1
I get up early and have a shower. After, I cook breakfast.
I get up early and have a shower. After that, I cook breakfast.
I get up early and have a shower. Afterwards, I cook breakfast.
We can use after before a noun or before a clause:
- We will leave after the match.
- We will leave after the match finishes.
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2
She planted a lot of flowers, but they died after a few days later.
She planted a lot of flowers, but they died after a few days.
She planted a lot of flowers, but they died a few days later.
We can use after + period of time or period of time + later. Do not use after and later together.
- They returned after two weeks.
- They returned two weeks later.
3
After you will arrive, you will receive a call from the secretary.
After you arrive, you will receive a call from the secretary.
When we use after to talk about a future event, we normally use the present simple after it, not will:
- I’ll call you after I finish work.
- We can leave after everyone arrives.
The same rule applies after time words such as when, before and until.
4
People after seventy are not allowed to get on the roller coaster.
People over seventy are not allowed to get on the roller coaster.
When talking about age, use over to mean ‘older than’ and under to mean ‘younger than’:
- people over seventy
- children under five