WhenVBal: The verb of a when-clause obligatorily appears in base form.
(1) meg-ír-om a level-et és el-megy-ek vásárol-ni.
pref-write-prs.obj.1sg the letter-acc and away-go-prs.1sg shop-inf
‘I’ll write this letter and then I’ll go shopping.’
(2) el-megy-ek vásárol-ni miután meg-ír-t-am a level-et.
away-go-prs.1sg shop-inf after pref-write-pst-1sg the letter-acc
‘I’ll go shopping after I finish the letter.’
In Hungarian, the verb form both in coordinated and subordinated when-clauses is identical with the base form (Kenesei et al. 1998: 48‒50, Haader 2000a: 504‒507).