The Sequence of Tenses III Time Clauses I A Short Theoretical Overview The Sequence of Tenses = a set of rules governing

the selection of verbal forms tenses or moods in certain types of subordinate clauses under the influence of a number of tenses or constructions in the main clause. In English the sequence of tenses generally applies to three types of subordinate clauses: direct object clauses, conditional clauses and the adverbial clauses of time. Adverbial clauses of time are introduced by conjunctions of time such as: after, as, as soon as, as /so long as, before, by the time, hardly . . . when, immediately, once, no sooner . . . than, since, the sooner, till/until, when, whenever, while Main Clause Time Clauses 1.Present Tense (simultaneousness): He will do it when he has time. 2. Present Perfect (anteriority) I shall give you a call when I have finished my class. 1. Past Tense (simultaneousness): Future-in-the-Past He promised he would do it when he had time. 2. Past Perfect Tense (anteriority): John said he would give me a call when he had finished his class. 1. Past Tense (simultaneousness): Past Tense When the storm started, I was in the back yard. 2. Past Perfect (anteriority) He went to bed after he had switched off all the lights. Past Tense - especially when the time clause is introduced by the conjunction when (correlated with the adverbs hardly or scarcely in Past Perfect the main clause) and than (correlated with the adverb no sooner in the main clause): We had hardly begun our talk (Hardly had we begun our talk), when someone knocked at the door.

Future Tense

I Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.

1. When it (get) dark we'll have to stop. We can't work in the dark. 2. Go on till you (come) to a square with a statue in the middle; then turn left and you'll find the theatre on your right. 3. Immediately the train (stop) .. we'll jump out. 4. I'll help you with your homework as soon as I (do) . my own. 5. He was determined to keep the two dogs apart because he knew that the moment they (see) .. one another they'd start barking. 6. I know the coat's unfashionable but I'm not going to throw it away. I'll keep it till that style (come) . into fashion again. 7. Tourist: Can we get to the top of the tower? Guide: Yes, but be careful when you (go) up because the steps are very uneven. 8. Tourist (puffing up the steps): I'll be glad when I (get) . to the top! Guide: When you (see) the view you'll be glad you made the effort. 9. Mother (to child setting out for school): When you (come) .. to the main road remember to stop and look both ways before you (cross. 10. 'Give this letter to your teacher as soon as you (arrive) . at school,' said his mother. // 'All right,' said the boy, running out. // 'I bet it will still be in his pocket when he (get) .. home tonight,' said his father. 11. Tom: I'm going to New York by sea. I'm leaving tomorrow. // Jack: I'm going by air. When I (sit) . in my comfortable plane I'll think of you tossing about on a stormy sea. // Tom: When I (walk) . about the deck enjoying the fresh air and blue sea I'll think of you shut up in a flying box and seeing nothing. 12. But there's someone in the phone box! You can't rush in and grab the receiver. You'll have to wait till he (finish) .. 13. The ladder looks a bit unsteady. Yes, but before he (start) .working he will tie the top end to the tree. 14. The house won't be entirely mine until I (pay) ...off the mortgage. 15 You'll find that the staff will clock in very punctually but that they won't do any work till the boss (arrive). 16 When I (work) ... here for fifteen years I'll be entitled to a pension. 17 When you (do) the bedrooms, remember to sweep under the beds. 18 When you (do) ......all the upstairs rooms, come down and give me a hand with the lunch. 19 Mother to child: I won't let you watch TV until you (finish) .your supper. 20 We'll talk business when we (have) ..dinner, but not during dinner. I never talk business at meals. Translate into English:

1. Va fi foarte surprins cnd va vedea aceste tablouri. 2. Voi trece pe la voi de ndat ce voi ti rezultatele examenului. 3. Sunt sigur c te va recunoate cnd te va ntlni. 4. Voi atepta aici pn cnd va suna telefonul. 5. Mi-a explicat c va fi prietenul meu cnd mi voi face datoria. 6. tiam c va fi surprins cnd ne va vedea acolo. 7. L-am asigurat c nu vom ntreprinde nimic pn cnd nu vom ti adevrul. 8. Speram c nu va trece mult timp pn cnd voi nelege engleza. 9. Eram sigur c ne va vizita din nou cnd va fi vacan. 10. Vom pleca n excursie dup ce tata va verifica maina. 11. Dup ce mama va spla vasele, ea va face o prjitur bun. 12. Dup ce vor ncuia ua, ei vor pleca la cumprturi. 13. Ei vor nelege filmul dup ce vor citi cartea. 14. Te vei duce la bibilotec dup ce se va termina ora de englez. 15. Bnuiam c ne vor suna dup ce vor afla vestea.

16. Eram sigur c fiul meu mi va pune o mulime de ntrebri dup ce va vedea acest film. 17. tiam c Matthew se va duce duirect acas dup ce va corecta lucrrile noastre. 18. Am sperat c vei nelege situaia dup ce vei citi scrisoarea noastr. 19. Te voi anuna de hotrrea mea dup ce mi voi consulta avocatul. 20. Am promis c m voi juca cu ei cnd n-am s fiu att de ocupat. 21. I-am explicat secretarei c va putea merge acas numai dup ce va bate la main toate scrisorile. 22. Cnd va nelege c i suntem priteni, va fi puin cam prea trziu. 23. Dup ce au vizitat muzeul, turitii s-au urcat n autocar i au plecat la hotel. 24. Dup ce a nchis ferestrele i a ncuiat ua, a plecat de acas n mare grab. 25. Dup ce vom planta aceti pomi, grdina va arta ca un adevrat paradis. 26. Abia am ajuns n parc, c a i nceput s plou. 27. i voi da articolul despre care i-am vorbit de ndat ce-l voi gsi. 28. Voi veni cu tine de ndat ce vo mbrca rochia cea nou.

29. Cnd te va vedea din nou, va fi impresionat de ct ai crescut n ultima vreme. 30. Japonezul va merge s viziteze mai multe locuri cnd va ajunge la Londra.