25.4.5. gy. A1B2 (példák)

after adverb /ˈɑːf.tər/ után (később vminél/vkinél)

Hilary got here at midday and Nicholas arrived soon after.

I can't go next week - how about the week after?

afterwards adverb /ˈɑːf.tə.wədz/ azután, utána, később (vmi esemény után)

We had tea, and afterwards we sat in the garden for a while.

They separated, and soon/shortly afterwards Jane left the country.

later adverb /ˈleɪ.tər/ később (vmit követően/a jövőben)

He'll be back later.

We could always go later in the year.

next adverb /nekst/ 1 (közvetlenül) ezután

You'll never guess what happened next.

Where shall we go next?

Next, put it in the oven for 30 minutes.

past adverb, preposition /pɑːst/ 3 túl (egy koron v. vmilyen határon, ponton)

This meat is past its sell-by date.

She's past the age where she needs a babysitter.

then adverb /ðen/ 2 azután

She trained as a teacher and then became a lawyer.

Let me finish this job, then we'll go.

after preposition /ˈɑːf.tər/ 1 után (egy időpont/esemény után)

Shall we go for a walk after breakfast?

We had a chat after the meeting.

Let's get the shopping. After that, we can stop for a coffee.

After a while, I began to like him.

His birthday is exactly a week after mine.

It was so boring, I left after ten minutes.

beyond preposition /biˈjɒnd/ 2 túl (egy időponton túl)

Few people live beyond the age of a hundred.

We cannot allow the work to continue beyond the end of the year.

following preposition /ˈfɒl.əʊ.ɪŋ/ vmit követően

Following the dinner, there will be a dance.

He died on October 23rd, following several years of illness.

after conjunction /ˈɑːf.tər/ után (egy esemény után)

Soon/shortly after we joined the motorway, the car started to make a strange noise.

I went to the post office straight/immediately after I left you.