The Grammaring Guide to English Grammar with Exercises

Future time clauses

In time clauses that refer to future time (clauses with if, when, after, before, as soon as, once, until, while etc.) we use the present tenses:

Say hi from me

if you see him

.

(present simple)

Will you wait for me

until I get back

?

(present simple)

As soon as I arrive

, I'll give you a call.

(present simple)

You can play in the garden

when you have finished your homework

.

(present perfect)

I'll be waiting outside

while you are speaking to the doctor

.

(present continuous)

Quotes:

Live as you will wish to have lived when you are dying. - Christian Furchtegott Gellert

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up. - Pablo Picasso

When you get to the top of a mountain, keep climbing. - Zen saying

Related topics:

Future simple in complex sentences

First conditional