Hi, help with quand v lorsque

Jean P.C1Kwiziq community member

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 7 years ago

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Rans K.C1Kwiziq 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)

Like27 years ago

M. S.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

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

Like07 years ago

Jean P.C1Kwiziq community member

Many thanks Megan. Can anyone else confirm this?

Like07 years ago

Jean P. asked:

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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