Future time clauses
Complete with a word or expression from the list:
as soon as – before – if – unless- until – when
NOTE: We never use the future tense after time conjunctions; we use the present simple when we are
talking about the future.
1. I must write the date in my diary________I forget it.
2. Let’s wait under the tree________it stops raining.
3. This job is very urgent so please do it ________you can.
4. We won’t get a table in the restaurant ________we don’t book.
5. I’ll pay you back ________I get my first salary
6. I can’t go ________you pay for my ticket. I’m broke.
7. They’ll be really happy ________they hear your news.
8. I want to go on working ________I’m 60. Then I’ll retire.
9. I must renew my passport ________I go to New York.
10. ________you work harder, you won’t pass the final exam.
Activity 2
Complete with the present simple or WILL.
1. Don’t forget to turn off the lights before you (leave) ________
2. Go to bed when the film (finish) ________
3. They (not get) ________ married until they find a place to live.
4. If I see Emma, I (tell) ________ her you are looking for her.
5. I’ll call you as soon as I (arrive) ________at the hotel.
6. You won’t be able to park unless you (get) ________there early.
7. As soon as it stops raining, we (go) _________out.
8. She won’t like curry if (not like) ________spicy food.
9. Don’t write anything until I (tell) _________you
10. When she finds out what he’s done, she (be) ________furious.
