WITH 'BY THE TIME'
EGP #422 | C1 | FUTURE / present continuous for future use Can use the present simple with 'by the time' to refer to the future. Lexical range: N/A
等我们到电影院的时候，电影已经开始了。
___By ___the ___time we ___arrive at the cinema, the film will have already started.
等她毕业的时候，她攒的钱就够买一辆车了。
___By ___the ___time she ___graduates, she will have saved enough to buy a car.
等他们到达营地的时候，天就要黑了。
___By ___the ___time they ___reach the campsite, it will be dark.
等你写完那份报告的时候，其他人都早就回家了。
___By ___the ___time you ___finish that report, everyone else will have gone home.
等我到家的时候，晚饭就做好了。
___By ___the ___time I ___get home, dinner will be ready.