Connectors

I. Fill in the blanks with after or before

1. __________ he brushes his teeth, Tim goes to bed.

2. Tom has breakfast ____________ he leaves home.
3. We play outside _____________ we go out to play.
4. ____________ I brush my teeth, I eat my breakfast.
5. _____________ we get the tickets, we can watch the film.

II. Read the sentences and rewrite them with after or before.

1. He goes to his office and checks his e-mails.

After
Before
2. They go home and do their homework.
After
Before
3. My father plays tennis and then goes to work in the morning.
After
Before
4. I called my friend and went out.
After
Before
5. We spoke for two hours and then decided to go to New York.
After
Before

III. Matching: Match the sentence halves with the because phrase that completes the
meaning.
1. When it rains, ______
2. I go to the library ______
3. We wear jackets ______
a) because I need to study.
b) then I read a book.
c) the weather gets cold.
IV. Fill in the blanks with when, then, or because.
1. Sarah gets hungry, _____ she eats lunch.
2. _____ it's sunny, we go for a walk.
3. We studied hard, _____ we got good grades.
4. _____ you see a red car, wave at me!
5. I brush my teeth _____ go to bed.