“Before” and “After”

Before

qbl ma

The verb after qbl ma uses the present-tense form without ka-, even when the sentence refers to the past.

dima kan-qra qbl ma n-n3s. — I always read before I sleep.

After

b3d ma

After b3d ma, the following verb normally uses the same tense as the first verb.

b3d ma mšit l ḍ-ḍar, duwšt. — After I went home, I took a shower.