18 Fill in and, then, when, before. 1. At first, he went to the chemist's, he went to the shop. 2. She left the house went to the beach. 3. Lucy was in the garden her mother called her. 4. I usually read a book I go to bed. 5. Tom usually gets up at 7 am. he has breakfast goes to school.
- We can use "and then" to connect two actions that happened in sequence. So, after going to the chemist's, he went to the shop.
2. She left the house before she went to the beach.
- We use "before" to show that one action happened prior to another action. So, she left the house first, and then she went to the beach.
3. Lucy was in the garden when her mother called her.
- We use "when" to indicate that two actions happened at the same time. So, while Lucy was in the garden, her mother called her.
4. I usually read a book before I go to bed.
- We use "before" to show that one action happens prior to another action. So, I read a book first, and then I go to bed.
5. Tom usually gets up at 7 am and then he has breakfast and goes to school.
- We can use "and then" to connect two actions that happened in sequence. So, after getting up at 7 am, Tom has breakfast and then goes to school.
Note: The word "went" in the second sentence should be "and". The corrected sentence would be "She left the house and went to the beach."