Time clauses connect two events or situations using conjunctions like after, before, while, since, until, and when. A key rule: after time conjunctions, never use "will" for the future — use present simple instead. These clauses can also be compressed into gerund phrases for more formal, efficient writing.
Practice
I will call you ___ I arrive at the hotel.
Don't sign anythingyou have read the contract carefully.
Put the words in the correct order:
I'll finish this report before I ___ home.
Once youthe form, please hand it to the receptionist.
Put the words in the correct order:
We'll start dinner ___ everyone arrives.
By the time the movie, we had already eaten all the popcorn.
Put the words in the correct order:
Put the words in the correct order: