Time clauses

Time clauses - exercise 1

Complete the time clauses with verbs in brackets.

(come)

I'll go to bed when Jane ___ back.
I'll go to bed when Jane comes back.

(be)

Don't panic. I'll be ready as soon as you .

(return)

I promise that we'll stay here till your mum .

(arrive)

Please, call us when you . Don't forget.

(leave)

I'm going to tell your sister about it before she .

(start)

Derek, I'll let you know as soon as the party .

(need)

He'll drive you to the hospital whenever you it.

(be)

The moment summer here, the garden will be so beautiful!

(study)

I am going to take the biology exam after I have all these books.

(be)

We will wait for you outside the shopping centre until you back.

(swim)

Don't worry, Samantha. I'll watch you while you in the lake.

(be)

As soon as I in Mumbai, I'll get in touch with Mr. Amar Patel.

(sit)

Before Peter to eat his sandwich, he should wash his hands.

(do)

I'll go out with you as soon as I have my homework.

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Remember

We never use future forms of a verb to express future actions or situations in time clauses. What do we use instead? Compare the following examples.

I'll come back home. I'll have a shower.
As soon as I come back home, I'll have a shower.

Go and see Tim this week. He is travelling to Italy next Monday.
Go and see Tim this week before he travels to Italy next Monday.

We are going to buy a house at the seaside. We'll move there.
When we buy a house at the seaside, we'll move there.

The tomatoes will have grown by the end of this month. I'll sell them in the market.
After the tomatoes have grown I'll sell them in the market.