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82 Ordering events
‘We can use after/before + -ing verb to show the order of events:
We went to the basement. after closing the shutters,
After closing the shutters, we ‘went to the basement,
We closed the shutters before going to the basement.
2 Describing a series of events
‘When we describe a series of events in the past, we can use inking then,
afer that, afterwarts, ater, inthe end an eventually (mean Bee as a
Fut Me closed the window shutters. Thensne ent f0 the basement and wa thee
Eventually, we were able ogo back pst Later, we went outside to ook a
& We put these linking words at the beginnis ;
Phelan
Y Steve paid the bill, After that, We left the
Veen ai ti Wet thereat at
We can use fist, next, then, after thet, and ;
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t fomatoes. Next, take an onion
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