after
Action 1: I finish my homework. / Action 2: I play video games.
"After I finish my homework, I play video games." (or: "I play video games after I finish my homework.")
Action 1: Wash your hands. / Action 2: Eat lunch.
"Wash your hands before you eat lunch." (or: "Before eating lunch, wash your hands.")
Action 1: The alarm rings. / Action 2: I wake up.
"When the alarm rings, I wake up." (or: "I wake up when the alarm rings.")
Event A: Put on your shoes. / Event B: Put on your socks. (Which happened first? Connect them).
"Put on your socks before you put on your shoes." (or: "Put on your shoes after you put on your socks.")
"Always look at the price tag ______ you buy the item."
"before"
Action 1: She brushed her teeth. / Action 2: She ate dinner.
"She brushed her teeth after she ate dinner." (or: "After she ate dinner, she brushed her teeth.")
Action 1: I went to sleep. / Action 2: I turned off all the lights.
"I turned off all the lights before I went to sleep." (or: "Before I went to sleep, I turned off all the lights.")
Action 1: My phone buzzed. / Action 2: I was driving.
"My phone buzzed when I was driving." (or: "When I was driving, my phone buzzed.")
Event A: Warm up your muscles. / Event B: Start running a marathon.
"Warm up your muscles before you start running." (or: "Start running after you warm up.")
Correct the mistake: "I take an umbrella after it rains outside."
"I take an umbrella when it rains outside." (or: "before it starts raining")
Action 1: The rain stopped. / Action 2: We went outside to play.
"After the rain stopped, we went outside to play." (or: "We went outside to play after the rain stopped.")
Action 1: Check your answers. / Action 2: Submit the test.
"Check your answers before you submit the test." (or: "Before submitting the test, check your answers.")
Action 1: The teacher walked into the classroom. / Action 2: The students stopped talking.
"When the teacher walked into the classroom, the students stopped talking."
Event A: I passed my driving test. / Event B: I bought my first car.
"I bought my first car after I passed my driving test." (or: "I passed my driving test before I bought my first car.")
Create a past tense sentence connecting: (be 10 years old) and (break my arm).
"I broke my arm when I was 10 years old."
Action 1: They cleaned the kitchen. / Action 2: They cooked a big meal.
"They cleaned the kitchen after they cooked a big meal." (or: "After cooking a big meal, they cleaned the kitchen.")
Action 1: The sun rose. / Action 2: The baker started baking bread.
"The baker started baking bread before the sun rose." (or: "Before the sun rose, the baker started baking bread.")
Action 1: I lived in London. / Action 2: I took the subway every day.
"When I lived in London, I took the subway every day."
Event A: Look both ways. / Event B: Cross the busy street.
"Look both ways before crossing the street." (or: "Cross the street after you look both ways.")
Explain the difference in meaning:
"I called her when the movie ended."
"I called her before the movie ended."
Sentence 1 means the call was placed at the moment/right after the end. Sentence 2 means the call interrupted or happened during the movie.
Action 1: Mark graduated from college. / Action 2: He moved to Chicago to start his career.
"After Mark graduated from college, he moved to Chicago to start his career."
Action 1: Pack your suitcase. / Action 2: Leave for the airport.
"Make sure you pack your suitcase before you leave for the airport." (or: "Before leaving for the airport, pack your suitcase.")
Action 1: The fire alarm went off. / Action 2: Everyone calmly walked out of the building.
"When the fire alarm went off, everyone calmly walked out of the building."
Event A: The doctor washed her hands thoroughly. / Event B: She examined the patient.
"The doctor washed her hands before she examined the patient." (or: "She examined the patient after washing her hands.")
Combine all three into one coherent compound sentence using at least two of our target words:
(wake up / eat breakfast / leave for school)
"I eat breakfast when I wake up, before I leave for school." (or: "After I wake up, I eat breakfast before going to school.")