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The two men leave the room. When they are/have gone, Lisa comes out of the closet where she's been hiding.

Would both "are" and "have" be fine here?

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Both are appropriate, although 'are gone' is quite old-fashioned.

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  • isn't it strange to choose the present to describe this "scene" . Would not it better to use the past the 2 men left the room . When they had gone, Lisa came out of the closet where she had been hiding
    – Yves Lefol
    Commented Jan 6, 2021 at 16:02

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