adverbial phrase · neutral
after that
UK/ˈɑːftə ðæt/US/ˈæftər ðæt/AF·ter·that
speakingtask1task2
at a later time; following the event just mentioned
Examples
“We had lunch and after that we went to the museum.”
“Finish your homework, and after that you can watch TV.”
“She resigned, and after that the company hired a new manager.”
Band 8 sentence
“We completed the survey, analysed the data, and after that we drafted the final report.”
Collocations
- do X, and after that, do Y
- after that + clause
Word family
after preposition/adverb
Common mistakes
We will meet and after to discuss the plan.→We will meet and after that discuss the plan.
We arrived after that the show had started.→We arrived after the show had started.
Say it for a higher band
5then→6later on→7+after that
Synonyms
after
Easily confused
after
“After the meeting, everyone went home.”
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