English term
When+will
When I will be old.
When there will be no cars. (and can I say: "when there won't be cars."?)
When the eatrh will exist no more.
What is exactly the meaning of those sentences? Are they correct? What does when sth/sb will+ verb mean?
Thank you in advance for your help.
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Adoración Bodoque Martínez
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JW Narins
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Ireland
B.A. Eng. & Ling., DipTrans IoLET, MCIL
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain) 
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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You can use it when you are referring to a hypothetical point in time in the future when something will happen in relation to or as a result of something else. There are better examples, but here are some using your own question contexts:
"when I am no longer able to dream, that is when I will be old"
"when we have destroyed everything around us, that is when the earth will exist no more"
"when we have invented a better mode of transport, that is when there will be no cars"
You can use "when + will" when in Spanish you mean "cuando + futuro simple". For example: "entonces será cuando yo me sentiré libre" or "that is when I will feel free".
If what you mean is "cuando + presente de subjuntivo" (e.g.: "cuando sea mayor", "cuando tenga tiempo", etc.), in English you will need to use "need + simple present" (e.g.: "when I am old", "when I have time", etc.).
I hope this helps.
Regards,
Adoración.
WhenI am old
Similarly - when we don't have cars anymore.
Use the present for this construction.
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Jack Doughty
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Tamas Elek
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Neda Tasić
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Tony M
: This usage of the future tense is typical of native speakers of other languages (often reflecting the use of tenses in non-EN Languages).
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Luz Esther
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