As soon as, while, until, before

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As soon as, while, until, before

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As soon as, while, until, before

When, while, as soon as, before and until are conjuctions of time which introduce secondary clauses.

When my mom calls, I will tell her about my new job.

I will call you as soon as I get to New York.

While we are away, don´t forget to water the plants!

They can be used to connect an action or an event to a point in time.

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When, as soon as

We can use when and as soon as to talk about a specific point in time when something happened or will happen:

When we were in Greece, we went to as many islands as possible.

As soon as we hear any news, we’ll call you.

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Before and until

We use before to talk about the order of events in the past or future.

She’ll pick you up before she comes here.

Until as a time conjunction means up to a time in the past or future. In the case of until, the main clause usually comes first:

I’m going to wait until the January sales start to buy a new jacket.

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While

We use while to show that actions or events happen at the same time in the past, present or future:

Can you wait in the car while I run into the shop?

They were talking while the teacher was explaining the activity

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As soon as, while, until, before

Exercises

EXERCISE 1.

Underline the word or words that best complete(s) the sentence.

1.   I will polish / am polishing the silver while you sweep the floor.
2.   Before you make / will make a final decision, will you please discuss it with me?
3.   Vicky would like to lose some weight before she will buy / buys a bathing suit.
4.   As soon as they get / they will get paid, they’ll pay the membership fee.
5.   The doctor told me, “As soon as you stop / you will stop smoking, your health will improve.”
6.   She plans to write a book while she will vacation / is vacationing in Corsica.
7.   We can’t hang up any pictures until the paint on the walls is drying / is dry.
8.   There won’t be any watermelons in the supermarket until summer comes / is coming.
9.   While you are / will be at the bank, I’ll go get some nails from the hardware store.

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EXERCISE 2.

Fill in each gap with while, before, until, or as soon as.

1.   You can’t do the Group class _____you complete all four lessons on the computer.
2.   ________ putting the biscuits into the oven, you should pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
3.   Driving ________ talking on your mobile phone is dangerous, and the police could make you pay a fine if they catch you.
4.   Please call me __________ you arrive in Berlin, so that I know you arrived safely.
5.   Cheryl will not know the gender of her baby ________ it is born.
6.   Daniel always drinks a cup of black coffee ______ he’s reading the morning paper.
7.   Make sure you’re well-informed about the different politicians _______ you vote for one of them!
8.   __________ they finish studying, they’ll go to Jackie’s party.
9.   __________ you give up, just try a few more times… you might succeed!

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