TIME CLAUSES FOR PAST TENSES
TO INDICATE THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
BEFORE (the main event happened before)
BEFORE I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO NEW YORK
TWICE.
BEFORE I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I HAD GONE TO NEW
YORK TWICE.
UNTIL (the main event happened before)
UNTIL I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO NEW YORK
TWICE.
UNTIL I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I HAD GONE TO NEW YORK
TWICE.
AFTER (the main event happened after)
AFTER I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO EUROPE.
AFTER I HAD FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO EUROPE.
BY THE TIME (the main event can happen before or after)
BY THE TIME I ATE BREAKFAST, I HAD TAKEN A SHOWER.
BY THE TIME I ATE BREAKFAST, I WENT TO WORK.
ONCE (the main event happened IMMEDIATELY after the 1st
one.)
ONCE I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO MY FAVORITE
RESTAURANT.
THE MOMENT (the main event happened IMMEDIATELY after
the 1st one.)
THE MOMENT I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO MY
FAVORITE RESTAURANT.
AS SOON AS (the main event happened IMMEDIATELY after the
1st one.)
AS SOON AS I FINISHED THE HIGH SCHOOL, I WENT TO MY
FAVORITE RESTAURANT.
