he came back
He returned at nine o’clock.
Il rentra fort tard à la maison.
He came home very late.
Les parents de Tom étaient endormis quand il rentra chez lui.
Tom's parents were asleep when he got home.
Il rentra très tard chez lui, comme c'était souvent le cas.
He got home very late, as was often the case.
He came into my room.
J'étais juste sur le point d'écrire une lettre quand il rentra à la maison.
I was just about to write a letter when he came home.
Il rentra bientôt à la maison.
He soon came home.