French: La Concordance Des Temps

Hey all,

I was wondering if someone could help me clear up the different cases of conjugating verbs for using words similar to Lorsque, Aussitôt que, etc. in a compound sentence.

For example, I've heard one of the scenarios would be:

Aussitôt que je l'aurai écrite j'enverrai la lettre.

Aussitôt que + futur anterieur, + futur

What are the other cases for these? I often get very confused and have no idea how to go about figuring the concordance des temps.

Thanks =)

Reply 1

generalebriety

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Bear in mind I don't learn rules, I just say what sounds right, but I think these are right:
si + present + future
si + imperfect + conditional
si + pluperfect + conditional perfect
quand + present/perfect + present
quand + imperfect + imperfect
quand + pluperfect + perfect
quand + future/future perfect + future

What I've written for "quand" also applies for "aussitôt que" and "lorsque".

Reply 2

Firz

OP

generalebriety

Bear in mind I don't learn rules, I just say what sounds right, but I think these are right:
si + present + future
si + imperfect + conditional
si + pluperfect + conditional perfect
quand + present/perfect + present
quand + imperfect + imperfect
quand + pluperfect + perfect
quand + future/future perfect + future

What I've written for "quand" also applies for "aussitôt que" and "lorsque".

Thanks!

French: La Concordance Des Temps

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