[Grammar] Future perfect tense

[Checkmate]

"We're late! The train will have left when we arrive".

Does this mean "Train" leaves the place before they arrive? ("We will arrive after the train leaves")

 

[Matthew Wai]

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future-perfect.htm
After reading the above, I think it means 'The train will leave before they arrive'.

Not a teacher.

 

[Jill Dorchester]

Yes. It means that the train will have already departed before they arrive. It would sound more natural to say "The train will have left by the time we arrive."

 

[Matthew Wai]

'The train will depart when the driver arrives.'
Does it mean 'The train will depart immediately after the driver arrives'?

Not a teacher.

 

[SoothingDave]

'The train will depart when the driver arrives.'
Does it mean 'The train will depart immediately after the driver arrives'?

Not a teacher.

Assuming you mean the driver of the train, yes.

 

[Tdol]

'The train will depart when the driver arrives.'
Does it mean 'The train will depart immediately after the driver arrives'?

It should do- if they're waiting for him,then they will want the train to leave as soon as possible after he arrives.

 

[Rover_KE]

Ideally, the train will leave at the scheduled time, the driver having arrived earlier in order to take his hat and coat off and complete any necessary paperwork and operational formalities.

 

[emsr2d2]

The train will have trouble leaving before the driver arrives. ;-)

 

[Jill Dorchester]

"Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for the delay. United Airlines Flight 59 will depart just as soon as the pilot gets here." :loling: