Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Adverb Clauses and the Past/Perfect Tense

Instructions: Use the following subordinating conjunctions to complete the sentences below in the simple past, past progressive, or past perfect. (The adverb clause can be at the beginning or at the end of the sentence.)

         Before      After       While      When       By the time      As soon as

1. Jack passed the GRE.....

2. A police officer came to my dorm room....

3. My underage son was driving drunk...

4. The fire alarm went off in the Swim Center....

5. The security guard fell asleep....

6. Mei-Li got mugged in Manhattan...

7. My brother was doing his laundry...

8. My math teacher went crazy....

9. John decided to divorce his wife...

10. I saw a rat in the cafeteria...