Quand Le Futur (Quand + Future)

Learning ObjectivesLearn how to use 'quand' (when) [kahn] to connect two future events.Master using the simple future tense in both parts of the sentence.Imagine you're planning your weekend with a friend. 🏒 You want to go play hockey, but only after you finish your homework. How do you say it in French? "Quand je finirai [fee-nee-RAY] mes devoirs, nous jouerons [zhoo-uh-ROHN] au hockey." (When I finish my homework, we will play hockey.) This is the structure we're going to learn today!Real-World ApplicationsPlanning vacations or outings.Talking about your projects and dreams for the future.Explaining a sequence of events that will happen later.

For this lesson, we're focusing on the grammar structure. Here are the key words and some examples of verbs in the simple future tense that we'll be using.FrenchExplanationExamplequand (when) [kahn]A conjunction used to indicate the moment when a future action will happen.Quand [kahn] tu arriveras, nous mangerons. (When you arrive, we will eat.)lorsque (when) [lorsk]A synonym for 'quand' (when) [kahn], a little more formal.Lorsque [lorsk] j'aurai le temps, je lirai ce livre. (When I have the time, I will read this book.)le futur simple (the simple future tense) [luh foo-TOOR sam-pluh]A verb tense used to talk about actions that will take place in the future.Demain, je finirai [fee-nee-RAY] mon projet. (Tomorrow, I will finish my project.)

Pattern 1: The 'Quand (When) + Future, Future' StructureIn French, when you use 'quand' (when) [kahn] (or 'lorsque' (when) [lorsk]) to talk about a condition or a moment in the future, the verb that follows it must be in the simple future tense. The verb in the main part of the sentence must also be in the simple future tense.Rule: Quand / Lorsque [kahn / lorsk] + [Subject + Verb in simple future], [Subject + Verb in simple future].This is an important difference from English, which often uses the present tense after 'when' for a future action (e.g., "When I arrive, we will eat").