0I tried to paint the picture of possible tense choices in time clauses, but I think it is not as easy as it seems as meaning and context 00 00is also of pivotal importance. For example, I think00 00“0053- I haven't seen them since they have got married.” 00is not acceptable but “She has made a lot of friends since she has been here.” is acceptable as they they happen at the same time, though they have the same structure. Another example: “0056- I (don't) see them since they got married.” 00İs wrong. But “We lead a a very quiet life since Ralph 00retired” is correct since, as Mister Micawber said elsewhere, lead 00is an expression of 'timeless state'.00 00 00That is, the matter at issue is meaning and context-dependent.02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 00I THINK THESE ARE CORRECT BUT I AM NOT SURE. I NEED NATIVE SPEAKER HELP.02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 00WHEN / BY THE TIME (as time conjunctions)02br 004- When / By the time he arrives, we will begin the meeting.02br 006- When / By the time he arrives, we will have begun the meeting.02br 0011- When / By the time he has arrived, we will have a meeting.02br 0013- When / By the time he arrived, we had had a meeting.02br 0014- When he arrived, we had a meeting.00 00(By the time???)02br 0015- When he arrived, we were having a meeting.00 00(By the time???)02br 0016- When / By the time he arrived, we had already begun the meeting.02br 0017- When / By the time he was arriving, we were having a meeting.02br 0018- When / By the time he was arriving, we had a meeting.02br 0019- When / By the time he was arriving, had a meeting.02br 02br 00UNTIL ( as a time conjunction)02br 0023- Until he arrives, I will wait here.02br 0026- Until he arrives, I am waiting here.02br 0029- Until he has arrived, I will wait here.02br 0034- Until he has arrived, I will have waited here.02br 0041- Until he arrived, I waited here.02br 0042- Until he arrived, I was waiting here.02br 0043- Until he arrived, I had waited here.02br 02br 00SINCE ( as a time conjunction)02br 0052- I haven't seen them since they got married.02br 0059- Yesterday she told me she hadn’t seen them since they got married two years before.02br 02br 0060- She can’t walk properly since the accident.02br 02br 0061- Since she has been here she has had a lot of friends.02br 02br 02br 02br 00BEFORE ( as a time conjunction)02br 02br 0062- Before he goes to bed, he will brush his teeth.02br 0068- Before he has gone to bed, he will brush his teeth.02br 02br 02br 02br 0076- Before he went to bed, he brushed his teeth.02br 0078- Before he went to bed, he had brushed his teeth.02br 02br 02br 02br 00(Can “before” be used with other tenses such as present and past continuous tense?)02br 02br 02br 02br 00AFTER ( as a time conjunction)02br 02br 0084- After she does the dishes, she will watch TV.02br 0090- After she has done the dishes, she will watch TV.02br 02br 02br 02br 0097- After she did the dishes, she brushed TV.02br 00101- After she had done the dishes, she watched TV.02br 02br 00 00(Can “after” be used with other tenses such as present and past continuous tense?)02br 02br 02br 02br 00AS SOON AS / ONCE ( as a time conjunction)02br 02br 00107. As soon as/ Once I get home, I will call you. 02br 02br 00111. As soon as/ Once I got home, I called you.02br 02br 00112. As soon as/ Once I got home, I would call you.02br 02br 00115. As soon as / Once I have got home, I will call you.02br 02br 00(Can “as soon as / once” be used with tenses such as present or past continuous tenses and past perfect tense?)02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 00I THINK THESE ARE WRONG BUT I AM NOT SURE. I NEED NATIVE SPEAKER HELP.02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 02br 00WHEN / BY THE TIME (as time conjunctions)02br 001- When / By the time he arrives, we begin the meeting.02br 002- When / By the time he arrives, we are having a meeting.02br 003- When / By the time he arrives, we have had a meeting.02br 02br 005- When / By the time he arrives, we will be having a meeting.02br 007- When / By the time he has arrived, we begin the meeting.02br 008- When / By the time he has arrived, we begin the meeting.02br 009- When / By the time he has arrived, we are having a meeting.02br 0010- When / By the time he has arrived, we have begun the meeting. 02br 0012- When / By the time he has arrived, we have had a meeting.02br 02br 0020- When / By the time he had arrived, we had a meeting.02br 0021- When / By the time he had arrived, we had had a meeting.02br 0022- When / By the time he had arrived, we were having a meeting.02br 02br 00UNTIL ( as a time conjunction)02br 0024- Until he arrives, I wait here.02br 0025- Until he arrives, I have waited here.02br 0027- Until he arrives, I will be waiting here.02br 0028- Until he arrives, I will have waited here.02br 02br 0030- Until he has arrived, I wait here.02br 0031- Until he has arrived, I have waited here.02br 0032- Until he has arrived, I am waiting here.02br 0033- Until he has arrived, I will be waiting here.02br 0035- Until he is arriving, I will wait here.02br 0036- Until he is arriving, I am waiting here.02br 0037- Until he is arriving, I wait here.02br 0038- Until he is arriving, I will be waiting here.02br 0039- Until he is arriving, I will have waited here.02br 0040- Until he is arriving, I have waited here.02br 0044- Until he arrived, I have waited here.02br 0045- Until he was arriving, I waited here.02br 0046- Until he was arriving, I was waiting here.02br 0047- Until he was arriving, I had waited here.02br 0048- Until he had arrived, I waited here.02br 0049- Until he had arrived, I had waited here.02br 0050- Until he had arrived, I was waiting here.02br 0051- Until he had arrived, I had been waiting here.02br 02br 00SINCE ( as a time conjunction)02br 0053- I haven't seen them since they have got married.02br 0054- I hadn't seen them since they got married.02br 0055- I hadn't seen them since they had got married.02br 0056- I don't see them since they got married.02br 0057- I didn't see them since they got married.02br 0058- I didn't see them since they had got married.02br 02br 02br 02br 00BEFORE ( as a time conjunction)02br 02br 0063- Before he goes to bed, he brushes his teeth.02br 0064- Before he goes to bed, he has brushed his teeth.02br 0065- Before he goes to bed, he is brushing his teeth. 02br 0066- Before he goes to bed, he will be brushing his teeth.02br 0067- Before he goes to bed, he will have brushed his teeth.02br 02br 0069- Before he has gone to bed, he brushes his teeth.02br 0070- Before he has gone to bed, he has brushed his teeth.02br 0071- Before he has gone to bed, he is brushing his teeth. 02br 0072- Before he has gone to bed, he will be brushing his teeth.02br 0073- Before he has gone to bed, he will have brushed his teeth.02br 02br 0074- Before he has gone to bed, he brushed his teeth.02br 02br 0075- Before he has gone to bed, he has brushed his teeth.02br 02br 0077- Before he went to bed, he was brushing his teeth.02br 0079- Before he went to bed, he has brushed his teeth.02br 0080- Before he had gone to bed, he brushed his teeth.02br 02br 0081- Before he had gone to bed, he had brushed his teeth.02br 0082- Before he had gone to bed, he was brushing his teeth.02br 0083- Before he had gone to bed, he had been brushing his teeth.02br 02br 00(Can “before” be used with other tenses such as present and past continuous tense?)02br 02br 02br 02br 00AFTER ( as a time conjunction)02br 02br 0085- After she does the dishes, she watches TV.02br 0086- After she does the dishes, she has watched TV.02br 0087- After she does the dishes, she is watching TV. 02br 0088- After she does the dishes, she will be watching TV.02br 0089- After she does the dishes, she will have watched TV.02br 02br 0091- After she has done the dishes, she watches TV.02br 0092- After she has done the dishes, she has watched TV.02br 0093- After she has done the dishes, she is watching TV. 02br 0094- After she has done the dishes, she will be watching TV.02br 0095- After she has done the dishes, she will have watched TV.02br 02br 0096- After she has done the dishes, she has watched TV.02br 02br 0098- After she did the dishes, she was watching TV.02br 0099- After she did the dishes, she had watched TV.02br 00100- After she did the dishes, she has watched TV.02br 00102- After she had done the dishes, she had watched TV. 02br 00103- After she had done the dishes, she was watching TV. 02br 00104- After she had done the dishes, she had been watching TV.02br 02br 00(Can “after” be used with other tenses such as present and past continuous tense?)02br 02br 02br 02br 00AS SOON AS / ONCE ( as a time conjunction)02br 02br 00105. As soon as / Once I get home, I call you.02br 02br 00106. As soon as/ Once I get home, I am calling you.02br 02br 00108. As soon as/ Once I get home, I will be calling you.02br 02br 00109. As soon as/ Once I get home, I will have called you.02br 02br 00110. As soon as/ Once I get home, I have called you.02br 02br 00113. As soon as / Once I got home, I was calling you.02br 02br 00114. As soon as/ Once I got home, I had called you.02br 02br 00116. As soon as/ Once I have got home, I call you.02br 02br 00117. As soon as/ Once I have got home, I will be calling you.02br 02br 00118. As soon as/ Once I have got home, I will have called you.02br 02br 00119. As soon as / Once I have got home, I have called you.02br 02br 00120. As soon as/ Once I have got home, I called you.02br 02br 00121. As soon as/ Once I have got home, I am calling you.02br 02br 00(Can “as soon as / once” be used with tenses such as present or past continuous tenses and past perfect tense?)0-
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0Your quest is admirable, but you have exceeded the bounds of patience for the unpaid help! 05002br 00 I doubt you will get much of a response here, unless one of our forum members gets particularly keen to meet the challenge! I don't think I myself could possibly find the time to examine all this material and organize it into anything sensible for you.
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0Your quest is admirable, but you have exceeded the bounds of patience for the unpaid help!
05002br 00 I doubt you will get much of a response here, unless one of our forum members gets particularly keen to meet the challenge!
I don't think I myself could possibly find the time to examine all this material and organize it into anything sensible for you.
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0Your quest is admirable, but you have exceeded the bounds of patience for the unpaid help! 05002br 00 I doubt you will get much of a response here, unless one of our forum members gets particularly keen to meet the challenge! I don't think I myself could possibly find the time to examine all this material and organize it into anything sensible for you. That said, I do adm