French · Chapter 9 · Lesson 2 · Grammar primer
Future tense
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The short version
After quand, French marks the future twice
English says when I arrive and leaves that clause in the present. French marks both halves as future: quand j'arriverai, je t'appellerai. The same applies after lorsque, dès que and aussitôt que. Writing quand j'arrive for a future event is the classic English-speaker slip.
Quand j'arriverai, je t'appellerai.
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