FUTURE TIME CLAUSES

FUTURE TIME CLAUSES

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1st CONDITIONAL

Use present tenses, not future forms, AFTER THESE TIME CONJUNCTIONS:AFTER, AS SOON AS, BY THE TIME, IMMEDIATELY, IN CASE, ONCE, ON CONDITION THAT, THE MINUTE, THE MOMENT, UNTIL, WHEN

RULE 1

e.g. THE MOMENT I GET HOME, I WILL TAKE A SHOWER.

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RULE 2

USE THE PRESENT PERFECT, NOT THE FUTURE PERFECT, FOR ACTIONS THAT ARE COMPLETE IN THE FUTURE

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E.G. I WILL CALL YOU AS SOON AS I HAVE FINISHED MY ENGLISH CLASS.

RULE 3

USE THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS, NOT THE FUTURE CONTINUOUS, FOR ACTIONS THAT ARE IN PROGRESS IN THE FUTURE

E.G. THIS TIME TOMORROW, I WILL BE SUNBATHING AND I WIL BE THINKING OF YOU WHILE I AM ENJOYING THE SUN.

TEST YOURSEF

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