Subordinating Conjunctions
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Subordinating Conjunctions
Coordinating Conjunctions (Orações Subordinadas Temporais e Causais) Daniel de Melo Soares - Inglês - 2º ano Subordinating Conjunctions As orações subordinadas temporais são introduzidas pelas seguintes conjunções: •When (quando) – expressa ideia do momento em que ocorreu a ação. When we were in Dublin, we visited the Irish National Gallery. •While (enquanto) – expressa ideia de duração, de simultaneidade. The phone rang while I was having a bath. •As (quando, enquanto) – pode ser usado com o passado simples ou com o past continuous. As you came in, my mother got scared. I fell in the street as I was running home. Coordinating Conjunctions (Orações Subordinadas Temporais e Causais) Daniel de Melo Soares - Inglês - 2º ano • As long as (todo o tempo) – expressa ideia de um período completo. I will stay here as long as necessary. • As soon as ( assim que) – expressa ideia de um momento específico ou antes dele. I came as soon as I heard the news. • Before (antes) – expressa ideia de um momento anterior no tempo. Come and see me before you leave for Europe. • After (depois) expressa ideia de um momento posterior no tempo. After I arrived, I saw them. I saw them after I arrived. Coordinating Conjunctions (Orações Subordinadas Temporais e Causais) Daniel de Melo Soares - Inglês - 2º ano • By the time (assim que) – também expressa ideia de algo ocorrendo antes um momento específico no tempo. We will have finished all the work by the time he arrives. Since (desde) pode ser usado como preposição e como conjunção (quando liga duas orações). Peter has been in Brazil since last week. Peter has been in Brazil since he got married. Until / till (até que) expressa ideia de “até determinado momento”. You cannot leave until your work is finished. Coordinating Conjunctions (Orações Subordinadas Temporais e Causais) Daniel de Melo Soares - Inglês - 2º ano As orações subordinadas causais são introduzidas pelas conjunções because, as e since, ainda que empregadas de maneira diferente. •Because (porque) expressa ideia de motivo, razão. ‘Why are you so sad?’ ‘Because I lost my little dog.’ He didn’t do his homework because he was tired. •Since ou as (porque, já que, como) são frequentemente usados no início da oração. Since / As you have a headache, I will give you a painkiller. I will give you a painkiller because you have a headache. Coordinating Conjunctions (Orações Subordinadas Temporais e Causais) Daniel de Melo Soares - Inglês - 2º ano Exercises 1. Put the verb in brackets in the correct tense. a) I’ll give you a ring when I ____ (get) home. b) By the time we _______ (arrive) at the station, the train had already left. c) Don’t go out until it _______ (stop) raining. d) When the lights went out, the dog ______ (start) to bark. e) By the time I came back home, my parents _________ (already/have) dinner. f) Joan was playing the piano while her brother ________ (read) in bed. Coordinating Conjunctions (Orações Subordinadas Temporais e Causais) Daniel de Melo Soares - Inglês - 2º ano 2. Complete the sentences using as soon as, when, while, until, after, before. a)She woke up ________ the telephone rang. b)It’s getting late. Let’s go to the supermarket _________ it closes. c)And remember! Lock the door _________ you go out. d)Don’t go out _________ the courier comes. e)__________ Peter had finished his lunch, he was allowed to eat an ice cream. f)The burglars broke into the house __________ the Smiths were sleeping. Coordinating Conjunctions (Orações Subordinadas Temporais e Causais) Daniel de Melo Soares - Inglês - 2º ano 3. Join the sentences with as or because. a)It was raining. We didn’t go out. b) The dog was barking. The baby woke up. c) Sam passed all the exams. He was very happy. d) He’s very thin. He doesn’t eat much. e) The car had broken down. He took it to the garage. f) I’ve run out of food. I’ll get some.