Hi, help with quand v lorsque
Megan
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28/10/17
I believe you are correct. I have only ever known those two words to be interchangeable.
Jean
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28/10/17
Many thanks Megan. Can anyone else confirm this?
Rans
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19/06/18
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)
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Jean
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28 October 2017
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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 relates to:
Quand, lorsque, après que, une fois que + Le Futur Antérieur = 'when, after I've done in the future -