Tenses - Quand elle sera grandie, elle voyagera beaucoup. Is it right? Or "Quand elle aura grandi, elle voyagera beaucoup " is right? Please clarify

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Tenses - Quand elle sera grandie, elle voyagera beaucoup. Is it right? Or "Quand elle aura grandi, elle voyagera beaucoup " is right? Please clarify

Quand elle sera grandie,  elle voyagera beaucoup.  

Is this sentence right? 

I feel the following is right.  Please clarify anyone. 

Quand elle aura grandi, elle voyagera beaucoup. 

Asked 2 years ago
MaartenC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

 'Grandir' conjugates in compound tenses with 'avoir' - so 'aura grandi' for future anterior. With être, you need to follow with an adjective - 'sera grande/adulte' etc in future tense (ie sera grandie is not correct).

Reverso and other web searches reveal multiple examples of  "Quand il/elle sera adulte, ..." or 'Quand il/elle sera grand(e) ...." and also of "Quand il/elle aura grandi ..."

Which is the right construct will depend on the meaning you wish to convey - as the translations are slightly different.

JimC1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Tenses - Quand elle sera grandie, elle voyagera beaucoup. Is it right? Or "Quand elle aura grandi, elle voyagera beaucoup " is right? Please clarify

Quand elle sera grandie,  elle voyagera beaucoup.  

Is this sentence right? 

I feel the following is right.  Please clarify anyone. 

Quand elle aura grandi, elle voyagera beaucoup. 

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