Time order

dès que

StandardB1

What follows

dès que + a clause in the indicative

Function

Time order

Meaning

Says one action follows the other IMMEDIATELY.

Position and punctuation

within the sentence · no comma

Example

Je vous enverrai l'attestation dès que je l'aurai reçue.

I will send you the certificate as soon as I have received it.

In the DELF

the B1 letter · the B2 essay

The trap

The future perfect is the expected form here: "dès que je l'AURAI REÇUE". It is the tense B1 must produce in a letter.