What conjunctions can I use with perfect tense? (like the case of "after")
EXAMPLE: After the guests had left, I went to bed.
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1. The given sentence cannot take a conjunction because there is nothing to conjoin. You could *replace* "after" with a conjunction, but that completely changes the meaning.
2. The question has no answer because conjunctions don't depend on, or have anything to do with, which preposition is being used.
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In your example, I would not use a conjunction.
After the guests had left, I went to bed.
another way to write:
I went to bed after the guests had left.
in my opinion, both are correct, and both do not need an additional conjunction.
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