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We’ll eat dinner when he arrives.
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Narrator
We’ll eat dinner when he arrives.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Instructions
We'll eat dinner once he arrives.
Making a Plan
Our dinner plans are contingent on his arrival.
Setting Expectations
Dinner will be served upon his arrival.
Describing a Scenario
The family waited patiently; they would eat dinner when he arrived.
Rephrased versions
Formal
Dinner will commence upon his arrival.
Casual
We're having dinner after he gets here.
Simpler English
We'll eat when he comes.
Phrases to learn
eat dinner
To have the evening meal.
when he arrives
At the time of his arrival.