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Shanks8532 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

the next day after or when

I'm confused with which one I should use when I want to say,
" We should go there the next day when you came back to Japan"
or
" We should go there the next day after you came back to Japan"

Which is more natural to use??

Please help me!
  

Top answer

The sentence with "when" seems rather unclear. The sentence with "after" is potentially clearer but the tense combination seems faulty. If talking about the future, you can say "We should go there the day after you come/get back to Japan".

— GPY

  • The sentence with "when" seems rather unclear.
  • The sentence with "after" is potentially clearer but the tense combination seems faulty.
  • If talking about the future, you can say "We should go there the day after you come/get back to Japan".
  • If talking about the past, you can say "We should have gone there the day after you came/got back to Japan".
  • "get back" is a little more conversationally idiomatic than "come back" in this case.
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The sentence with "when" seems rather unclear. The sentence with "after" is potentially clearer but the tense combination seems faulty. If talking about the future, you can say "We should go there the day after you come/get back to Japan". If talking about the past, you can say "We should have gone there the day after you came/got back to Japan". "get back" is a little
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Thank you so much, GPY.
I will use the day after in this sort of situation. I take it that I should use "the next day " like, _I heard he went there, so the next day I went there to see him._
Appreciate your further details!
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Shanks8532 I take it that I should use "the next day " like, _I heard he went there, so the next day I went there to see him._
Yes, that use of "the next day" is fine. However, you probably mean "I heard he had gone there ...".
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Oh yes, I often forget about this change of tense. I meant he had gone ,indeed. Cheers !!
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