past vs present

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I already told Mark that when he arrived, we would go out for dinner.

Can we say below instead of above?

I already told Mark that when he arrives, we will go out for dinner.

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score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '20 at 07:40

I already told Mark that when he arrived, we would go out for dinner.

Can we say below instead of above?

I already told Mark that when he arrives, we will go out for dinner

Below is correct:

If you are using British English, then we would probably use the present perfect: I've already told Mark that when he arrives (arriving hasn't happened yet, so not past) we will go out for dinner

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