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Morr Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

It depends on when he will come

Hi, I know that the most common way to say such a sentence is:
"It depends on when he comes".
Is it also grammatical to say "it depends on when he will come"?
Thank you.
  

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"It depends on when he comes" suggests that you have no influence on when he will arrive, and won't know until he does arrive. "It depends on when he will come" suggests that someone will ask him in advance to try to get him to agree to a particular time.

  • "It depends on when he comes" suggests that you have no influence on when he will arrive, and won't know until he does arrive.
  • "It depends on when he will come" suggests that someone will ask him in advance to try to get him to agree to a particular time.
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"It depends on when he comes" suggests that you have no influence on when he will arrive, and won't know until he does arrive.

"It depends on when he will come" suggests that someone will ask him in advance to try to get him to agree to a particular time.

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