Adverbs of

sequence
We use adverbs of sequence to
describe the order in which
things happen/happened.
Used to:
• tell a story
• write a recipe
• give directions.
Adverbs of sequence almost always come at the beginning of a sentence and are followed by a comma (,):
First, do your homework.
After that, walk the dog.
Next, read to your sister.
Finally, you can relax.
Before breakfast, you should clean your room.
After lunch, I go shopping.

First and next can also go at the end of a sentence.

Do your homework first.
Read to your sister next.
1. COMPLETE THE BLOG ENTRY WITH THE CONNECTORS OF SEQUENCE
2 LOOK AT THE PICTURES AND MATCH THE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT TOM’S
DAY.
1. What did Tom do yesterday? __
2. Who did he go with? __
3. What happened first? __
4. Then what happened? __
5. What happened next? __
6. When did they finally get home? __

a. It started to rain.
b. They got home at 7 o’clock.
c. Tom fell.
d. They stopped because there were sheep on the road.
e. He went cycling.
f. Ed.