By the time I got home vs When I reached home
Dear all,
Please see the following sentences. Could you please tell me whether they have a similar meaning?
1) By the time I got home I was really tired.
2) When I reached home I was really tired.
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cat navy 425 Could you please tell me whether they have a similar meaning? They do. cat navy 425 1) By the time I got home I was really tired.
- cat navy 425 Could you please tell me whether they have a similar meaning?
- They do.
- cat navy 425 1) By the time I got home I was really tired.
- This implies that your journey home was longer or more difficult than usual.
- cat navy 425 2) When I reached home I was really tired.
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cat navy 425Could you please tell me whether they have a similar meaning?
They do.
cat navy 4251) By the time I got home I was really tired.
This implies that your journey home was longer or more difficult than usual.
cat navy 4252) When I reached home I was really tired.
0cat navy 4252) When I reached home I was really tired.
At that exact time (when you reached home), your "state" was that of being really tired. This doesn't say anything about any other time, for example, when you became tired, but the preceding context may do that, most likely by explaining what may have caused you to become tired earlier.
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