When Clauses

What are we learning today?

You will use "when" parts of a sentence for habits, the future and the past.

Explanation

• A when part says when something happens.
• For a habit or the future, use the present simple after "when".
• For the past, use the past simple in both parts.
• Do not use "will" after "when".
• Put a comma after the when part if it comes first.

Examples

1. When it rains, we stay in the cabin.
2. When we arrived, we had lunch and took photos.
3. We play cards when it is cold.

Remember!

• Say "When I get back", not "When I will get back".
• No comma if the when part is at the end.

Check yourself

1. Complete: "When we ___ (arrive), we had lunch."
2. Do we use "will" after "when"?
3. Put "when" first: "We had lunch when we arrived."