It looks like even they don’t know when the crisis <is over> vs <will be over>

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Tony_M

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The dialogue is mine.

A: When will the market situation change?
B: That’s a difficult question. The real estate crisis has definitely affected the market, and it remains the main factor that’s causing instability right now. The leading experts are reluctant to make prognoses; it looks like even they don’t know when the crisis is over.

Can I use either the present simple or the future simple in the when-clause?
 
it looks like even they don’t know when the crisis is over.
That is incorrect. You need ... when the crisis will be over.
 
That is incorrect. You need ... when the crisis will be over.
Corpus of Contemporary American English:
- I look forward to the time when all of our debts and responsibilities are paid.
- History is the past, so let's look forward to the time when all people will be blessed.
What's the difference here?
 
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