D İ L F E M E N G L I S H C E N T E R
whenever
every time
immediately
by the time
when
no sooner ..... than ......
hardly ....... when .......
while
until
the moment (that)
till
since
No sooner had she fallen asleep than the phone rang.
The castaway had to wait five years until he was rescued.
Note that will and would are never used in clauses of time.
I’ll give it to you when you tell me why you want it.
(not: when you will tell me)
I'll cook dinner as soon as I've finished washing up.
She had finished reading before they came home.
(not: before they come home)
As he was late for work, he got a taxi.
For always comes after a comma in written speech or a pause in oral speech.
/ didn't tell him anything, for I don't trust him.
Other ways of expressing reason:
Because of / Due to / Owing to / On account of + noun/-ing She was late because of / due to / owing to / on account of heavy traffic.
Because of / Due to / Owing to / On account of + the fact that.. Because of the fact that / Due to the fact that it had been snowing for four days, all roads were closed.
such a(n) + (adjective) + singular countable
It was such a nice dress that she bought it.
such + (adjective) + uncountable /plural noun
It was such bad weather that we stayed indoors.
such + a lot of + noun
There were such a lot of people on the bus that there were no seats left.
.
so + much / many / little / few + noun
She won so much money in the lottery that she bought a villa.
so + adjective + a(n) + noun
It was so delicious a cake that we ate it all. (not usual)
It is so hot a day that everyone is going to the beach
as a result / therefore / consequently / so / thus + clause
He didn't have a visa and as a result he couldn't enter the country.
therefore
consequently
so
thus
• so that + can / will (present/future reference)
She works hard so that she will have better career prospects.
• so that + could / would (past reference)
He gave me directions so that I could find his house easily.
• with a view to / with the aim of + -ing form
He did a Master's degree with the aim of applying for a managerial post.
• for + noun / -ing form
This is a knife for cutting bread.
Affirmative Purpose is expressed with;
• in case + Past (past reference)
He took an umbrella in case it rained.
He took a torch in case there was no light in the attic.
• for + noun / -ing form
This is a knife for cutting bread.
• so that + can't / won't ( present/future reference )
Tie up the dog so that it won't get out of the garden
so that + couldn't / wouldn't ( past reference )
She locked the door so that burglars couldn't get in.
• for fear / lest + might / should
He didn't say where he was going for fear he might be followed.
Mary went to bed early lest she should be tired during the exam
for fear of sth / doing sth
He gave them all his money for fear of being shot.
Despite / in spite of + noun/-ing form
Despite his wealth / being rich, he never lends money.
Despite / in spite of the fact + that-clause
In spite of the fact that he's rich, he never lends money.
while / whereas / but / on the other hand / yet / still + clause
He worked hard,yet he failed to meet the deadline.
however/no matter how + adj/adv + subject + verb
However clever you are, you won't solve this puzzle.
However fast he runs, he won't catch the robbers.
whatever/no matter what + clause
Whatever you do, you won't succeed.
adj/adv + though + subject + verb
Loudly though he knocked on the door, nobody heard.
• adj/adv + as + subject + verb
Exhausted as she was, she went to the party.
Note how the tense forms are used after as if / as though:
as if / as though + any tense form (showing similarity / probability)
She feels as if she has got a temperature.
She sounded as though she had a cold.
as if / as though + Past Simple / Past Cont. (unreal in the present)
She acts as if she knew everything. (but she doesn’t.)
as if / as though + Past Perfect (unreal in the past)
He felt as if they had misjudged him. ( but they hadn’t.)
She was trembling as though she had seen a ghost.
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