Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb adjectiver

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The English translation of the French verb adjectiver is “to adjective.” It is pronounced as “ad-jek-tee-vay” in its infinitive form.

The word adjectiver comes from the Latin word “adjectivum,” meaning “added.” In French, it is used to describe a noun or pronoun, and is commonly used to add details or characteristics to a person, place, or thing.

In everyday French, adjectiver is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, also known as the Future Perfect tense. This tense is used to express an action or event that will be completed at a specific point in the future. In this tense, adjectiver is conjugated as follows:

Je aurai adjectivé
Tu auras adjectivé
Il/Elle/On aura adjectivé
Nous aurons adjectivé
Vous aurez adjectivé
Ils/Elles auront adjectivé

Here are three simple examples of adjectiver in the Futur Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:

  1. Je aurai adjectivé la robe avant de la porter à la soirée.
    I will have adjectived the dress before wearing it to the party.

  2. Tu auras adjectivé ta présentation pour la rendre plus dynamique.
    You will have adjectived your presentation to make it more dynamic.

  3. Nous aurons adjectivé la ville comme étant charmante et pittoresque.
    We will have adjectived the city as charming and picturesque.

Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of adjectiver

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai adjectivé J’aurai adjectivé la phrase. I will have adjective the sentence.
tu tu auras adjectivé Tu auras adjectivé le texte. You will have adjectived the text.
il il aura adjectivé Il aura adjectivé le livre. He will have adjectived the book.
elle elle aura adjectivé Elle aura adjectivé l’article. She will have adjectived the article.
on on aura adjectivé On aura adjectivé le sujet. One/We will have adjectived the subject.
nous nous aurons adjectivé Nous aurons adjectivé la description. We will have adjectived the description.
vous vous aurez adjectivé Vous aurez adjectivé le titre. You will have adjectived the title.
ils ils auront adjectivé Ils auront adjectivé le dossier. They will have adjectived the file.
elles elles auront adjectivé Elles auront adjectivé le paragraphe. They will have adjectived the paragraph.

Other Conjugations for Adjectiver.

   
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    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

    Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

    Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

    Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

    Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

    Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

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    Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

    Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver
   

    Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver

    L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb adjectiver

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Adjectiver – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense

The French futur antérieur tense is a compound tense used to express actions or events that will have occurred in the future before another action takes place. It is formed by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” (depending on the main verb) followed by the past participle of the main verb.
NOTE: To take a deep dive into all the French tenses then see my article on Mastering French Tense Conjugation.

Construction

1. For most verbs, use “avoir” as the auxiliary verb:
   – Subject + future tense of “avoir” + past participle
Example with the verb “manger” (to eat):
– J’aurai mangé (I will have eaten)
– Tu auras mangé (You will have eaten)
– Il/elle/on aura mangé (He/She/One 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)
2. For a select group of verbs, use “être” as the auxiliary verb. These are typically verbs of motion or state-changing verbs (e.g., aller, venir, naître, mourir, partir, etc.). The formation is the same, but the auxiliary verb is “être.”
Example with the verb “partir” (to leave):
– Je serai parti(e) (I will have left)
– Tu seras parti(e) (You will have left)
– Il/elle/on sera parti(e) (He/She/One will have left)
– Nous serons parti(e)s (We will have left)
– Vous serez parti(e)(s) (You will have left)
– Ils/elles seront parti(e)s (They will have left)

Common Everyday Usage Patterns

1. The futur antérieur is used to express an action that will be completed before a specific point in the future. For example:
   – Je partirai dès que j’aurai fini mon travail. (I will leave as soon as I have finished my work.)
   – Ils seront rentrés avant que la pluie commence. (They will have returned before the rain starts.)
2. It is often used with time expressions that indicate when the action will occur relative to another future action, such as “dès que” (as soon as), “avant que” (before), “une fois que” (once), etc.

Interactions with Other Tenses

– The futur antérieur tense is commonly used in combination with the future simple (futur simple) and other tenses to indicate the sequence of actions in the future. The futur antérieur typically refers to the action that will have been completed before another action takes place.

For example

– Quand tu auras terminé ton devoir, tu pourras sortir. (When you have finished your homework, you can go out.)
– J’irai te voir après que tu seras rentré. (I will visit you after you have returned.)

Summary

The futur antérieur tense is used to express completed actions in the future that will occur before another specified future action or event. It’s a crucial tense for describing the chronological order of events in French.

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