Sentences with When

What are we learning today?

You will describe present and past actions with when.

Explanation

• A when-part tells the time of an action.
• Use the present simple for habits: When I'm hot, I have a drink.
• Use the past simple for past events: She began when she was eight.
• When the when-part comes first, put a comma after it.
• When the main part comes first, do not use a comma.
• Keep the tenses together in a sentence.

Examples

1. When I'm hot, I have a drink.
2. I have a drink when I'm hot.
3. When she was young, she learned to walk on her hands.

Remember!

• Do not use will after when.
• Use a comma after a starting when-part.

Check yourself

1. Complete: When it ___ cold, I wear a hat. (be)
2. Put in order: I have a drink / when I'm hot.