Shouldn't appeller be in the future tense?

Question

Surely "I'll call you before leaving." requires appeller to be in the future tense as the sentence means, "I will call you before leaving". I hope you can help, thanks.

Accepted Answer

Hi Eric,
Indeed "I'll call you before leaving" would be "Je t'appellerai avant de partir" but I can' find the context in that lesson , would you be able to clarify it for me?

Answer

Hi Eric,
I don't have access to the quizzes but if you use the 'Report  It' button in your Corrrection Board it links directly to the specific quiz and reporting your query that way makes it easier for Aurélie to answer you.
She is on leave at the moment but I am sure she will answer when she returns.
Sometimes we use the present tense instead of the future when things are imminent so I suspect this is the case here.
So you can say both..."Je t'appelle avant de partir" (meaning pretty soon) et  "Je t'appellerai avant de partir" (a bit further away in time .)
Hope this helps!

Answer

Hi Cecile,
Je t'appelle ________ . I'll call you before leaving.HINT: Use "partir"Je t'appelle ________ . I'll call you before leaving.HINT: Use "partir"

Answer

Hi again Cecile,
Sorry half of my reply is missing. The above refers to question 10 of a B2 focus quiz I did on the 5th. of July. I was marked as wrong for using the future tense.
Hope this helps,
Eric

Answer

Hello Cécile,
thanks for your help,
Eric