Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1

Unit 10 • Lesson D: A blog

Vocabulary
after (conj)
before (conj)
when (conj)
problem (n)
after (class) (prep)
before (class) (prep)
ate (eat) (v)
remember (v)

Writing
Before, after, when, and then
You can use before, after, when, and then to show the order of actions or events.

Before and after

You can use before and after before a noun or clause (= part of a sentence):

I went to class at 11 a.m. I called a friend at 10 a.m.

I called a friend before class.

I called a friend before I went to class.

Before I went to class, I called a friend.

I left work at 4 p.m. I met a friend for coffee at 4:30 p.m.

I met a friend after work.

I met a friend after I left work.

After I left work, I met a friend.

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When

You can use when for actions or events that happen at around the same time:

I went to bed when I came home.

When I came home, I went to bed.

Then

Use then to say what happened next:

I left work. Then I met a friend.

Remember to add a comma (,) in sentences that start with a clause with Before, After, and
When:

When I came home, I went to bed.

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