María José Carmelo

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*The objective of this presentation

is for the students to comprehend

and apply correctly “adverb

clauses of time”.

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*Adverb clauses provide additional

information about how something is

done.

* They are much like adverbs in that

they tell the

reader when, why or how someone

did something.

*All clauses contain a subject and a

verb.

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*'When means 'at that moment, at

that time, etc.'.

It is important to remember that

'when' takes either the simple past OR

the present

**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.

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*'Before' means 'before that

moment'. It is important to

remember that 'before' takes

either the simple past OR the

present.

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*We will finish before he arrives.

*She (had) left before I

telephoned.

**'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.

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*We will finish after he comes.

*She ate after I (had) left.

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*Fill in the blanks with the corresponding

adverb (answer them in you notebook

and present it to the teacher):

*She cleaned her face __________ she

went to bed.

*The ambulance arrived at the scene

five minutes __________ the accident

had happened.

*__________ I am older, I want to start my

own business.

*They took short breaks every half an

hour __________ they were playing

tennis.

*Rebecca went to bed __________ she

got home because she was so tired.

*People should be very careful

__________ they cross busy roads.

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*Kenneth, B. (n.d.). Using Adverb Clauses

with Time Expressions. Retrieved October 1,

2014, from

http://esl.about.com/od/grammaradvance

d/a/adverb_clauses.htm

*http://www.fed.cuhk.edu.hk/~english/Seco

ndary/7%20S4%20Recipe%20(Adverbial%20

clauses%20of%20time)/Handout%201.pdf