Learn English – The next time when you [will]…, Main Clause

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Can we you use an Attributive Clause with Future Tense inside an Adverbial Clause of Time?

What is the difference in the meanings if one exists?

The next time when you meet him, he will…

The next time when you will meet him, he will…

Thanks in advance

Best Answer

The next time you meet him...

You have met him before and will meet him again. "the next time you meet him" refers to that future occasion on which the two of you shall meet again.

As you can see, today I am dressed as an admiral. The next time you meet me, I will be wearing an ape suit.

With "when":

The next time, when you will meet him...

You have not (necessarily) met him yet, but the next time (something happens), you will meet him.

The next time the chess club meets, when you will meet him [the world-renowned chess player, say], is in February.

The when-clause there simply adds info which is temporally relevant; the clause does not restrict or modify "next time".

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