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Time clauses, Clauses of purpose

1.

2.

Present simple or Present perfect
-Words and expressions in such
clauses:
While, before, after, untill/till, as, when, whenever,
once, as soon as, as long as, by the time, etc.
By the time we get there the film will have started.
BUT:
We use Future if “when” is a question word.
When will you go on holliday?

3.

1. to/ in order to/ so as so + Infinitive
He is running so as to catch the bus.
2. so that + can/will ( in the future and present )
She ‘ll stay at the office late so that she will finish
the report.
3. so that+could/would (in the past)
Joe joined a gym so that he could become fitter.
4. with the view of/ with the aim of + ing form
He went to the bank with the aim of asking for a
loan.

4.

1.That (after such/so), (and) as a result, (and) as
a consequence, so,therefore
-It had not rained for two month and as a result
the country was facing a water shortage.
2. Such a(n) +adjective+countable
noun(sing.form) +that+ clause sentence
- Mr. Abbot is such a good teacher that all her
students love her.
3. such+ (adjective) + countable noun(Plural) +
that+ clause sentence.
- They are such nice people that everybody likes
them/

5.

4. Such + a lot of + noun + clause sentence
- He had such a lot of work to do that he had to
cancel our dinner plans.
5. So +adjective/adverb+that+ clause sentence
- They were talking so loudly that the librarian
asked them to leave the library.
6. As a
result/therefor/consequently/so+and+clause
sentence
-We could not find a room to book in that hotel
and therefor we had to look elsewhere.
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