then – English Grammar Profiler

A2, ADVERBS, CLAUSES, DISCOURSE MARKERS, modify, order, phrases, sequence, time / after, already, first, just, MD, now, PELIC, that, then, V, weekends, yesterday

‘now’ is an adverb that refers to the timing of an event.  For example: A boss like that? Now I am green with envy. listen There are a few overlapping points in the category of ADVERBS as modifiers at A2 in the English Grammar Profile. Point 25: SEQUENCING: a limited range of adverbs and adverb phrases (‘first’, ‘then’, ‘after that’) …

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B1, PAST, simple / agreed, and, appeared, arrived, away, broke, by, created, cried, decided, dried, ended, failed, fell, followed, happened, hesitated, hit, installed, involved, killed, laughed, lost, married, mentioned, nodded, occurred, passed, paused, PELIC, provided, removed, replied, returned, set, smiled, stole, tested, then, VVD, won

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 …

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