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    Time clauses follow specific patterns and use different time expressions to indicate when an action occurred. They can begin with words like when, before, after, while, as, until, since, as soon as, whenever, every time, and expressions like by the time, the first time. It is important to use the correct verb tense within the time clause, such as the past tense when referring to past events and the present tense for future events. Time clauses are punctuated with commas when they begin a sentence and without commas when they end a sentence.

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    Time clauses follow specific patterns and use different time expressions to indicate when an action occurred. They can begin with words like when, before, after, while, as, until, since, as soon as, whenever, every time, and expressions like by the time, the first time. It is important to use the correct verb tense within the time clause, such as the past tense when referring to past events and the present tense for future events. Time clauses are punctuated with commas when they begin a sentence and without commas when they end a sentence.

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    Time Clauses en el idioma inglés

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    17. Time Clauses

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    Time clauses follow specific patterns and use different time expressions to indicate when an action occurred. They can begin with words like when, before, after, while, as, until, since, as soon as, whenever, every time, and expressions like by the time, the first time. It is important to use the correct verb tense within the time clause, such as the past tense when referring to past events and the present tense for future events. Time clauses are punctuated with commas when they begin a sentence and without commas when they end a sentence.

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    Time clauses follow specific patterns and use different time expressions to indicate when an action occurred. They can begin with words like when, before, after, while, as, until, since, as soon as, whenever, every time, and expressions like by the time, the first time. It is important to use the correct verb tense within the time clause, such as the past tense when referring to past events and the present tense for future events. Time clauses are punctuated with commas when they begin a sentence and without commas when they end a sentence.

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    The passage discusses different time expressions used in time clauses in English grammar including when, before, after, while, as, by the time, until, till, since, as soon as, whenever and every time.

    The passage discusses time expressions including when, before, after, while, as, by the time, until, till, since, as soon as, whenever and every time and their usage.

    With the time expression 'when', the dependent clause changes tense in relation to the 'when' clause. It takes either the Past Simple or the Present tense.

    Time Clauses

    These clauses are often called “time clauses” in English grammar books and
    follow specific patterns. Take a look at them and study the usage of different
    time expressions.

    // Punctuation
    When an adverb clause begins the sentence use a comma to separate the two
    clauses.

    // Example:

    · As soon as he arrives, we will have some lunch.

    When the adverb clause finishes the sentence there is no need for a comma.

    // Example:

    · He gave me a call when he arrived in town.

    // Adverb Clauses with Time


    1. When: “when” means “at that moment,” or “at that time”. Notice the
    different tenses used in relationship to the clause beginning with “when”. It
    is important to remember that “when” takes either the Past Simple or the
    Present — the dependent clause changes tense in relation to the “when”
    clause.

    // Examples:

    · He was talking on the phone when I arrived.


    · When she called, he had already eaten lunch.
    · I washed the dishes when my daughter fell asleep.
    · We’ll go to lunch when you come to visit.

    2. Before: “before” means “before that moment”. It is important to


    remember that “before” takes either the Past Simple or the Present.
    // Examples:

    · We’ll finish before he arrives.


    · She (had) left before I telephoned.

    3. After: “after” means “after that moment”. It is important to remember that


    “after” takes the Present for Future events and the Past or Past Perfect
    for past events.

    // Examples:

    · We’ll finish after he comes.


    · She ate after I (had) left.

    4. While, as: “while” and “as” mean “during that time”. “While” and “as” are
    both usually used with the past continuous because the meaning of “during
    that time” which indicates an action in progress.

    // Examples:

    · She began cooking while I was doing my homework.


    · As I was finishing my homework, she began cooking.

    5. By the time: “by the time” expresses the idea that one event has been
    completed before another. It is important to notice the use of the Past
    Perfect for past events and Future Perfect for future events in the main
    clause. This is because of the idea of something happening up to another
    point in time.

    // Examples:

    · By the time he finished, I had cooked dinner.


    · She’ll have finished her homework by the time they arrive.

    6. Until, till: “until” and “till” express “up to that time”. We use either the
    Present Simple or Past Simple with “until” and “till”. “Till” is usually only
    used in spoken English.

    // Examples:

    · We waited until he finished his homework.


    · I’ll wait till you finish.

    7. Since: “since” means “from that time”. We use the Present Perfect
    (continuous) with “since”. “Since” can also be used with a specific point in
    time.

    // Examples:
    · I have played tennis since I was a young boy.

    8. As soon as: “as soon as” means “when something happens —immediately
    afterwards”. “As soon as” is very similar to “when;” it emphasizes that the
    event will happen immediately after the other. We usually use the Present
    Simple for future events, although Present Perfect can also be used.

    // Examples:

    · He will let us know as soon as he decides (or as soon as he has decided).

    9. Whenever, every time: “whenever” and “every time” mean “each time
    something happens”. We use the Present Simple (or the Past Simple in the
    past) because “whenever” and “every time” express a habitual action.

    // Examples:

    · Whenever he comes, we have lunch at our favorite restaurant.


    · We take a hike every time he visits.

    10. The first, second (etc.), next, last time: means “that specific time.” We
    can use these forms to be more specific about which time of a number of
    times something happened.

    // Examples:

    · The first time I went to New York, I was intimidated by the city.
    · I saw Jack the last time I went to San Francisco.
    · The second time I played tennis, I began to have fun.

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