Learn how to use temporal adverbial clauses in Spanish to express actions happening before or after others, including key phrases like "antes de" (before) and "después de" (after), with both infinitive and subjunctive forms.
- We talk about anteriority when the main action happens before the subordinate one. We use the preposition "antes de" with the infinitive and "antes de que" with the subjunctive.
- We speak of posteriority when the subordinate action occurs after the main one. We use the preposition "después de" with the infinitive and the preposition "después de que" with the subjunctive.
Tipo | Expresiones | Ejemplo |
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Anterioridad | Antes de (infinitivo) | Antes de perder el empleo es importante actualizar la formación. (Before losing the job, it is important to update the training.) |
Antes de que (subjuntivo) | El entrevistador quiere conocer la disponibilidad del entrevistado antes de que se confirme su incorporación inmediata. (The interviewer wants to know the interviewee's availability before immediate incorporation is confirmed.) | |
Posterioridad | Después de (infinitivo) | Después de cobrar el último sueldo muchas personas empiezan la búsqueda de trabajo. (After receiving the last salary many people begin the job search.) |
Después de que (subjuntivo) | La empresa evaluará la crisis económica después de que finalicen las entrevistas. (The company will evaluate the economic crisis after the interviews have ended.) |
Exercise 1: Oraciones subordinadas adverbiales temporales I
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
llegue, comience, terminar, aceptar, recibir, decida, cobrar, perder