1. USING ADVERB CLAUSES TO SHOW TIME RELATIONSHIPS
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2. After she graduates, she will get a job.
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3. After she (had) graduated, she got a job.
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4. I will leave before he comes.
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5. I (had) left before he came
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6. When I arrived, he was talking on the phone.
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7. When I got there, he had already left.
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8. When it began to rain, I stood under a tree.
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9. When I was in Chicago, I visited the museums.
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10. When I see him tomorrow, I will ask him.
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11. While I was walking home, it began to rain.
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12. As I was walking home, it began to rain.
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13. By the time he arrived, we had already left.
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14. By the time he comes, we will already have left.
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15. I haven't seen him since he left this morning.
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16. We stayed there until we finished our work.
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17. We stayed there till we finished our work.
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18. As soon as it stops raining, we will leave.
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19. Once it stops raining, we will leave.
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20. I will never speak to him again as long as I live.
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21. I will never speak to him again so long as I live.
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22. Whenever I see her, I say hello.
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23. Every time I see her, I say hello.
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24. The first time I went to New York, I went to an opera.
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25. I saw two plays the last time I went to New York.
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26. The next time I go to New York, I'm going to see a ballet.
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27. After I ate dinner, I took a walk.
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28. I took a walk after I ate dinner.
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29. I ate dinner. Afterwards, I took a walk.
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30. I ate dinner. I took a walk afterwards
I ate dinner. I took a walk afterwards. (Afterwards = later, after that)
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31. “Afterwards” can also be spelled “afterward”.
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