以后 (after / in the future) · 以后，⋯⋯
Class ends before the trip home
- You plan to go home after class.
- 下课以后回家。 — Class ending is the reference point before going home.
Class ends before the trip home
- You plan to go home after class.
- to finish class下课after以后to return home回家。 — Class ending is the reference point before going home.
You plan to go home after class. What does 下课以后回家。 communicate?
Class ending is the reference point before going home. 以后 may relate two past events too: 毕业以后，我去了上海. Alone, 以后 often means in the future; after a reference event it means after that event.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 以后 (after / in the future). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
in the future以后，I我want想be当teacher老师。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is after以后 (after / in the future). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
in the future以后，I我want想be当teacher老师。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: In the future I want to be a teacher: ____，我想当老师。
以后，… = in the future: 以后,我想当老师. · 以后,…… = 将来:以后,我想当老师。
Read examples in context
finish class下课after以后go home回家。
- In the opening example, 下课以后回家。: Class ending is the reference point before going home.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
finish class下课after以后go home回家。
- In the opening example, to finish class下课after以后to return home回家。: Class ending is the reference point before going home.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
以后 is the mirror of which word? · 以后 是哪个词的镜像?
以前 looks back; 以后 looks forward. 下课以后 = after class. · 以前 看过去;以后 看将来。下课以后 = 下课之后。
Build: “Go home after class.” · 排一排:“下课以后回家。”
Verb + 以后 + Verb: 下课 + 以后 + 回家. · 动词 + 以后 + 动词:下课 + 以后 + 回家。
Know the boundary
- 以后 may relate two past events too: 毕业以后，我去了上海.
- Alone, 以后 often means in the future; after a reference event it means after that event.
Know the boundary
- after以后 may relate two past events too: graduation毕业after以后，I / me我to go去(completed / change)了Shanghai municipality…上海.
- Alone, after以后 often means in the future; after a reference event it means after that event.
以后 can also attach to a verb: 吃饭以后 (after eating). · 以后 也能接动词:吃饭以后。
Yes: 下课以后, 吃饭以后 — 以后 follows the action. · 对:下课以后、吃饭以后 —— 以后 跟在动作后。
In the opening situation: Class ending is the reference point before going home.
以后 may relate two past events too: 毕业以后，我去了上海. Alone, 以后 often means in the future; after a reference event it means after that event. Class ending is the reference point before going home.
Use the distinction
- Class ending is the reference point before going home.
- 以后 may relate two past events too: 毕业以后，我去了上海. Alone, 以后 often means in the future; after a reference event it means after that event.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Nouns.
Use the distinction
- Class ending is the reference point before going home.
- after以后 may relate two past events too: graduation毕业after以后，I / me我to go去(completed / change)了Shanghai municipality…上海. Alone, after以后 often means in the future; after a reference event it means after that event.
Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Nouns.