Después locates an event later than another event or time.
The idea
Use después alone for later and después de before a noun or infinitive.
Examples
- Después de comer, caminamos.After eating, we walk.
- Ana llega después de la clase.Ana arrives after class.
- Primero estudio y después descanso.First I study and then I rest.
- Te llamo después del trabajo.I’ll call you after work.
- Después de la cena bebemos té.After dinner, we drink tea.
- Lo hablamos después.We’ll discuss it later.
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Before el, de contracts with it: después del trabajo.
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Choose the preposition before the infinitive: Caminamos después ___ comer. (de / a)
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de
Después de introduces the infinitive comer.
Choose the word for the second event: Primero estudio; ___ descanso. (después / antes)
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después
Después places resting after studying in the sequence.
Choose the word for a later time: Hablo contigo más tarde: lo hablamos ___. (después / ayer)
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después
Más tarde points to a later time, so después fits.
Practice round
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Choose the preposition before the infinitive: Caminamos después ___ comer. (de / a)
Choose the word for the second event: Primero estudio; ___ descanso. (después / antes)
Choose the word for a later time: Hablo contigo más tarde: lo hablamos ___. (después / ayer)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe what you do after a meal and what you do later.