Adverbial Clause of Time

Chu Van An high school
By Mr. Tam Dang
-When = As :
-Whenever :
-While :
-As soon as :
-Until /till :
-Before :
-After :
-Just as :
-No sooner……than…. :
-Hardly…….when…… :
Khi
Bất cứ khi nào
Trông khi
Ngay sau khi
Cho đến khi
Trước khi
Sau khi
Ngay khi
Ngay khi………thì……….
Ngay khi………thì……….
@CONJUNCTION
I- Presentation:
Task: Complete these sentences using conjunctions of time:
I- Presentation:
1.Lan was watching TV………………..her brother was reading a book.
while/ when
when
2. The light went out ……………… ……. .we were having dinner.
/ while
3. I greeted my teacher ………….. I saw him yesterday.
when
5. They went home ………………………………they had finished
their work.
after
/as soon as
4. The train had already left………………………………. we arrived at the station
before
/by the time
/when
/when
/ as
/ as
SEQUENCE WITH THE PAST TENSES IN THE MAIN CLAUSE AND ADVERBIAL CLAUSES OF TIME
while
Main Clause
CONJUNCTION
Adverbial Clause
when/while/ as
when/ as
before/when/ till/
until/ by the time
after/ till/ until/
as soon as/ when


1.past continuous
3.simple past
2.simple past
4.Past perfect
5.simple past
past continuous
simple past
past continuous
simple past
past perfect
1.Lan was watching TV while her brother was reading a book.
2. The light went out when / while /as we were having dinner.
3. I greeted my teacher when / as I saw him yesterday.
4. The train had already left before /by the time / when we arrived at the station

5. They went home after / as soon as / when they had finished their work.
Uses
2 hành động cùng tiếp diễn trong quá khứ
1 hành động đang tiếp diễn thì hđ khác xen vào
2 hành động xảy ra trong Qk (ngắn gọn)
1 hành động xảy ra và hoàn tất trong qk thì hđ khác xảy ra sau đó .
1 hành động xảy ra và hoàn tất trng qk thì hđ khác xảy ra sau đó .
I- Presentation:
NOTES:
1.HÒA HỢP THÌ VỚI “SINCE”
EX: Mr. Brown……………………..a lecturer since he………………from university in 1990. ( BE / GRADUATE)
has been
graduated
S+ HAS / HAVE-V-ed/3…………SINCE S+ V-ed/2……………….
was / were
2.HÒA HỢP THÌ VỚI TRONG CÂU TƯỜNG THUẬT :” SAID”, TOLD”
EX: Mary said she………………..20 the following day. ( BE)
EX: He told me that he………………his homework since 7 o’clock. (DO)
would be
had done
3.HÒA HỢP THÌ KHI TÌNH HUỐNG Ở TƯƠNG LAI
EX: I will call you when I……………..work. (finish)
EX: I ……………my uncle as soon as he returns home. (VISIT)
finish
will visit
S+ WILL V0……..when / as soon as / untill…S+ V-s/es……..
I- Presentation:
Exercise1:Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense:
9. The manager …………………….for the conference by the time we went to the office. (already leave)
2. They………………….their mistakes before I could say anything (ADMIT)
3. Bill ……..................his homework when I stopped at his house this morning.( DO)
4. The boy ……… down while he was running.(fall)

5. He refused to go till he …………………his homework. (FINISH)

6. Yesterday while my brother was writing a letter, I….............………… T.V. (WATCH)

7. When I was walking to school, we………….an accident.(SEE)
8. The children ……………….in the yard when their mother came back. (PLAY)
1. He told me he ……………….very ill since he returned from abroad. (BE)
had been
had admitted
was doing
fell
had finished
was watching
saw
were playing
had already left
I- Practice:
Exercise 2: CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWERS
1.I HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE I________TEN YEARS OLD.
A.AM B.WAS C.WERE D.HAD BEEN
2.WE’LL GO OUT WHEN IT ________RAINING.
A.WILL STOP B.STOP C.STOPS D.STOPPED
3.I GOT INTO THE TRAIN AS SOON AS IT____________.
A.ARRIVE B.HAS ARRIVED C.ARRIVED D. WAS ARRIVING
4.LET’S GO OUT. IT _________________NOW.
A.DOESN’T RAIN B.WON’T RAIN C.DIDN’T RAIN D.ISN’T RAINING
5.WHEN I WOKE UP,MY SISTER __________________.
A.COOK B.IS COOKING C.WAS COOKING D.COOKED
6.HE THANKED ME FOR WHAT I __________________FOR HIM.
A.DO B.DID C.WAS DOING D.HAD DONE
7.I______________HER WHEN I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET.
A.SEE B.SAW C.HAVE SEEN D.HAD SEEN
8.WHILE JOHN ________________A BOOK,MARY WAS WATCHING T.V.
A.READ B.IS READING C.WAS READING D.WERE READING
9.MARY SAID THAT SHE_____________17 THE FOLLOWING DAY.
A.WILL BE B.WOULD BE C.WAS D.HAD BEEN
WAS
STOPS
ARRIVED
ISN’T RAINING
WAS COOKING
HAD DONE
SAW
WAS READING
WOULD BE
1. As we have crossed the street, the police shouted at us.
a b c d
Exercise 3: Identify the underlined words or phrases that must be changed in order to make the sentences correct:
2. He was listening to the radio when the door bell will ring.
a b c d
3. Yesterday evening while I was doing my homework, Mary
a b
pays me a visit.
c d

4. She had turned off the lights before she leaves her room.
a b c d
5. Hoa went to London after she has learned English.
a b c d
Model: The bus had just left when………
4. I had finished my homework before ………………..….
3. My sister went to the cinema after………………
2. My mother was cooking while…………………………
1. My friends were talking when…………………………..
Complete each of these sentences with an adverbial clause of time:

I came.
I went to school.
she had learned her lessons.
I was doing my homework.
III- Production:
yesterday
he arrived .