The Futur Antérieur is the “Past of the Future”, that means it describes a state or an action that will already have been finished in the future.
Examples:
|
French |
English |
Affirmative Sentence |
Il aura travaillé. |
He will have worked. |
Negative Affirmative Sentence |
Il n’aura pas travaillé. |
He will not / won’t have worked. |
Question |
Est-ce qu’il aura travaillé? |
Will he have worked? |
Form:
The Futur Antérieur is made up of a form of “avoir” - to have (non-movement) or “être” - to be (movement) und dem Participe Passé.
Forms of the Auxiliary Verbs (Futur Simple):
avoir - to have
| French | English |
j’aurai |
I have |
tu auras |
you have |
il / elle / on aura |
he / she / it has |
nous aurons |
we have |
vous aurez |
you have |
ils / elles auront |
they have |
être - to be
| French | English |
je suis |
I am |
tu es |
you are |
il / elle / on est |
he / she / it is |
nous sommes |
we are |
vous êtes |
you are |
ils / elles sont |
they are |
The Participe Passé / Past Participle is the second part of the Futur Antérieur.
List of some important verbs using “être” for the formation of the Futur Antérieur:
Infinitive |
Participe Passé / |
English |
aller |
allé |
to go |
arriver |
arrivé |
to arrive |
descendre |
descendu |
to go down |
devenir |
devenu |
to become |
entrer |
entré |
to enter |
monter |
monté |
to get on |
mourir |
mort |
to die |
naître |
né |
to be born |
partir |
parti |
to leave |
rentrer |
rentré |
to come back |
rester |
resté |
to stay |
retourner |
retourné |
to return |
revenir |
revenu |
to come back |
sortir |
sorti |
to go out |
tomber |
tombé |
to fall |
venir |
venu |
to come |
Reflexive Verben im Futur Antérieur
Reflexive Verbs always use the Auxiary Verb “être” to form the Futur Antérieur.
Example:
Demain j’aurai déjà oublié les problèmes d’aujourd’hui.
When is the Past Participle adjusted?
There is NO Adjustment of the Participe Passé / Past Participle with:
- the Auxiliary Verb “avoir” > elle aura écouté
There is AN adjustment of the Participe Passé / Past Participle, with:
- the Auxiliary Verb “être” > elle seratombée
- Reflexive Verbs > elle se sera levée
- Complements (direct object) > elle l’aura vue
- Complements (direct object / relative sentence) > la voiture qu’elle aura vue
Examples:
A verb using “avoir - to have” for the Futur Antérieur: manger
| French | English |
j’aurai mangé |
I will have eaten |
tu auras mangé |
you will have eaten |
il / elle / on aura mangé |
he / she / it will have eaten |
nous aurons mangé |
we will have eaten |
vous aurez mangé |
you will have eaten |
ils / elles auront mangé |
they will have eaten |
A verb using “être- to be” for the Futur Antérieur: aller
| French | English |
je serai allé(e) |
I will have gone |
tu seras allé(e) |
you will have gone |
il sera allé |
he / she / it will have gone |
nous serons allé(e)s |
we will have gone |
vous serez allé(e)s |
you will have gone |
ils seront allés |
they will have gone |
Examples:
| French | English |
Après les courses il aura dépensé tout son argent. |
After the shopping he will have spent all his money. |
Après qu’il aura acheté cette voiture il me la montrera. |
After he will have bought the car, he will show it to me. |
Also read:
French - Le Pronom Possessif - pdf
French - Pronoun - Demonstrative Pronoun - ce, cet, cette, ces
French - Pronoun - Demonstrative Pronoun - celui
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