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Activities “Conjunctions of time: What are they and how to use them in English?”

By: Lauren Gurteen

Activity 1: Assemble sentences

Match the two sentence halves to each other and use a conjunction of time to connect them from the list.

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  1. after
  2. before
  3. when
  4. while
  5. as soon as
  6. since
  7. until
  8. whenever

Activity 2: Write your own ending

Now try writing your own! Finish off our sentences with your own ideas. We will provide some suggestions in the answer key for you to compare your answers to.

  1. She was talking on the phone while

  2. Please put your seatbelt on before

  3. Daddy will be with you as soon as

  4. I would love to see you tonight whenever

  5. He was baking a cake when

  6. I have been studying English since

  7. It is important to study before

  8. They won’t be back until

Activity 3: Grammar ID

Part 1:

Can you identify conjunctions of time and prepositions of time? Sort the following sentences and put them into the correct column in the table below:

Sentences:

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Conjunctions of time
Prepositions of time

Part 2:

There should be five different conjunctions of time in the sentences we saw above. Now, can you identify the main clause and subordinate clause of each sentence? You can provide the sentences in any order.

  1. Main clause:

    Subordinate clause:

  2. Main clause:

    Subordinate clause:

  3. Main clause:

    Subordinate clause:

  4. Main clause:

    Subordinate clause:

  5. Main clause:

    Subordinate clause: