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Groovez10 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

After I ate or after I eat?

What is correct?

I'll call you after I ate?

I'll call you after I eat?

If after I ate and after I eat both correct please explain when to use those phrases. thank you
  

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groovez10 I'll call you after I ate? I'll call you after I eat? Present perfect, present, and future go together best, so the first one won't work.

— CalifJim

  • groovez10 I'll call you after I ate?
  • I'll call you after I eat?
  • Present perfect, present, and future go together best, so the first one won't work.
  • You can have either of these with the future I'll call : I'll call you after I eat.
  • I'll call you after I've eaten.
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groovez10I'll call you after I ate?
I'll call you after I eat?
Present perfect, present, and future go together best, so the first one won't work.

You can have either of these with the future I'll call:

I'll call you after I eat.

I'll call you after I've eaten.

If you put the main clause in the past, you switch te
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I'll call you after I ate

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