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I will marry her in one hour. -> will you marry me?
I’m going to marry her in one hour.
I go to school.
I am going to school
When
When is a wh-word. We use when to ask questions, as a conjunction and to introduce relative
clauses.
When as a conjunction
We use when as a conjunction meaning ‘at the time that’. The clause with when is a subordinate
clause (sc) and needs a main clause (mc) to complete its meaning. If the when-clause comes
before the main clause, we use a comma.
SAT
Talking about the present
When you start the engine, there’s a strange noise.
If/when/whether/unless-> 4 cases
Since when?
We can use since when to ask at what time something began. We often use it as a response when
we are surprised that something has begun:
A:
Hilary’s working at the Art Museum now.
B:
Really? Since when?
A:
Oh, she’s been there about three months.
Warning:
Using Since when at the start of a question can express anger or sarcasm:
[talking about children watching television]
A:
Maybe you should try not to let them watch so much television.
B:
Since when are you an expert on childcare? (This is very direct.)
When or if?
We use when to refer to a future situation or condition that we are certain of, whereas we use if to
introduce a possible or unreal situation.
Compare
When I see Gary, I’ll tell him that you said hello. I will definitely see Gary.
If I see Gary, I’ll tell him that you said hello. I may see Gary but I am not certain.
When or since?
We use when to mean ‘(at) the time that’. We use since to refer to a particular time in the past
until another time or until now:
I had a great time when I went to the coast.
I have been having a boring time since I came back home.
Not: I have been having a boring time when I came back home.
Since I was a child.
I knew her when I was a child.
POE
Process of Elimination
Process of Implementation
Two similar options, probably both are wrong.
I always liked him.
(Keywords -> Beginners)