Before and After

After

We'll make a decision after the meeting.

Here we have two actions, both are in the future.

Make a decision
Have a meeting

Which of these will happen first?

The meeting will be first and then the decision will be made.

Before

I lived in India before I met your mother.

Here we have two past events:

Meeting your mother
Living in India

Which happened first?

Lived in India happened first, then the mother was met.

Read through these sentences and complete them with the correct missing words:

• 1) I ___ for a run before breakfast.
  
  goes
  went
  gone
  
  
• 2) She got a job as an engineer after she ___ from university.
  
  graduates
  graduate
  graduated
  
  
• 3) We ___ go for dinner after the movie.
  
  should
  need
  ought
  
  
• 4) Please ___ your key here before you check out
  
  left
  leave
  leaves
  
  
• 5) She always ___ her homework at her friend's house after school.
  
  does
  do
  done