Fill in: until, while, before, as, when, as soon as, by the time or as long as.

 

1)....By the time.… King Henry VIII of England was 18 years old, he was already the ruler of his country. He is probably remembered by so many people
because he married six times 2)…………… he was King. His first wife, Catherine of Aragon, gave him a daughter but no sons to take the throne after him. It seemed that 3)………….... she was his wife, he would not have a son. Henry wanted to marry Anne Boleyn, but 4)…………… he could marry her he had to divorce Catherine. Anne gave Henry another daughter but no sons, and for this reason he had her beheaded. 5)............... she was dead he found a new wife. She did have a son but she died just 6)............... the baby was born. Henry remained King 7)............. he died in 1547. 8)............. he died his only son, Edward, came to the throne, but 9)…….…… he was 16, he died too.

 

Underline the correct word(s).

1 As soon as/Until he had finished his lunch, he went back to work.

2 We didn't touch anything until/as the police arrived.

3 Please return the books while/as soon as you have finished with them.

4 I saw the accident since/while I was working in the garden.

5 When/Since we got home, we realized our dog was missing.

6 The taxi arrived as/whenever I was locking the door.

7 After/While he had checked into the hotel, he went to get something to eat.

8 I'd love to see you before/by the time you leave.

9 Can you buy me a carton of orange juice when/until you go shopping,

please?

10 Since/As long as he moved to the countryside he's been more relaxed.

29 Fill in the gaps with before, after, since, by, ago, until, by the time.

1 I lived in San Francisco five years ______.

2 __________ Carol had fed the baby, she went to bed.

3 _________ we reached the port, the weather had improved.

4 She bought a newspaper ___________ she went to work.

5 ___________ he's been in London he's visited the Tate Gallery and the Museum of Natural History.

6 I have to type fifteen letters ________ 4 o'clock..

7 Tommy met his friends __________ he had finished studying for the exam.

8 Yesterday she worked ___________ 7 o'clock because she was very busy.

9 How many years ______________ did they first meet?

10 _____________ we got home, the rain had stopped.

 

Match the items in Column A to those in Column B to make correct sentences, as in the example.

Example: She went to school after she had eaten breakfast.

A	B
1 She went to school 2 They had packed their suitcases 3 When I saw the film star, 4 After they had sold their house, 5 I'll go to the bank 6 While she was having a shower	a before they called a taxi. b they bought a farm. c as soon as I get paid. d the lights went out. e after she had eaten breakfast. f couldn't believe my eyes.

Rewrite these sentences with time clauses using the conjunctions in brackets.

Example: We'll have dinner before we go out.

 

1 We'll have dinner, and then we'll go out.(before)

2 They'll send us the report, but they'll need to finish the survey first. (after)

3 We'll go to the travel agency, but we'll look at the brochures first. (before)

4 She hasn't arrived yet, so I'll wait. (until)

5 I'll get back, and then I'll drop you a line. (when)

6 She'll get to her hotel and then she'll phone us immediately. (as soon as)

Look at the pictures and make up sentences using the time words given.

Example: A dog ran across the road as he was driving home/to the office.

SPEAKING

33 Everyone enjoys giving advice to other people, but the suggestions are not always very good. Here some pieces of advice about treating such illnesses as an allergy, a cold, flu, food poisoning.

● Which pieces of advice are appropriate for each illness? Do you think it is good advice?

 

● Which is the most formal piece of advice here? Which is the strongest?

 

● Which are more like suggestions than strong advice?

 

Work in groups of three. Student A (see role A) has broken his or her leg. Student B (see role B) and Student C (see role C) give advice about the best way to carry on everyday life in this situation.