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Finish Then Begin in Spanish
This guide helps parents teach their children how to sequence tasks by completing one responsibility before starting another. It focuses on using temporal clauses to establish clear order and expectations.
What you'll learn
- Express the completion of a prior action using temporal conjunctions
- Use the Present Perfect Subjunctive to denote finished future tasks
- Organize daily sequences and household responsibilities
Spanish phrases for finish then begin
Después de que hayas terminado los deberes, puedes quedar con tus amigos.
After you have finished your homework, you can meet your friends.
Uses 'hayas terminado' (Present Perfect Subjunctive) to show the task must be completed first.
Después de que hayáis revisado las instrucciones, dividís las tareas del proyecto.
After you have checked the instructions, you divide the project tasks.
'Hayáis' is used for the plural 'you'.
Después de que hayas alimentado al gato, puedes empezar tu juego.
After you have fed the cat, you can start your game.
'Alimentar' or 'dar de comer' are common ways to say 'to feed'.
Después de que hayas guardado tu ropa limpia, tendrás espacio para tu maqueta.
After you have put away your clean clothes, you have space for your model.
'Maqueta' refers to a scale model or hobby project.
Después de que les hayas preguntado a los padres de tu amigo, podremos confirmar la fiesta de pijamas.
After you have asked your friend's parents, we can confirm the sleepover.
'Fiesta de pijamas' is the common term for a sleepover.
Después de que hayamos hablado de tus planes, los escribes en el calendario.
After we have discussed your plans, you write them on the calendar.
'Hayamos hablado' marks the completion of the discussion before writing.
Después de que hayas guardado tu presentación, puedes cerrar el portátil.
After you have saved your presentation, you can close the laptop.
'Guardar' is the standard verb for saving files in Spanish.
Después de que hayas limpiado la mesa, tendremos sitio para tu juego de mesa.
After you have cleaned the table, we have room for your board game.
'Sitio' or 'espacio' are interchangeable for 'room/space' here.
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Try it free for 7 daysKey words
deberes
homework
Commonly used in Spain; 'tarea' is more common in Latin America.
maqueta
model / scale model
Used for architectural models or hobbyist sets like planes or cars.
portátil
laptop
Literally means 'portable'.
juego de mesa
board game
Literally 'table game'.
Temporal Clauses with 'Después de que'
To describe an action that must be completed in the future before a second action begins, Spanish uses 'Después de que' followed by the Present Perfect Subjunctive. This structure acts like the English 'After you have [done something]'.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Structure | Después de que + [haya / hayas / haya / hayamos / hayáis / hayan] + Past Participle | Después de que hayas comido... |
| Alternative (Same Subject) | Después de + Infinitive Compound | Después de haber terminado, puedes irte. |
More examples
Después de que hayáis recogido los juguetes, merendaremos.
After you (all) have picked up the toys, we will have a snack.
Showing a sequence of household events.
Después de que hayas hecho la cama, puedes bajar a desayunar.
After you have made the bed, you can come down for breakfast.
A typical morning instruction.