CHAPTER 2. PAST TIME (11) FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR

 

FUNDAMENTAL OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR CHAPTER 2. PAST TIME

EXPRESSING PAST TIME: USING TIME CLAUSES EXERCISE 22. Past time clauses. Direction: Combine the two sentences into one sentence by using time clauses. Discuss correct punctuation. 1 First: I got home. Then: I ate dinner. →After ………………………. OR ……………………… .after ………………………….. After I got home, I ate dinner. OR I ate dinner after I got home. 2 First: I unplugged the coffee pot. Then: I left my apartment this morning. → Before ……………………… OR ………………………. Before ………………………. 3 First: I lived on a farm. Then: I was seven years old. →Until ……………………….  OR ………………………. Until ………………………. 4 First: I heard the doorbell. Then: I opened the door. → As soon as ………………………. OR ………………………. as soon as ………………………. 5 First: The rabbit was sleeping. Then: The fox climbed through the window. →While ………………………. OR ………………………..while ………………………. →When ………………………. OR ………………………. When ……………………….. 6 First: It began to rain. Then: I stood under a tree. ' ' → When ………………………..OR ………………………..when. ………………………... 7 At the same time: I was lying in bed with the flu. My friends were swimming at the beach. →While ………………………..OR ………………………..while ………………………...

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