Which is correct:
"After checking" or "After checked"?

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After checking

This phrase is correct.

This is a participial phrase that may be used at the beginning of a sentence. This is a common construction:

"After going to the store, I came home."
"After helping my father, I helped my mother."

You could also use the construction at the end of a sentence, but you wouldn't use a comma to separate it from the rest of the sentence, i.e.:

"I went to the store after finding my wallet."
"I talked to my mother after talking to my father."

Some examples from our editors:

  • After checking that she had locked the door, she left the house.
  • After checking that the children were asleep, she retired to the bedroom.
  • After checking his schedule, he agreed to preside at the meeting.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • after confirming
  • after verifying

After checked

This phrase is not correct. Don't use it.

You need to use the gerund ("ing") verbal form in this participial phrase.

Some alternatives from our editors:

  • after checking
The gerund is the correct verbal form in this participial phrase, so "after checking" is correct.
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Explained by Kay
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Last updated: December 10, 2017

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