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Help Chef Linguini document his chaotic evening in the official kitchen incident report by selecting the correct time words.
"I always try to chop the vegetables _________________________ the water comes to a boil, so I am prepped and ready in time. However, tonight was a disaster. The fire alarm triggered exactly _________________________ the oven suddenly burst into flames! I had to clean the entire kitchen by myself long _________________________ all the guests had safely gone home."
The correct answers are:
- before
- when
- after
Before shows that the chopping must happen prior to the boiling to be ready in time.
When connects a sudden, instantaneous event (the oven bursting into flames) to the immediate trigger of the alarm.
After is used because the cleaning happened following the departure of the guests (indicated by the past perfect "had safely gone home").