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Exercises 1 

1 until 

2 when 

3 as soon as 

4 since 

5 by the time 

6 as soon as 

7 after 

8 till 

 

Exercise 2

1 till 

2 by the time 

3 as soon as 

4 after 

5 once 

6 as 

7 as long as 

8 before 

9 as 

10 until 

 

Exercise 3

1 as soon as 

2 before 

3 when 

4 when 

5 after 

 

Exercise 5

1 By the time I've finished I will devote myself only to training 

2 Just as my teacher walked in I was painting with chalk on the blackboard 

3 She'll be sorry when she realizes those she thinks are friends talk behind her back 

4 It's not that cold once we turn on the radiators and close the windows

5 The horse galloped away as soon as  it hearted the shot in the distance 

6 Rudy will talk about music until he realizes he is boring everyone 

7 Don't leave after eating all that stuff, you will get congestion ! 

8 June was running for the bus when 

 

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Exercise 6

1 until 

2  as long as 

3 until 

4 as long as 

5 while 

6 until 

 

Exercise 7

1 then 

2 finally 

3 in the meantime 

4 in the end 

5 at first

6 after a while 

7 till

8 the moment that, since 

9 as long as 

10 ever since 

 

Exercise 8

1 at first Connie and Steve were classmates but they didn't like each other.

2 then they began to study together and afterwards they got engaged.

3 later on Steven asked Liam, his stepbrother, to be his best man.

4 some time later they decided to get married in the church where Connie's parents had got married.

5 in the meantime Connie asked Camille, her stepsister, to be her bridesmaid.

6 Connie and Steven were very worried that Camille and Liam wouldn't accept their proposal.

7 finally they accepted saying the two extended families were happy for their relationship.

8 in the end in wedding took part about 300 Connie and Steven's relatives, colleagues and close friends.

 

Exercise 10

1 Just when I was about to fall asleep, the phone rang. 

2 Once you know English well, you will be my guide in London.

3 As soon as  the race ended, the public began to enter the circuit to see better the prize giving ceremony.

4 After I finished scrubbing the floor, I dropped a bottle full of olive oil and I had to wash the floor again.

5 Wake me up before you leave home, so we can have breakfast together! 

6 Yesterday was by far the beast day of my life. I'll 'remember it as long as I live !

 

7 When I went to school as a child, I always met a tall and elegant lady. Then, suddenly, I didn't see her anymore. Some time later, I met her again and I found out that she was our principal's wife.

8 At first Michela wouldn't tell us where she was going for her honeymoon. Then she told us that it was a very original journey. She finally told us she was going to Tibet... and her boyfriend knew nothing! 

 

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Exercise 11

1 because 

2 owing to 

3 given 

4 because of 

5 due to 

6 having 

 

Exercise 12

1 due to 

2 as I have 

3 of the fact 

4 being afraid 

5 because of 

6 owing to 

 

Exercise 15 

1 I missed the bus yesterday because I woke up too late 

2 Since the hotel was very nice, we decided to spend two more nights 

3 As everyone said that house was full of ghosts, no one wanted to buy it 

4 Given your love of swimming, you could build a nice pool in your garden 

5 I couldn't send any e-mail due to a blackout that lasted all afternoon yesterday 

6 Having lost my credit card, I went to the bank to block it 

7 Michele's victory is due of the fact  he's been training a lot for months 

8 Because of the earthquake, many people saw their homes collapse

 

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Exercise 17 

1 so 

2 such 

3 Therefore 

4 as a result 

5 so few 

6 so 

 

Exercise 18 

1 ice cap, as a consequence 

2 so many, air 

3 such an,  heatwaves 

4 such a lot of, tornadoes 

5 so, tsunami

6 Therefore, erupting