Activities “Conjunctions of time: What are they and how to use them in English?”
Activity 1: Assemble sentences
Match the two sentence halves to each other and use a conjunction of time to connect them from the list.
after
before
when
while
as soon as
since
until
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.
She was talking on the phone while
Please put your seatbelt on before
Daddy will be with you as soon as
I would love to see you tonight whenever
He was baking a cake when
I have been studying English since
It is important to study before
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:
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.
Main clause:
Subordinate clause:
Main clause:
Subordinate clause:
Main clause:
Subordinate clause:
Main clause:
Subordinate clause:
Main clause:
Subordinate clause: