First, Then, and Finally in English?

Question

1. First, I ran for thirty minutes.
2. Then, I went to the grocery store.
3. Finally, I cooked dinner.

1. First, she cooked dinner.
2. Then, she ate dinner.
3. Finally, she washed the plates.

I saw these sentences in an English textbook.
I would like to know, what are "first", "then", "finally" in English? Do they have a special name or rule? Can they be used only in the past tense?

Thank you!

Answer 1

1.first

2. then

3. finally



You can use them with any tense.



First I will wake up.

Then, I will shower, brush my teeth, and get dressed.

Finally, I will eat breakfast.



Gym's Rules:

First, sign in

Then, shower,

Finally, use equipment.

Answer 2

First, I have to do this (future tense)

or

First, I'm doing this (present tense, with some exceptions-just avoid it as much as you can)

or

First, I did this (past tense)



The same applies to then and finally :) they are called 'transitional phrases' or just 'transitions'. Using 'first' refers to the activity you do before everything else. 'Then' is referring to the activity you're doing next. 'Finally' is referring to the last activity you do. Hope this helped :)

Answer 3

First is 1st. It is the initial thing that happened. Then means after the first thing. its something that comes next. finally means the last thing that you did. It would be easier to help you if we know what your primary language is so that we could translate it for you.