life after death
Ret's ESL Jokes
Two friends are talking.
“Do you believe in life after death?”
“No, I don’t. Do you?”
“Well… I didn’t, but when my mother-in-law died, I became alive again!”
Vocabulary
Believe in: to accept that something is real or true.
Mother-in-law: the mother of one’s spouse.
He asked if she believed in ghosts.
His mother-in-law visited for the weekend.
Grammar Focus
The joke contrasts belief in the present with a change caused by a past event.
Present simple (belief or opinion): Do you believe in life after death?
Past simple (completed past event): I didn’t believe before, but everything changed.
Synonyms & Alternatives
Believe in: trust in, accept.
Mother-in-law: spouse’s mother.
Mini Dialogue
Oliver: Do you believe in ghosts?
Daniel: Not really. Why?
Oliver: My mother-in-law stayed with us last week.
Daniel: And afterwards you became alive again?