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Adverb of time
Time relationships with adverb clauses.
Examples:
After she (had) came, she turned on the radio.
After she comes, she will turn on the radio.
Before she came, she (had) turned on the radio.
Before she comes, she will turn on the radio.
The adverb clause contains a present tense while the
independent clause contains a future time.
When he came, she was turning on the radio.
When he came, she had already turned on the radio.
When he came, she turned on the radio.
When he was out, she turned on the radio.
When he comes tomorrow, she will turn on the radio.
While she was listening to the radio, he knocked at the door.
As she was listening to the radio, he knocked at the door.
As, while = during this time.
By the time he came, she had already listened the news.
By the time he comes, she will listen the news.
By the time = one event is completed before another event.
She listens to the radio whenever he comes.
Whenever = every time when
She stayed at home until he came.
Until = till = to that time and then no longer.
She hasnt listened to the radio since he came.
Since = from that time to the present.
As soon as he knocks at the door, she will turn off the radio.
Once he knocks at the door, she will turn off the radio.
As soon as = once = when one event happens, another
Event happens soon afterwards.
He wont come as long as she smokes.
He will never come so long as she doesnt call him.
As long as = so long as = during all that time, from beginning to end.
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