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Después de trabajar, voy al gimnasio.

Después de trabajar, voy al gimnasio.
After working, I go to the gym.
From Lesson 159:Before, after and when (antes de comer, cuando llego)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Después de trabajar, voy al gimnasio.

Why is it trabajar (to work) instead of trabajando (working)?
In English, we use the "-ing" form after words like "after". But in Spanish, whenever a verb comes directly after a preposition like de, it must be in the infinitive form (the dictionary form ending in -ar, -er, or -ir). So, después de trabajar is the only correct way to say "after working."
Can I just say después trabajar without the de?
No, you must include de. The set phrase for "after doing something" is después de plus the infinitive. If you use después all by itself, it just means "afterwards" or "later," as in voy después (I am going later).
Where does the word al come from in al gimnasio?
al is a mandatory contraction. Whenever the preposition a (to) is followed immediately by the masculine article el (the), they combine to form al. Because gimnasio is a masculine noun (el gimnasio), you must say al instead of a el.
Why isn't there a yo (I) before voy?
In Spanish, the ending of the verb usually tells you exactly who is doing the action. voy can only mean "I go," so adding yo is repetitive. You would only add it here if you wanted to emphasize that you are the one going to the gym, contrasting with someone else.

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