G5: Adverb Clauses I - Time Clauses

G5: Adverb Clauses I - time clauses & time conjunctions

by Tom Rohrbach

Multiple Choice Quiz

Do you know the different time expressions we use in time clauses? Let's practice and find out!

The time expressions (conjunctions) for this level are:

after / as / as soon as / before / by the time / since / until / when / whenever / while

[To review correct verb tenses in past, present, and future time clauses, please go to this quiz in level 3.]

__ Tomomi graduates from Spring, she is going to study drama at the famous Juilliard School in New York City.
1. After
2. While
3. Until
Our mom always made us brush our teeth __ we went to bed.
1. as
2. before
3. while
__ I study too long without a break, I get a headache.
1. Before
2. By the time
3. Whenever
We are going to go to Starbucks __ class is over.
1. whenever
2. as soon as
3. until
Thomas Edison kept trying with over 500 different materials __ he finally found one to make a successful light bulb filament.
1. as
2. until
3. after
__ Henry graduated from college, he had changed his major four times.
1. As
2. As soon as
3. By the time
Asma and her husband have visited 17 states __ they came to the U.S. two years ago.
1. before
2. since
3. by the time
__ Mary was taking a shower, her dog chewed up her expensive new pair of shoes.
1. Whenever
2. While
3. Until
The Rockies baseball game was temporarily stopped __ it began to thunder and lightning over the field.
1. when
2. while
3. before
__ we were walking out our front door, it began to rain.
1. Whenever
2. Until
3. As