Tom would tell him the truth when he came back.
他回来时,汤姆会告诉他事实真相的。
2.when,whenever,while和as这几个连词在表达意思方面比较接近,但是也有一定的区别:
whenever是when的强调形式;while和as的后面都可以用来表示“正值什么时候”或是“一边……一边……”的意思,因此后面都可以接“进行时”;另外,如果将when改写在主句之前,可表示主句谓语动作发生的突然性。如:
While she was watching TV,she was cracking seeds.
她一边看电视一边嗑瓜子。
As he was doing his packing,some of his friends came to say good-bye to him.
正当他在收拾行装的时候,他的一些朋友来向他告别。
They were ready to go out when the telephone rang.
就在他们准备出去的时候,电话铃响了。
(这个句子表示主句谓语动作rang发生的突然性。按常规应该是:When they were ready to go out,the telephone rang.)