Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Introduction to the verb hésiter
The English translation of the French verb hésiter is “to hesitate.” It is pronounced as “ay-zee-tay.”
Hésiter comes from the Latin verb “haesitare,” which means “to hesitate” or “to be undecided.” In everyday French, it is commonly used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will have been completed in the future at a specific moment.
Examples:
- Je serai parti avant midi si je n’avais pas hésité. (I will have left before noon if I hadn’t hesitated.)
- Nous aurons fini le projet à temps si tu n’avais pas hésité à prendre les décisions importantes. (We will have finished the project on time if you hadn’t hesitated to make the important decisions.)
- Ils seront arrivés à l’heure si le chauffeur n’a pas hésité à prendre l’autoroute. (They will have arrived on time if the driver hadn’t hesitated to take the highway.)
English translations:
- I would have left before noon if I hadn’t hesitated.
- We will have finished the project on time if you hadn’t hesitated to make the important decisions.
- They will have arrived on time if the driver hadn’t hesitated to take the highway.
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of hésiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai hésité | J’aurai hésité avant de répondre. | I will have hesitated before answering. |
tu | tu auras hésité | Tu auras hésité avant de partir. | You will have hesitated before leaving. |
il | il aura hésité | Il aura hésité avant de prendre une décision. | He will have hesitated before making a decision. |
elle | elle aura hésité | Elle aura hésité avant de choisir. | She will have hesitated before choosing. |
on | on aura hésité | On aura hésité avant de se lancer. | One/We will have hesitated before jumping in. |
nous | nous aurons hésité | Nous aurons hésité avant de passer à l’action. | We will have hesitated before taking action. |
vous | vous aurez hésité | Vous aurez hésité avant de prendre la parole. | You will have hesitated before speaking. |
ils | ils auront hésité | Ils auront hésité avant d’accepter l’offre. | They will have hesitated before accepting the offer. |
elles | elles auront hésité | Elles auront hésité avant de se décider. | They will have hesitated before making up their minds. |
Other Conjugations for Hésiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb hésiter
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Hésiter – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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Common Everyday Usage Patterns
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