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Joseph A Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

When

Hello everyone,

When we connect two sentences using "when", does it mean the two actions in both sentences happen at the same time or they happen one after another? for example in the sentence below:

1. When he arrives at the airport, he'll visit me.

2. When he arrives, we'll make popcorns.

Regards,

JA

  

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Joseph A 1. When he arrives at the airport, he'll visit me. After he arrives at the airport, he'll visit me.

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  • Joseph A 1.
  • When he arrives at the airport, he'll visit me.
  • After he arrives at the airport, he'll visit me.
  • (Sequence of actions) The action " visit" takes a lot of time, so it is not an instantaneous action that can happen at the same time as his arrival.
  • You need a short-time action.
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Joseph A1. When he arrives at the airport, he'll visit me.

After he arrives at the airport, he'll visit me. (Sequence of actions)


The action "visit" takes a lot of time, so it is not an instantaneous action that can happen at the same time as his arrival. You need a short-time action.

When he arrives at the airport, I'll give him a
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