Before & After

 

Pattern:

Before ______

After  _______

 

(Can be placed at the head or the tail of the sentence.)

 

Before School I drank coffee.     I drank coffee before school.

After Lunch Let's go shopping.    Let's go shopping after lunch.

 

 

Examples:

Before eating you should wash your hands.

He came back just before midnight.

Before you go I want to show you something.

You have to stretch before you do aerobics.

Before the summer I need to go on a diet.

 

After class we should get something to eat.

I'll be ready after I finish this page.

After playing tennis for 2 hours I was really tired.

She said she would come after work.

The best sale is the day after Thanksgiving.

 

 

 

Fill in the Blank:

1. Before ______ I have to prepare my bag.

2. Can you help me _______ class.

3. After ______ I'd like to go to the mall.

4. ______ she comes we should get lunch ready.

5. This is a picture of me ___ my diet and this is a picture of me___.

6. We should arrive _____ 9PM.

7. Don't eat too many chips ______ dinner.

8. Dessert is usually eaten ________ the meal.

9. _______ is the season before Autumn but after Spring.

10. We arrived 10 minutes _____ him.