Tense of main verb in "au cas où phrase.

Anna J.C1Kwiziq community member

Tense of main verb in "au cas où phrase.

The phrase “In case I’m late, I’ll take my keys.” Is shown to be correctly translated as:

“Au cas où je serais en retard, je prendrai mes clés.”

My answer, “Au cas où je suis en retard . . . “ was marked incorrect. Why?

To me, “I’m late” translates to “I am late.”

Asked 3 years ago
Chris W.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Did you read the lesson? It is about au cas où and that it is always followed by the conditional.

Tense of main verb in "au cas où phrase.

The phrase “In case I’m late, I’ll take my keys.” Is shown to be correctly translated as:

“Au cas où je serais en retard, je prendrai mes clés.”

My answer, “Au cas où je suis en retard . . . “ was marked incorrect. Why?

To me, “I’m late” translates to “I am late.”

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