after

before

already when

by the

time

until

Time Words

already

I had already finished my homework when my

parents got home.

afterMy parents got home after I had finished my homework.

Time Wordsbefore

I had finished my homework before my

parents got home.

by the time

I had finished my homework by the time my parents got home.

when

We had just gotten

home when we heard the

blast outside.

until

He had never skied

until he moved to America.

Francis assembled the table.His father finished reading the instructions.

Francis assembled the table after his father had finished reading the instructions.

Mother assumed that her daughter wanted to go to College.She found out she was wrong.

Mother had assumed that her daughter wanted to go to College before she found out she was wrong.

Tim finished College.He thought whether to continue his intellectual pursuits or to launch himself into the practical activities of the world.

Before Tim finished College, he had thought whether to continue his intellectual pursuits or to launch himself into the practical activities of the world.

Worksheet

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