Conjunctions with the indicative
après que
IndicativeExample
Après qu'il a fini son travail, il est parti.
Do not write
Après qu'il ait fini son travail, il est parti.
Why
THE REVERSE TRAP, and it deserves to be said plainly: après que requires the INDICATIVE, because the event has taken place. Everyday usage very often puts the subjunctive, by contagion from avant que, and that use is still condemned in writing and in exams. Write « après qu'il a fini ».
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