Future time clauses, Study notes of Grammar and Composition

Download Future time clauses and more Study notes Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! Often, we want to talk about the future in relation to something happening in the present, so we use a “time clause.” • He’ll look for a job when he graduates. • I’m going to work after I graduate. When a sentence about future time tells about two actions, the main action is in the future (will or be going to) and the verb in the time clause is often in the present tense. Future time clauses The time clause can be at the beginning or the end of the sentence. • Before I look for a job, I will finish my studies. • I will finish my studies before I look for a job. (Look where the comma is!)