Combine the following sentences using until, till, before or after.
1He won’t marry ............... he gets a job.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "until" and "before" are correct because he needs to get a job first.
2Don’t open the window ............... the rain stops.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "until" and "before" are correct because the window should stay closed up to the time the rain stops.
3I will wait here ............... you finish your work.
Wrong!
Use "until" because the waiting continues up to the time you finish your work.
4Don’t go ............... I tell you.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "until" and "before" are correct because the person should not go up to the time they are told.
5We will have to live in this house ............... we find a better one.
Wrong!
Use "until" because living in this house continues up to the time we find a better one.
6He had locked the door ............... he went out.
Wrong!
Use "before" because locking the door happened earlier than going out.
7You must wash your hands ............... you eat anything.
Wrong!
Use "before" because washing your hands should happen earlier than eating.
8He will finish his work ............... he goes home.
Wrong!
Use "before" because finishing the work happens earlier than going home.
9He had counted the coins ............... he put them in the box.
Wrong!
Use "before" because counting the coins happened earlier than putting them in the box.
10He did his homework first and went out to play ............... he had finished it.
Wrong!
Use "after" because playing happened later than doing his homework.
11I put on my clothes ............... I had washed myself.
Wrong!
Use "after" because putting on clothes happened later than washing.
12We reached the station ten minutes ............... the train left, so we missed it.
Wrong!
Use "after" because reaching the station happened ten minutes later than the train left.
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- He won’t marry until / before he gets a job.
- Don’t open the window until / before the rain stops.
- I will wait here until you finish your work.
- Don’t go until / before I tell you.
- We will have to live in this house until we find a better one.
- He had locked the door before he went out.
- You must wash your hands before you eat anything.
- He will finish his work before he goes home.
- He had counted the coins before he put them in the box.
- He did his homework first and went out to play after he had finished it.
- I put on my clothes after I had washed myself.
- We reached the station ten minutes after the train left, so we missed it.