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Time and sequence
Term | Definition |
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as soon as, when | the first suggests smth more immediate and important; the meaning time of expressions |
I`ll see you when I get home | I`ll see you ____ I get home |
Violet got ready while I cooked the dinner | two long actions |
The accident happened while/when/as I was on my way to work | [a longer action ‘on my way to work’ and a short action ‘the accident’ |
I saw him (just) as I came out of the office | two short actions happening at the same time; we can also use when here |
afterwards | at a later time but usually the same day |
then / after that / afterwards | I was in Caracas for three months, and ____/____ I went to Colombia |
We had something to eat before going out | We had something to eat ____ going out |
After seeing the film, we went home | After ____ the film, we went home |
a sequence of actions | one action after another, and so on |
First of all / First, After that / Then, Finally | A sequence of actions |
To begin with | ____, the two girls got on very well when they shared the flat |
after a while | a period of time |
at first | ____ I enjoyed the classes |
in the end | finally, after a period of time or thought |
firstly / for one thing / for a start | to introduce a first reason for something |
secondly/besides/anyway | to add a further reason |