Exercise - Subordinate Clauses: Will Future or Simple Present
Level A2
Write the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the will future or the simple present. Do not use short forms!
Grammar rules
Temporal clauses are subordinate clauses introduced by a temporal conjunction. Commonly used temporal conjunctions in English include as soon as, when, before, until and after.
In an English temporal clause, the simple present is used rather than a future tense to talk about the future. (The main clause is in a future tense or refers to the future.)
She will call you as soon as she arrives.
(NOT: She will call you as soon as she will arrive.)
Note that some temporal clauses can also be in the present perfect if we want to emphasise that something will be completed in the future.
They will come as soon as they have finished the work.
Or: They will come as soon as they finish the work.
(NOT: They will come as soon as they will finish the work.)