The Cougar And The Cub

Robert C Watson

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This English as a second or foreign language handout and worksheet explains adverb clauses with time expressions.

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The Cougar And The Cub

Adverb Clauses With Time Expressions

Cougar.

This is a word that is sometimes used to describe women over

the age of 40 who have relationships with younger men. Frequently, the

younger man is referred to as a

cub.

Stella is 44 years old. Her boyfriend, Mark, is 25 years old.

When

Stella

was

42 years old, she

met

Mark. He was

23 years old at the time.

Stella

was

19 years old

when

Mark

was born

. She

completed

her high school education

before

he

was

born.

Stella

was attending

college

while

Mark

was attending

nursery school.

By the time

Mark

had received

his college

degree, Stella

had married and divorced

her first husband.

Stella

realized

that she did not love her first husband

after

she

discovered

a terrible secret about him.

A

fter

he

had told

her a great many lies in order to keep this awful secret, she

divorced

him. Then Stella began dating. She

dated

27 year old Ben

until

she

met

Mark.

W

hen

she

met

Mark, she

fell in love

at first sight. She broke up with Ben and

immediately started dating Mark.

Stella and Mark enjoy dating each other and go out on dates often.

Before

they

go

anywhere on a date, they

stop

at a little bar for a quick drink. They met each other at this bar and consider it to be a very special place.

Since

their first meeting, Stella and Mark

have been

very happy. Stella and Mark always

have

a wonderful time

when

they

are

together.

After

Stella and Mark

feel

that they know each other quite well, they

will

probably

discuss

marriage plans.

Adverb Clauses With Time Expressions

A sentence that begins with an adverb clause always uses a comma to separate it from the rest of the sentence. A

comma is not used when the adverb clause comes at the end of the sentence.

Examples:

When

Stella

was

42 years old

,

she

met

Mark.

Stella

was

19 years old when Mark

was born

.

When

is often used with the simple present tense or the simple past tense.

Examples:

Stella and Mark always

have

a wonderful time

when

they

are

together.

W

hen

she

met

Mark, she

fell in love

at first sight.

Before

is used with the simple present tense or the simple past tense.

Examples:

Before

they

go

anywhere on a date, they

stop

at a little bar for a quick drink.

She

completed

her high school education

before

he

was

born.

While

is used with the past continuous tense.

Image: Federico Stevanin

Image: Maggie Smith