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Time Clauses and Love Poems

Time Clauses and Love Poems

Date: Feb 08 2008

Topic: Writing

Author: mitchelkSuper Member!

Lesson

You can write love poems in time for Valentine's Day!

First read one I wrote:

When I met you, I was sad.

But now I am totally glad!

I love you, bunny,

Like I love tea and honey. 

My student wrote this one:

When you met me,

you said, "That's mine!" 

And you did a crime,

Cause you stole my heart. 

 

 So here are the directions:

Begin with a time clause. 

Time clauses are parts of a sentence that begin with Before, After or When.

    Before=what was first

    After= what was second

    When= at the time

Example:

"Before I met you, I cried."

        **this is the same as "I cried before I met you. "
             (first, I was sad, then secondly I met you)

 "When I saw you, I knew I was in love."

        ** this is the same as "I knew I was in love when I saw you."

           (The first moment I saw you, I knew I was in love.)

"After I left your house, I went home lonely." 

        ** this is the same as "I went home lonely after I left your house."

            (First I left your house, then secondly I went home lonely)


THEN:

Try to have some rhyming. Rhyming words sound the same like sad and glad.  

 

I would love it, if you could leave some poems in the comments. That would be really cool. Or if you have any questions about time clauses ask me! 


Comments

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mmathavi

India

Dear Mathesh,
Love can touch your heart….
But Nobody can’t touch Real Love…
4Ever Loving,
Mathavi.

08:17 AM Apr 26 2008 |

salbiah

salbiah

Indonesia

Lonely is my friend…

 tears is my sister..

fly…fly… n fly…

i wanna fly away….

go…go.. n go…

i wanna go away…

a thousand killometers from here…

out of darkness…

 into the sun…

with my big smile

n beautiful laugh

01:27 AM Apr 26 2008 |

only0smile

only0smile

China

Before I met you , I was a lonely girl.

when I saw you I  get glad.

After you left me , I went lonely again and again.

 

02:34 PM Apr 25 2008 |

only0smile

only0smile

China

Before I met you , I was a lonely girl.

when I saw you I  get glad.

After you left me , I went lonely again and again.

 

02:34 PM Apr 25 2008 |

only0smile

only0smile

China

Before I met you , I was a lonely girl.

when I saw you I  get glad.

After you left me , I went lonely again and again.

 

02:34 PM Apr 25 2008 |

southerner

southerner

Turkey

i wanna learn to english so much.can you learn me please. i wanna so much realy

02:00 PM Apr 25 2008 |

destiny007

destiny007

China

if love between both sides can last for aye why need they stay togherther day and night `

07:47 AM Apr 25 2008 |

Niki.lee

China

Now,only looking.

I'm need to study.

 

02:49 AM Apr 25 2008 |

PJessica

PJessica

Vanuatu

Your true love makes you cry

Your true friend wipes your tears.

01:07 AM Apr 24 2008 |

冰果子

China

I am so glad to be here and become a member of Ebaby. I'm too excited to say a word with a little nevours as well.I'm eager to make friends with you from all over the world!

01:08 AM Apr 23 2008 |

冰果子

China

I am so glad to be here and become a member of Ebaby. I'm too excited to say a word with a little nevours as well.I'm eager to make friends with you from all over the world!

01:08 AM Apr 23 2008 |

hamiyangjun

China

i am inclined to write love poems! but …. i like writing it by chinese!

04:28 PM Apr 21 2008 |

hajira

hajira

Algeria

Life ends when you stop dreaming, hope ends when you stop believing and love ends when you stop caring. So dream hope and love…Makes Life Beautiful
Laughing

01:10 PM Apr 21 2008 |

marjan.flower

Iran, Islamic Republic Of

good friend is hard to find

harder to leave

and impossible to forget

11:56 AM Apr 21 2008 |

superior

Maldives

VERY GUD

10:16 AM Apr 21 2008 |

superior

Maldives

when iwas a child i am scared

After that i am gorwn up

Now i am finding a way to fall in love

AND I HOPE I WILL FIND IT

10:14 AM Apr 21 2008 |

Kas-ye

Kas-ye

Yemen

hi..I love but noPoems

07:26 AM Apr 21 2008 |

panditji

India

hi everyone…..

this is harshit….from india….

wanna b my friend

06:37 PM Apr 20 2008 |

Mr.Lee

Mr.Lee

Egypt

That Was Totally Amazing And Helpfull
Thank You

06:35 PM Apr 20 2008 |

kongsinay

Cambodia

Oh! what a romantice poem it is! i like it so much . Anyway i am very happy to join this website , and i hope fully that i will get many benifit from it.Kiss

01:04 PM Apr 20 2008 |

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