Chronological Order

Chronological order arranges events in your writing in the order in which they happened. It is very frequently used in telling stories, but can also be used in describing a process. Less frequently, chronological order is reversed telling what has happened from more recent to oldest events.

Chronological Order Vocabulary

later	earlier	formerly	former
latter	previous	previously	prior to
at last	in conclusion	finally	simultaneously
simultaneous with	at the same time as	at birth	in childhood
in infancy	in adolescence	as an adult	in adulthood
in old age	at death	now	nowadays
when	before	after	while
during	in ________ [year]	first, second, etc.	since
at the same time as	between ___ and _____

1. Before the turn of the century many people ________________.

2. In the early 1900s people travelled by _______________________ later they and now they ___________________.

3. To begin with you must __________ in order to learn to play the piano; next you must __________.

4. Formerly I liked __________, but nowadays I __________.

5. During childhood I __________, but now as an adult __________.

6. While I __________, I used to __________ every day, but finally I __________.

7. At the same time as __________,