Here is a sentence in English using when, where the actions all take place in the future:
When I am old, I will have a house.
Notice how the verb after when in these sentences is in the Present tense.
Now look at these sentences using quand in a future context:
Notice how in French you use the Le Futur in both parts of the sentence, including after quand, whereas in English you use the Present tense after when.
This rule also applies to the expression pendant que (while) when used in a future context:
Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.You'll do your homework while I do the dishes.
Also see advanced lesson Quand, lorsque, après que, une fois que + Le Futur Antérieur = 'when, after I've done in the future
Learn more about these related French grammar topics
Examples and resources
Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.You'll do your homework while I do the dishes.
Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.You'll do your homework while I'm doing the dishes.
Elle fera ses devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.She'll do her homework while I'm doing the dishes.
Quand vous viendrez, vous verrez les décorations d'Halloween.When you come, you'll see the Halloween decorations.
Q&A Forum 15 questions, 27 answers
ShambhaviKwiziq community member
Pendant que nous finirons de manger, il vous montrera ses tableaux . Why de manger not manger?
Asked 1 week ago
Hi Shambhavi,
It is because,
to finish doing something
is
'finir de faire quelque chose' in French.
There are lots of verbs in French which are followed by à or de.
Hope this helps!
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Pendant que nous finirons de manger, il vous montrera ses tableaux . Why de manger not manger?
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MeganKwiziq community member
can you use future proche instead?
bonjour.
Is it wrong to say 'Elle va gagner la course'? Why must it be Elle gagnera la course?
Merci
Asked 1 month ago
Hi Megan,
No, it is not wrong but it all depends on the context...
Megan asked:View original
can you use future proche instead?
bonjour.
Is it wrong to say 'Elle va gagner la course'? Why must it be Elle gagnera la course?
Merci
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BeasKwiziq community member
Futur anteriur et futur
quand follows by futur anteriur to finish by futur
It is futur anteriur which then finishes with futur. Quand ils seront arrives tu iras les accueillir
Asked 1 month ago
Beas asked:View original
Futur anteriur et futur
quand follows by futur anteriur to finish by futur
It is futur anteriur which then finishes with futur. Quand ils seront arrives tu iras les accueillir
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Nalini Kwiziq community member
Going by this, can we safely conclude that its Quand + futur+ futur, whereas Si + present + futur
Asked 10 months ago
BeasKwiziq community member
Futur anteriur is an action between present and futur which follows by futur action. Futur anteriur=futur of etre ou avoir folloed by passe participe. This follows Quand/Lorseque/aussitot and futur anteriur has other part in futur action.\
That means, "when you will have done this,you will do this".
Nalini asked:View original
Going by this, can we safely conclude that its Quand + futur+ futur, whereas Si + present + futur
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NevilleKwiziq community member
why not futur antérieur?
From a quiz on usage of "quand" and future tense:Question was:Quand ils ________, tu iras les accueillir. When they arrive, you will go and welcome them.and the correct answer given was "arriveront".However, I wonder if the futur antérieur would be more appropriate/acceptable? They have to arrive before you can go meet them, right? So, how about:"Quand ils seront arrivés, tu iras les accueillir."Can anyone provide guidance on this?Merci!
Asked 1 year ago
Hi Neville,
You could say both but the meaning is slightly different -
When they arrive, you will do this , do that = Quand ils arriveront, tu feras ceci, cela...
as opposed to -
Once they have arrived, you will do this, do that = Quand ils seront arrivés, tu feras ceci, cela
But as the lesson and quiz referred to the futur simple after quand , arriveront was expected.
Hope this helps!
NevilleKwiziq community member
NOT A REAL REPLY.
I'm replying to this question myself to see if that will keep it in the system because the first time I submitted it the system deleted it.
PriyankkaKwiziq community member
Yes true. This is what we have learn. It has to be le futur antérieur
Neville asked:View original
why not futur antérieur?
From a quiz on usage of "quand" and future tense:Question was:Quand ils ________, tu iras les accueillir. When they arrive, you will go and welcome them.and the correct answer given was "arriveront".However, I wonder if the futur antérieur would be more appropriate/acceptable? They have to arrive before you can go meet them, right? So, how about:"Quand ils seront arrivés, tu iras les accueillir."Can anyone provide guidance on this?Merci!
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CaroleKwiziq community member
question in test
In this sentence:
Quand vous voyagerez en France, vous serez très occupé.
should 'occupé' be 'occupés' to agree with the plural 'vous?'
Thank you!
Asked 1 year ago
Not if vous is used as a formal "you" (2nd person singular).
Carole asked:View original
question in test
In this sentence:
Quand vous voyagerez en France, vous serez très occupé.
should 'occupé' be 'occupés' to agree with the plural 'vous?'
Thank you!
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MarnieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
pendant que vs tandis que
just did exercise and used “tandis que” au lieu de “pendant que”. when does one use which and why? Merci!
Asked 1 year ago
Tom Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Hi Marnie,
Since has remained unanswered for over a week I'll have a go at explaining the difference.
Although they both nominally mean 'While', 'pendant que' is more of a temporal conjunction indicating that indicates the time frame of an action during which something else happens.
Pendant que j'étais en France j'ai visité la tour Eiffel. - While I was in France I visited the Eiffel Tower.
Tandis que signifies a contrast and can often be translated as whereas.
Paul est un travailleur acharné tandis que son frère est un bon à rien. - Paul is a hardworking man while (whereas) his brother is a wastrel.
Hope this helps,
Tom
MarnieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Salut Tom! That makes sense...and resound in my echo-chamber of previously known & spoken French!
Merci!
Marnie asked:View original
pendant que vs tandis que
just did exercise and used “tandis que” au lieu de “pendant que”. when does one use which and why? Merci!
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KatieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
is "quand elle aura gagné la course" not a possibility?
Asked 1 year ago
CécileKwiziq team member
Hi katie,
I think Aurélie has already answered this question if you scroll down ...
KatieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thank you, Cécile; but I had already written "That"s great. I don't need a reply to my question, since it's the same as Rosemary's. Thanks." on 27 October, when I saw Aurélie's answer.
KatieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thanks. Cécile, but on 27 October I had written "That"s great. I don't need a reply to my question, since it's the same as Rosemary's. Thanks." when I saw Aurélie's answer.
Also, I thought I'd already written this reply to you, Cécile, but it seems to have disappeared...
KatieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Thanks. Cécile, but on 27 October I had written "That"s great. I don't need a reply to my question, since it's the same as Rosemary's. Thanks." when I saw Aurélie's answer.
Also, I thought I'd already written this reply to you, Cécile, but it seems to have disappeared...
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RosemaryKwiziq community member
in the test, the example was 'When she wins, she will be happy.' i used the Future Perfect quand elle aura gagné, , Why is this wrong? Winning first!
Asked 1 year ago
Bonjour Rosemary !
I understand your reasoning, and it makes sense, however, there is a nuance there in both English and French:
- When she wins, she will be happy. -> both actions are seen as simultaneous here
Quand elle gagnera, elle sera heureuse.
- When she's won, she'll be happy. -> here the action of winning precedes the happiness
Quand elle aura gagné, elle sera heureuse.
I hope that's helpful!
Bonne journée !
KatieKwiziq Q&A regular contributor
That"s great. I don't need a reply to my question, since it's the same as Rosemary's. Thanks.
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in the test, the example was 'When she wins, she will be happy.' i used the Future Perfect quand elle aura gagné, , Why is this wrong? Winning first!
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SharonKwiziq community member
Please just an aside question
Just an aside since i am still learning ,why " Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle " and not ....."je ferai les vaisselle"?
Asked 2 years ago
Bonsoir Sharon,
according to the Collins-Robert the word vaisselle is used singularly but has a plural sense to it.
dishes (= crockery collectively) = la vaisselle
There are a few other words in French where this is the case.
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Please just an aside question
Just an aside since i am still learning ,why " Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle " and not ....."je ferai les vaisselle"?
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GomathiKwiziq community member
Is it wrong if we use present tense after pendant instead future
Asked 2 years ago
Ron Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Bonjour Gomathi,
Here is a link to an explanation of concordance des temps:
https://french.kwiziq.com/my-languages/french/glossary/132
Now to your question at hand: this phrase is from the lesson ---> «This rule also applies to the expression pendant que (while) WHEN USED in a future context:»
You may be asking the reason I quoted this particularly part of the lesson; well, if we take a look at the two words capitalized in the phrase «WHEN USED», this indicates, to me, that there are other possibilities besides the future tense when «pendant que» can be used, i.e. the present perhaps.
I am sure that if this is incorrect, either Aurélie or Laura or another of the Kwiziq team members will also post something with the correction.
Bonne chance,
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LorettaKwiziq community member
Lawlessfrench est le mieux website sur l'internet apprendre/améliorer la langue française
Ce n'est pas une question. je veux dire que j'adore Lawlessfrench.
Asked 3 years ago
LauraKwiziq team member
Bonjour Loretta,
C'est très gentil, merci ! Je suis ravie que tu trouves mon site utile.
Petites corrections, si tu le permets : le meilleur site, pour apprendre
Meilleur vs mieux : Meilleur, mieux, pire / plus mauvais, plus mal = better, best, worse and worst (irregular comparatives and superlatives)
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Lawlessfrench est le mieux website sur l'internet apprendre/améliorer la langue française
Ce n'est pas une question. je veux dire que j'adore Lawlessfrench.
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VanessaKwiziq community member
Je n'ai pas réussi à cette quiz, puis-je passer un autre?
Asked 3 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Vanessa !
Oui, bien sûr !
If you want to test yourself against a specific lesson or set of lessons, you can use our notebook feature.
Here's a link to how it works:
french.kwiziq.com/faq/notebooks
À bientôt !
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RomulusKwiziq community member
le son de la proposition
Cette proposition est mauvaise, je veux dire de la manire come elle s'entend quand on touche le haut-parleur. Est-ce que j'ai raison?" Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.
Asked 3 years ago
AurélieKwiziq team member
Bonjour Romulus !
Thank you for letting us know about those bad sound files.
We've now updated them.
Merci et à bonne écoute !
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le son de la proposition
Cette proposition est mauvaise, je veux dire de la manire come elle s'entend quand on touche le haut-parleur. Est-ce que j'ai raison?" Tu feras tes devoirs pendant que je ferai la vaisselle.
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Bonjour Kenneth !
These are cases where the two actions in the sentence happen simultaneously:
When I'm old, I'll have a house. = "Quand je *serai* vieux, j'*aurai* une maison."
When one of the action happens before the other one but they are both in the future, you will indeed use the future perfect, or Futur Antérieur:
When I've finished my work, I'll have a nap. = "Quand j'*aurai fini* mon travail, je *ferai* une sieste."
Have a look at our related lesson:
Quand, lorsque, après que, une fois que + Le Futur Antérieur = 'when, after I've done in the future
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Bonjour Rans !
Actually here is our two lessons related to après que, une fois que...
Bonne journée !
RansKwiziq community member
Superb! My understanding now is that, this rule of using Le Futur in both parts of the sentence, including after quand also applies to after pendant que (while) in cases where the two actions in the sentence happen simultaneously.
Does this rule and scenario happen after apres que, lorsque, and une fois que? Or these must properly be followed ONLY by Le Futur Anterieur?
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