ADVERBIAL CLAUES OF TIME(PPT)

Adverb Time
Adverb Time
Clauses
Clauses

Adverb Clauses
Adverb Clauses

Adverb clause = dependent
Adverb clause = dependent
clause.
clause.
Ex. When the phone rang.
Ex. When the phone rang.

Main clause = independent
Main clause = independent
clause.
clause.
Ex. The baby woke up.
Ex. The baby woke up.

Adverb Clauses and Tenses
Adverb Clauses and Tenses
Adverb clause or
Adverb clause or
Dependent clause

Dependent clause
Main Clause or
Main Clause or
Independent clause
Independent clause
PRESENT
PRESENT
FUTURE
FUTURE
PAST PERFECT
PAST PERFECT
PAST
PAST
FUTURE
FUTURE
PRESENT
PRESENT
PAST
PAST
PAST PROGRESSIVE
PAST PROGRESSIVE
PAST
PAST
PAST
PAST
PAST
PAST
PAST PERFECT
PAST PERFECT
PRESENT

PRESENT
PRESENT
PRESENT

AFTER
AFTER

Future tense is not used in this adverb
Future tense is not used in this adverb
clause.
clause.
After she graduates,
After she graduates,
she will get a job.
she will get a job.
I will leave
I will leave


before he comes
before he comes
.
.



WHEN
WHEN

When I arrived, he was talking on the

When I arrived, he was talking on the
phone.
phone.

When I see him tomorrow, I will ask
When I see him tomorrow, I will ask
him.
him.

WHILE, AS
WHILE, AS
During that time.
During that time.
* Adverb clause is in
* Adverb clause is in
past progressive
past progressive
.
.
While I
While I
was walking
was walking
home
home
, it began to
, it began to
rain.
rain.
As I

As I
was walking
was walking
home
home
, it began to rain.
, it began to rain.

By the time
By the time

By the time he arrived, we had
By the time he arrived, we had
already left.
already left.

By the time he comes, we will have
By the time he comes, we will have
already left.
already left.

Since
Since

From that time to the present
From that time to the present
•
The present perfect is used in
The present perfect is used in
the

the
main clause.
main clause.
•
I haven’t seen him
I haven’t seen him
since he left
since he left
this morning.
this morning.
•
I’ve known her
I’ve known her
ever since I was
ever since I was
a child.
a child.

Until
Until

We stayed there until we finished
We stayed there until we finished
our lesson.
our lesson.

We stayed there till we finished our
We stayed there till we finished our
lesson.
lesson.

As soon as
As soon as
Once
Once

As soon as it starts raining, we will
As soon as it starts raining, we will
leave.
leave.

Once I have a chance, I will throw
Once I have a chance, I will throw
you an ice ball.
you an ice ball.

As long as
As long as
From the Beginning to the end.
From the Beginning to the end.

I will never speak to him as long
I will never speak to him as long
as I live.
as I live.

I will never speak to him so long
I will never speak to him so long
as I live.
as I live.

Whenever
Whenever
Every time
Every time

Whenever I see her, I say hello.
Whenever I see her, I say hello.

Every time I see her, I say hello.
Every time I see her, I say hello.

The first time, the second
The first time, the second
time…
time…

The first time that I
The first time that I
went to New York,
went to New York,
I went to an opera.
I went to an opera.

I saw two plays the
I saw two plays the
last time (that) I
last time (that) I
went to New York.
went to New York.


The next time
The next time
(that) I go to New
(that) I go to New
York, I’m going to
York, I’m going to
see a ballet.
see a ballet.