ordering past events – English Grammar Profiler

Point 35 in the category of PAST is defined:

past simple to order sequences of events in the past, in the context of narratives.

PELIC STUDENT EXAMPLE:

I looked at the sheet and thought about it and then I continued following my sheet.

When I noticed that I should have arrived,

I called my brother and he told me that I had the wrong directions.

Arabic male, level 5 grammar class.

Two of the EGP examples use ‘and then’ while one only uses ‘and’ to connect past simple verbs.

_VVD * and then

1 SAID , AND THEN 762 2 LEFT , AND THEN 277 3 HAPPENED , AND THEN 262 4 WANTED , AND THEN 236 5 SAID . AND THEN 233 6 DIED , AND THEN 217 7 CAME OUT AND THEN 199 8 NEEDED , AND THEN 186 9 STARTED , AND THEN 147 10 PASSED , AND THEN 146 11 FOLLOWED , AND THEN 131 12 WORKED , AND THEN 125 13 DECIDED THERE AND THEN 124 14 HAPPENED . AND THEN 122 15 CAME , AND THEN 121 16 PAUSED , AND THEN 118 17 MADE , AND THEN 102 18 USED , AND THEN 102 19 BEGAN , AND THEN 100 20 SAID YES AND THEN 97 21 SAW , AND THEN 94 22 STOPPED , AND THEN 92 23 CLOSED , AND THEN 91 24 WENT , AND THEN 91 25 REMOVED , AND THEN 84 26 CAME BACK AND THEN 82 27 CAME IN AND THEN 82 28 DRIED , AND THEN 79 29 SMILED , AND THEN 79 30 LAUGHED , AND THEN 78 31 WENT BY AND THEN 76 32 BOUGHT IT AND THEN 75 33 INSTALLED , AND THEN 72 34 ARRIVED , AND THEN 71 35 INVOLVED , AND THEN 71 36 SAID NO AND THEN 71 37 CAME ON AND THEN 70 38 ASKED , AND THEN 70 39 FAILED , AND THEN 70 40 GOT MARRIED AND THEN 70 41 CREATED , AND THEN 69 42 THOUGHT , AND THEN 67 43 WENT AWAY AND THEN 65 44 WROTE , AND THEN 61 45 LOST , AND THEN 60 46 OCCURRED , AND THEN 60 47 CRIED , AND THEN 59 48 WAITED , AND THEN 59 49 WENT OUT AND THEN 59 50 HIT , AND THEN 58 51 WENT UP AND THEN 57 52 SET UP AND THEN 55 53 LOOKED AROUND AND THEN 53 54 READ , AND THEN 53 55 WON , AND THEN 53 56 DIED . AND THEN 52 57 GOT IT AND THEN 52 58 HESITATED , AND THEN 52 59 LIKED , AND THEN 52 60 WENT DOWN AND THEN 52 61 PROVIDED , AND THEN 50 62 FELL , AND THEN 49 63 STARTED . AND THEN 49 64 ENDED , AND THEN 48 65 TURNED OFF AND THEN 48 66 WANTED . AND THEN 48 67 BROKE , AND THEN 47 68 ATE , AND THEN 47 69 ANSWERED , AND THEN 46 70 LEFT . AND THEN 46 71 NODDED , AND THEN 46 72 WORKED . AND THEN 46 73 AGREED , AND THEN 45 74 CAME FROM AND THEN 45 75 FINISHED , AND THEN 45 76 LISTENED , AND THEN 45 77 SHOWED UP AND THEN 45 78 WOKE UP AND THEN 45 79 TESTED , AND THEN 44 80 CAME UP AND THEN 43 81 WENT IN AND THEN 43 82 APPEARED , AND THEN 42 83 STOLE SECOND AND THEN 42 84 WENT WRONG AND THEN 42 85 LOVED IT AND THEN 41 86 RETURNED , AND THEN 40 87 USED IT AND THEN 40 88 LAUGHED . AND THEN 39 89 MENTIONED , AND THEN 39 90 MET , AND THEN 39 91 KNEW , AND THEN 38 92 PLAYED , AND THEN 37 93 WENT . AND THEN 37 94 LIKED IT AND THEN 36 95 THOUGHT . AND THEN 36 96 GOT HOME AND THEN 35 97 KILLED HIM AND THEN 35 98 SPOKE , AND THEN 35 99 TOOK , AND THEN 35

100 REPLIED , AND THEN 34

A2: agreed, arrived, away, broke, by, cried, decided, dried, ended, failed, fell, followed, happened, hit, killed, laughed, lost, married, passed, returned, set, stole, turned off, won B1: appeared, created, installed, involved, looked around, mentioned, paused, provided, removed, replied, smiled, tested B2:

died out, hesitated, nodded, occurred