JeanC1Kwiziq community member

Hi, help with quand v lorsque

Can you please help? I have just had « Je rentrerai lorsque il sera parti » marked as incorrect. The correct answer being « Je rentrerai quand il sera parti ». I had thought that quand and lorsque were interchangeable in this sense. Would appreciate some help.

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)"

Asked 6 years ago

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RansC1Kwiziq community memberCorrect answer

In this instance, quand and lorsque will both be correct. However, I think lorsque + il requires an obligatory elison to lorsqu'il and makes it slightly less accurate.

Rans (non-native learner)

Like25 years ago

MeganC1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

I believe you are correct. I have only ever known those two words to be interchangeable.

Like06 years ago

JeanC1Kwiziq community member

Many thanks Megan. Can anyone else confirm this?

Like06 years ago

Jean asked:View original

Hi, help with quand v lorsque

Can you please help? I have just had « Je rentrerai lorsque il sera parti » marked as incorrect. The correct answer being « Je rentrerai quand il sera parti ». I had thought that quand and lorsque were interchangeable in this sense. Would appreciate some help.

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