Whe to use FA versus the Future with quand, lorsque, etc.

william h.C1Kwiziq community member

Whe to use FA versus the Future with quand, lorsque, etc.

When they arrive, you will welcome them.

One follows the other, why doesn't this use the FA?

The answer says that it used the Future. Thx -- Bill --

This question relates to:French lesson "Quand/lorsque/après que/une fois que + future perfect (Le Futur Antérieur) = When/after I've done something in the future (Sequence of Tenses in French)"

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N. C.C1Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer

I think it's because you are talking about their arrival in the future sense, not something that has (theoretically) already happened in the future. To use FA, the sentence would have to be: "When they have arrive/once they have arrived ...".

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