presentation 3 time clauses referring to the future
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Future Time Clauses
Dreams for the Future
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Focus on Grammar 3Part I, Unit 7By Ruth Luman, Gabriele Steiner, and BJ WellsCopyright © 2006. Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Future Dreams 1
I’m going to be an astronaut when I grow up.
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Before we have a baby, we’ll buy a bigger house.
Future Dreams 2
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Future Dreams 3
I won’t quit my job until I win the lottery.
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Future Dreams 4
After we retire, we’re going to travel.
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Form
I’m going to be an astronaut when I grow up.
A complex sentence about future time has two clauses: a main clause and a time clause.
Main Clause Time Clause
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Main Clause
will
TIME CLAUSE
MAIN CLAUSE
after we retire.
until he wins the lottery.
before we have a baby.
travelare going toWe
his jobquit won’tHe
a housebuyWe
Other information
Verb (base form)
Will or be + going to
Subject
The verb in the main clause is often in the future.
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Time Clause
TIME CLAUSE MAIN CLAUSE
we are going to travel.
he won’t quit his job.
we will buy a house.
retireweAfter
the lotterywins heUntil
a babyhaveweBefore
Other information
Verb( present)
SubjectTime word
The verb in the time clause is often in the present.
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Be Careful!
Don’t use will or be going to in the future time clause.
When I save enough money, I’m going to buy a car.willXWhen I save enough money, I’m going to buy a car.
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Before we have a baby we’ll buy a bigger house.,
Clause Order 1
Use a comma only when the time clause begins the sentence.
I’m going to be an astronaut when I grow up.
Time clauses can come at the beginning or end of sentences.
Time Clause
Time Clause
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,
,
When she finishes school she’ll join the Peace Corps.
I won’t get married until I meet the right person.
As soon as they graduate they’ll look for a job.
Clause Order 2
Time Clause(present)
Time Clause(present)
Time Clause(present)
Main Clause(future)
Main Clause(future)
Main Clause(future)
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Time Expressions 1
Introduce the first event
When they save money,
past
now
future
they’ll buy a new car.
whenafter
not . . . untilas soon as
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Practice 1 Put the verbs in the correct tense. Add commas where necessary.
Example: After he (graduate) ___ he (go) ___ to law school.
After he graduates, he’ll go to law school.
1. They (own) __ a house by the time they (be) ___ married.
2. She (not/start) __ her own business until she (get) ___ moreexperience.
3. As soon as he (become) __ manager he (take) __ a vacation.
They will own a house by the time they are married.
She won’t start her own business until she gets more experience.
As soon as he becomes manager, he’s going to take a vacation.
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Time Expressions 2
Introduce the second event
Before he gets married,
past
now
future
he’ll find a good job.
beforeuntil
by the time
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Practice 2 Combine the sentences using the time word provided. In each pair, A is the first event.
Example: A. The children will go to college. B. She will go back to school. [as soon as]
As soon as the children go to college, she’ll go back to school.1. A. You will finish your exams.
B. We will (not) celebrate. [until]We won’t celebrate until you finish your exams.
2. A. My brother will buy a new suit.B. He will go on an interview. [before]
My brother will buy a new suit before he goes on an interview.
3. A. She will pass the driving test.B. She will borrow the family car. [after]
After she passes the driving test, she will borrow the family car.
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