STORYSTELLING - EXPRESSIONS OF TIME

...... we were having lunch, my brother called to say he would be late.

• By the time

• As soon as

• While

• During

.......... I had left the house, I went straight to the bus station.

• Until

• After

• During

• By the time

I'd never met anyone from Canada ....... I met Michael.

• until

• during

• as soon as

• after

................. I was living in New York, I learnt how to cook Japanese food.

• As soon as

• By the time

• While

• Until

There was an earthquake ..............the night.

• while

• when

• until

• during

................ midnight he noticed that his friend had left without telling him anything.

• As soon as

• By the time

• Not long after

• When

We went out for a ride ..........................we had finished doing the washing up.

• as soon as

• during

• until

• while

I had held her hands firmly .................. she became more calm.

• until

• while

• as soon as

• as

.............. after Mary's arrival, the party started.

• Soon

• Until

• As

• Before

The phone rang ............. I was getting ready to go to bed after having a shower.

• immediately

• as

• by the time

• after