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angel-girl1

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Hi,


  • By the time he finished, I had cooked dinner.
  • We will have finished our homework by the time they arrive.
'By the time' expresses the idea that one event has been completed before another.
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Please, which event completed first and which last?
 
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The homework is done before they arrive.
 
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angel-girl1 said:
By the time he finished, I had cooked dinner.
We will have finished our homework by the time they arrive.

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The underlined events happened first. 'By the time (that)' has the idea of 'no later than the time (that)' / 'At or before the time (that)'
 
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