- Check my video for more details! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LEBMxCRJt4 ★verb (ta-form) +あとで(ato de)★ あとで (ato de)means “after doing”. To express that something happens after something else, we should use the past (ta-form) of a verb followed by あとで (ato de). 昼ごはんの後で友達とお茶を飲みました。 I drank tea with my friends after having lunch. Hirugohan no ato de tomodachi to ocha o nomimashita. 授業の後で映画に行きませんか？ Won’t you go to the movies with me after class is over? jugyou no ato de eiga ni ikimasen ka. 薬を飲んだ後で、一時間寝ました。 I slept for about an hour after taking the medicine. Kusuri o nonda ato de, ichijikan nemashita. 私は宿題をした後でテレビを見ます。 Watashi wa shukudai o shita ato de terebi o mimasu. After doing my homework, I’ll watch TV 子供が寝た後で、映画を見みました kodomo ga neta ato ni, eiga o mimashita I watched a movie right after my child went to bed. たあとで also have the nuance of emphasising the fact that action B takes place after A (and not before). It’s good to remember that this grammar point uses the た form, which is the past tense in plain form. ほんをよんだあとで、ねました　 hon wo yonda atode, nemashita. I went to bed after reading a book (but between reading and going to bed I did other things, eg. brushed my teeth) てから is used when the second action (B) is going to happen straight after the first (A). In a lot of A てから B sentences, action B is only possible after completing action A. For that reason, it is useful when you want to express actions that take place in a specific order, such as in your daily routine. ほんをよんでから、ねました hon o yonde kara nemashita I went to bed after reading a book =============================================== Check out my Youtube Channel! Wanna support me? ===============================================

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