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A clause using the simple tense can be combined with a clause using the future modals "will" or "shall." |
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By the time I get to Phoenix, she'll be rising. |
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A clause using the present perfect aspect (here in the passive voice) can be combined with a clause using the future modal, will or shall. |
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When the contract has been signed, I'll be in New York. |
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A clause using the imperfect past tense, "used to," can be combined with a clause using the simple present tense. |
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Bob used to ski, but now he snowboards. |
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A clause using the present perfect aspect can be combined with a clause using the future tense. |
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I have told you a dozen times that you will have a wonderful vacation. |
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| A clause using the present perfect aspect can be combined with a clause using the future perfect aspect. | |
| When she has finished her work in the museum, Julia will have learned the meaning of most of the Egyptian hieroglyphics! |
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| A clause using the present perfect continuous aspect can be combined with a clause using the future perfect continuous aspect and a clause using the present perfect aspect. | |
| When Monica has finished raising her twins, she will have been working the hardest she has ever worked in her life! |
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| A clause using the present tense can be combined with a clause using the future perfect continuous aspect. | |
| When we reach the summit, we will have been hiking for four hours. |
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| A clause using the past perfect aspect can be combined with a clause using the simple past tense. | |
| After she had walked five miles in her high heels, Shawn's feet hurt. |
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