…as soon as/the moment/the minute… 1. There be + N/NP + V-ing…. 2.

…as soon as/the moment/the minute… 1. As soon as they complete these preparations, they attach a long cord to each harness. 1. The moment they complete these preparations, they attach a long cord to each harness.

…as soon as/the moment/the minute… 1. We’ll send the tickets to you as soon as we get them. 2. We’ll send the tickets to you the minute we get them.

Complete the following sentences with the words given. Use the above pattern. I’ll come over to your place as soon as/the moment/the minute I can. (I/can) 1.

Complete the following sentences with the words given. Use the above pattern. Tell him I need to see him as soon as/the moment/the minute he arrives. (he/arrive) 2.

Complete the following sentences with the words given. Use the above pattern. He said that he would call you as soon as/the moment/the minute he got home. (he/get/home) 3.

Complete the following sentences with the words given. Use the above pattern. I recognized the actor as soon as/the moment/the minute I saw him. (see/him) 4.

Complete the following sentences with the words given. Use the above pattern. I sensed something strange as soon as/the moment/the minute I walked in. (I/walk/in) 5.

Yesterday was, and was not, Billy's day. He wanted to rush to the hospital where his wife was giving birth to their baby. However, bad things kept happening to him on his way there. Look at the pictures below and describe what happened to him by using the pattern above. Billy was in his office yesterday when the hospital called and told him that his wife was going to have a baby. He rushed out of the door without a second thought.

1. ___________________________ ___________________________ (run out of the office building/see a taxi) As soon as/The moment/The minute he ran out of the office building, he saw a taxi.

As soon as/The moment/The minute he got into the taxi, he remembered that he had no money in his pocket. 2. ________________________ ________________________ (get into the taxi/remember that he has no money in his pocket)

As soon as/The moment/The minute he got out of the taxi, he fell to the ground. 3. __________________________ __________________________ (get out of the taxi/fall to the ground)

As soon as/The moment/The minute he arrived at the gate of the hospital, he was almost hit by an ambulance. 4. ___________________________ ___________________________ (arrive at the gate of the hospital/almost hit by an ambulance)

As soon as/The moment/The minute he entered the delivery room, he heard the crying of his baby. 5. __________________________ __________________________ (enter the delivery room/hear the crying of his baby)

As soon as/The moment/The minute he held his baby in his arms, he forgot all the bad things that had happened to him. 6. ___________________________ ___________________________ (hold his baby in his arms/forget all the bad things that have happened to him)

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There be + N/NP + V-ing…. 2. There are not hundreds or thousands of people out there crowding you or doing what you’re doing.

Match the items in Box A with those in Box B by using the pattern above. The first one has been done for you.

There are so many people on the street. There are many people at the bus stop. There was once a very old lady. There will be over ten thousand high school graduates. There is a girl in the shop. They will enter the college this summer. These people are shopping for Christmas gifts. She is arguing with the clerk. She lived on an island in the middle of the lake. They are waiting for the bus. There are so many people on the street shopping for Christmas gifts.

There are so many people on the street. There are many people at the bus stop. There was once a very old lady. There will be over ten thousand high school graduates. There is a girl in the shop. They will enter the college this summer. These people are shopping for Christmas gifts. She is arguing with the clerk. She lived on an island in the middle of the lake. They are waiting for the bus. There are many people at the bus stop waiting for the bus.

There are so many people on the street. There are many people at the bus stop. There was once a very old lady. There will be over ten thousand high school graduates. There is a girl in the shop. They will enter the college this summer. These people are shopping for Christmas gifts. She is arguing with the clerk. She lived on an island in the middle of the lake. They are waiting for the bus. There was once a very old lady living on an island in the middle of the lake.

There are so many people on the street. There are many people at the bus stop. There was once a very old lady. There will be over ten thousand high school graduates. There is a girl in the shop. They will enter the college this summer. These people are shopping for Christmas gifts. She is arguing with the clerk. She lived on an island in the middle of the lake. They are waiting for the bus. There will be over ten thousand high school graduates entering college this summer.

There are so many people on the street. There are many people at the bus stop. There was once a very old lady. There will be over ten thousand high school graduates. There is a girl in the shop. They will enter the college this summer. These people are shopping for Christmas gifts. She is arguing with the clerk. She lived on an island in the middle of the lake. They are waiting for the bus. There is a girl in the shop arguing with the clerk.

Look at the picture below. Make sentences with the given words and the above pattern. The first one has been done for you.

1.There is an old couple sitting on the chair. (old couple/sit/chair) 2. ___________________________________ (cat/sit/trash can) There is a cat sitting on the trash can.

3. ___________________________________ (butterfly/fly/flowers) There are (two) butterflies flying over the flowers. 4. ___________________________________ (bird/rest/drinking fountain) There is a bird resting on the drinking fountain. 5. ___________________________________ (boy/dog/lie/tree) There are a boy and a dog lying under the tree.

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