguar once, you won’t want to drive another car.

34 He’s asleep now but I (give) him the letter as soon as he (wake) up.

35 She bought beer and made sandwiches because she knew that when they (arrive) they would be hungry and thirsty.



Exercise 2 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1 When it (get) dark we’ll have to stop. We can’t work in the dark.

2 Go on till you (come) to a square with a statue in the middle; then turn left and you’ll find the theatre on your right.

3 Immediately the train (stop) we’ll jump out.

4 I’ll help you with your homework as soon as I (do) my own.

5 He was determined to keep the two dogs apart because he knew that the moment they (see) one another they’d start barking.

6 I know the coat’s unfashionable but I’m not going to throw it away. I’ll keep it till that style (come) into fashion again.

7 Tourist: Can we get to the top of the tower?

Guide: Yes, but be careful when you (go) up because the steps are very uneven.

8 Tourist (puffing up the steps): I’ll be glad when I (get) to the top! Guide: When you (see) the view you’ll be glad you made the effort.

9 Mother (to child setting out for school): When you (come) to the main road remember to stop and look both ways before you (cross).

10 ‘Give this letter to your teacher as soon as you (arrive) at school,’ said his mother.

All right,’ said the boy, running out.

I bet it will still be in his pocket when he (get) home tonight,’ said his father.

11 Tom: I’m going to New York by sea. I’m leaving tomorrow.

Jack: I’m going by air. When I (sit) in my comfortable plane I’ll think of you tossing about on a stormy sea.

Tom: When I (walk) about the deck enjoying the fresh air and blue sea I’ll think of you shut up in a flying box and seeing nothing.

12 But there’s someone in the phone box! You can’t rush in and grab the receiver. You’ll have to wait till he (finish).

13 The ladder looks a bit unsteady.

- Yes, but before he (start) working he will tie the top end to the tree.

14 The house won’t be entirely mine until I (pay) off the mortgage.

15 You’ll find that the staff will clock in very punctually but that they / won’t do any work till the boss (arrive).

16 When I (work) here for fifteen years I’ll be entitled to a pension.

17 When you (do) the bedrooms, remember to sweep under the beds.

18 When you (do) all the upstairs rooms, come down and give me a hand with the lunch.

19 Mother to child: I won’t let you watch TV until you (finish) your supper.

20 We’ll talk business when we (have) dinner, but not during dinner. I never talk business at meals.

21 Young man: Weren’t you astonished when she said that?

Old man:When you (be) married as long as I have, you won’t be so easily astonished.

22 When you (read) the book, leave it in the hospital for someone else to read.

23 He said he would give me a ring as soon as he (reach) Paris.

24 Some people say that a man shouldn’t think of marrying till he (save) up enough money to buy a house.

25 You’re an idiot to go into teaching. I’m going into business. In ten years’ time when you (queue) at the bus stop I’ll be driving by in my Bentley.

26 When you are picking fruit in the holidays to eke out your salary I (cruise) round the Greek islands in my private yacht.

27 I visit a new country every year. By the time I (be) sixty I shall have visited all the most interesting countries in the world.

28 When I (see) all there is to see I’ll buy a small island and settle down there.

29 He saves £500 a year. By the time he (retire) he’ll have saved £20,000.

30 By the time he (save) £20,000, the value of the money will have gone down so much that he’ll have to go on working.

31 Ann hoped that it would go on raining. She knew that the moment it (stop) Tom would want to go out.

32 I expected that Jack would be there when the train (arrive), but there was no sign of him.

33 The boys worked slowly for they knew that as soon as they (finish) one exercise the teacher would tell them to do the next.

34 I’ll take the paper with me. I’ll read it while I (wait) for the bus.

35The window-cleaner was in fact one of a gang of safe crackers. He hoped that while he (clean), or (pretend) to clean, windows he would be able to have a look at the safe.

36 He said that he would lend me money whenever I (need) it.

 

Exercise 3 Use when, whenever or as to fill the gaps in the following.

1 . . (Because) there were no buses we had to take a taxi.

2 . . he grew older his temper improved. (His temper got better every year.)

3 . . he grew older (he reached the age of, say, 40) his temper improved.

4 .. the doors opened the crowd began pouring in. (They didn’t wait for the doors to open fully.)

5 . . it became dark (after dark), he left his hiding place.

6 . . the sun went down, great bars of red covered the western sky.

7 . . he left the house (while he was still in the doorway) he suddenly remembered where he’d seen her before.

8 . . he left the house (after leaving it) he turned right.

9 . .we have a puncture (every time we have one) she just sits in the car while I change the wheel.

10 Don’t exhaust yourself. Sit down . . . you’re tired, (as soon as you’re tired)

11 . . . (Because) we were tired we sat down beside the stream.

12 . . .we approached the town (came gradually nearer to if) we wondered whether there’d be room in the hotel.

13 ... we reached the town (after arriving) we sent Tom to find out about hotels.

14 I’ll have to buy a map . . . (because) I don’t know the area.

15 . . you don’t know a district it is always a good thing to have a map.

16 . . . the manager is out (every time he is out) his assistant signs the letters.

17 A revolver appeared round the edge of the door ... it swung open. (The revolver appeared before the door was fully open.)

18 ... the evening wore on there were fewer and fewer people in the streets.

19 ... he is determined to get something he usually succeeds. (Every time he is determined etc.)

20 He happened to look in at the window ... he walked past, (in the act of walking past)

21 . . she finished her training she got a job. (after she had finished)

22 I’ll write in Spanish . . . (because) he doesn’t understand English.

23 The atmosphere became stuffier . . . more and more people crowded into the carriage. (The more people came in, the stuffier the atmosphere became.)

24 He sang ... he worked, (while)

25 . . the sun rose the fog dispersed, (the more sun, the less fog)

26 .. a kettle boils steam comes out of the spout, (every time)

27 . . you’re ready I’ll bring in the tea. (as soon as)

28 .. he walked along people began to stare and point, (while)

29 .. I didn’t see him I can’t very well describe him. (because)

30 . . I’ve learnt English I’ll go to France and learn French.(as soon as)

31 . . the meat was cooked I took it out of the oven, (as soon as)

32 . . the meat was cooked I took it out of the oven, (because)

33 .. I reached the box office all the tickets had been sold.    

 

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Exercise 1 1 begins 2 gets 3 open 4 are 5 start 6 receive/have received 7 like 8 are 9 slows 10 stops 11 will explain, are 12 read/have read 13 have been 14 have cleaned ... and painted or clean ... and paint 15 have settled/settle 16 see 17 have seen 18 have finished/finish 19 have reached/reach 20 have done 21 lifts/has lifted 22 arrives 23 know, will give 24 has cooled/cools 25 have finished/finish 27 will tell, are 27 have been, will let 28 have flown 29 has been 30 come 31 shall/will have finished, see, finish/have finished, start 32 have seen 33 have driven 34 will give, wakes 35 arrived

Exercise 2 1 gets 2 come 3 stops 4 have done 5 saw 6 comes 7 go/are going 8 get; see 9 come, cross 10 arrive; gets 11 am sitting; am walking 12 has finished/finishes 13 starts 14 have paid/pay 15 arrives 16 have worked 17 do/are doing 18 have done 19 have finished 20 have had 21 have been 22 have read 23 reached 24 has saved 25 are queueing 26 shall/will be cruising 27 am 28 have seen 29 retires/has retired 30 has saved 31 stopped 32 arrived 33 had finished/finished 34 am waiting 35 was cleaning, or pretending 36 needed

Exercise 3 1 As 2 As 3 When 4 As 5 When 6 As 7 As 8 When 9 When/Whenever 10 when 11 As 12 As 13 When 14 as 15 When 16 When/Whenever 17 as 18 As 19 When/Whenever 20 as 21 When 22 as 23 as 24 as 25 As 26 When 27 When 28 As 29 As 30 When 31 When 32 As 33 When




 
 
 
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Pronouns. Exercises-7 76079
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Pronouns. Exercise-5 64334
Possessive pronouns. Exercises 55497
Some, any. Exercises 50509
Indefinite pronouns. Other, one (Неопред-ные местоим. Other, one) 49044
Indefinite pronouns. Either, neither. Each, every (Неопред-е местоим. either, neither, each, every) 47890
Indefinite pronouns. All, both (Неопределенные местоимения All, both) 45829
Indefinite pronouns. Much, many, few, little (Неопpед-ные местоим. Much, many, few, little) 46367
Indefinite pronouns. No, none (Неопределенные местоимения no, none) 42473
Indefinite pronouns. Some, any (Неопределенные местоимения some, any) 45211
Interrogative pronouns (Вопросительные местоимения) 40847
Possessive pronouns (Притяжательные местоимения) 39867
Personal pronouns (Личные местоимения) 39378
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Pronouns. Exercises-3 (Местоимения. Упражнения) 54838
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Present perfect-Past simple. Exercises 37005
The future simple tense. Exercises 42013
The present perfect tense. Exercises (Настоящее соверш. время. Упражнения) 47479
The past continuous tense. Exercises 29193
The past simple tense. Exercises (Упражнения на простое прошедшее время) 39624
The present simple.Exercises 35684
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To be. Exercises (Упражнения на глагол to be) 35612
There is/ are/was/were. Exercises 30665
Be+ ing. Exercises 28664
Yet, already. Exercises 25660
Present Perfect. Exercises (Настоящ. соверш. время. Упражнения) 25541
Past simple/Past continuous. Past participles. Exercises 23980
Past simple. Exercises -2(Прошедшее простое время. Упражнения) 22275
Past simple. Exercises (Прошедшее простое время. Упражнения) 24329
Present simple for future. Exercises 19094
Going to, Will for predictions. Exercises 21245
Present Simple, Present Continuous. Exercises (Упр. на настоящее и настоящее продолж-ое время) 23850
Present Simple. Exercises (Упражнения на настоящее время) 22876
Последовательность времен. Упражнения 23844
Последовательность времен (Sequence of tenses) 20255
Упражнения на времена 41734
Сопоставление русских и английских времен изъявительного наклонения 17236
The Future Perfect Continuous Tense (Будущее совершенное длительное время) 18031
The Past Perfect Continuous Tense (Прошедшее совершенное длительное время) 20115
The Present Perfect Continuous Tense (Настоящее совершенное длительное время) 20973
The Furture Perfect Tense (Будущее совершенное время) 20001
The Past Perfect Tense (Прошедшее совершенное время) 24807
The Present Perfect Tense (Настоящее совершенное время) 23757
The Future Continuous in the Past (Будущее длительное время в прошлом) 21458
The Future Continuous Tense (Будущее длительное время) 22512
The Past Continuous Tense (Прошедшее длительное время) 23237
The Present Continuous Tense (Настоящее длительное время) 20479
The Future Indefinite Tense (Будущее неопределенное время) 21420
The Past Indefinite Tense (Прошедшее неопределенное время) 20047
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Present, past and future- mixed tenses. Exercises 59719
Present perfect-present perfect continuous. Exercises 121272
Questions. Exercises (Упражнения на вопросительные слова) 44901
The present perfect. Exercises (Упр. на настоящее совершен.время) 76491
The simple past and the past continuous. Exercises 57630
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Future forms-1. Exercises (Упражнения на будущее время) 74910
Time clauses. Exercises 42539
Present Continuous (настоящее продолженное время) 20795
Have something done (Exercises) 38480
Present Perfect Continuous (Настоящее совершенное продолженное) 25708
Past Perfect (Прошедшее совершенное время) 21808
Past Perfect (Прошедшее совершенное время) 21759
Past Perfect (Прошедшее совершенное время) 20212
Time expressions (Exercises) (Выражения времени. Упражнения) 32053
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Present Perfect (Настоящее совершенное) 24470
Future time. (Exercises)(Будущее время.Упражнения) 82967
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Present perfect (Exercises)(Настоящее совершенное время.Упражнения) 67157
Past time (exercises)(Прошедшее время. Упражнения) 52894
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Present Perfect Interview (Настоящее совершенное время) 46688
Past tenses(Прошедшие времена)(упражнения) 155971
Past tenses(Прошедшие времена) 49037
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Времена в английском языке 40799
Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous 40995
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Predictions(About Future) Предсказания о будущем 29714
Pronouns and verb TO BE (Местоимения и глагол TO BE). 43962

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Relative clauses(Определ-ые придаточ. предложения)

Gerund (Герундий)

Phrasal verbs (Фразеологические глаголы)

The numeral (Имя числительное)

Infinitive (Инфинитив)

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Punctuation marks-2. ( Знаки препинания) 12912
Punctuation Marks. (Знаки препинания) 13585
The sentence-39. 14348
The sentence. Exercises-5 20091
The sentence. Exercises-4 22982
The sentence. Exercises-3 20980
The sentence. Exercises.-2 15380
The sentence. Exercises 21481
The sentence- 38 14912
There is/are. 17190
Imperative sentences. Побудительные предложения. 17103
The sentence-37. (Предложение) 16912
The sentence-36. (Предложение) 19575
The sentence-35. (Предложение) 18060
The sentence-34. (Предложение) 17574
The sentence-33. (Предложение) 18839
The sentence-32. (Предложение) 17198
Виды предложений. 17340
The sentence-31. (Предложение) 20167
The sentence-30. (Предложение) 19445
The sentence-29. (Предложение) 17518
The sentence-28. (Предложение) 19653
The sentence-27. (Предложение) 18372
The sentence-26. (Предложение) 17151
The sentence-25. (Предложение) 17139
The sentence-24. (Предложение) 17974
The sentence-23. (Предложение) 20678
The sentence-22. (Предложение) 17724
The sentence-21. (Предложение) 19931
The sentence-20. (Предложение) 18374
The sentence-19. (Предложение) 22249
The sentence-18. (Предложение) 19315
The sentence-17. (Предложение) 24282
The sentence-16. (Предложение) 21761
The sentence-15. (Предложение) 24137
The sentence-14. (Предложение) 22694
Make sentences. Exercises 38721
The sentence-13. (Предложение) 20682
The sentence-12. (Предложение) 19667
The sentence-11. (Предложение) 16597
The sentence-10. (Предложение) 17108
The sentence-9. (Предложение) 16398
The sentence-8. (Предложение) 17349
The sentence-7. (Предложение) 16893
The sentence-6. (Предложение) 19675
The sentence-5. (Предложение) 22341
The sentence-4. (Предложение) 22626
The sentence-3. (Предложение) 21921
The sentence-2. (Предложение) 20338
The sentence (Предложение) 19166
Word order. Exercises (Порядок слов. Упражнения) 40217
Word order. Exercises (Порядок слов. Упражнения) 20908
Word order. Exercises (Порядок слов. Упражнения) 17987
Упражнения на повелительное и сослагательное наклонения. 12393
Повелительное и сослагательное наклонения 13578
Verb, adjective+ preposition (Exercises) (Глагол, прилагательное+ предлог. Упражнения) 31194
Purpose, result and contrast.Exercises (Цель, результат и контраст.Упражнения) 40082

Prepositions

Conjunctions and linking words

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Wordbuilding

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