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

Introduction to the verb affouiller

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The English translation of the French verb affouiller is “to search.” It is pronounced as ah-foo-yey.

The language origin of affouiller can be traced back to the Old French word “afolier,” meaning “to ransack” or “to spoil.” In modern French, it is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will happen in the future before another action takes place.

Examples:

  1. Je serai parti avant que tu n’aies affouillé la maison. (I will have left before you search the house.)

  2. Ils auront affouillé toutes les pièces avant que le propriétaire ne revienne. (They will have searched all the rooms before the owner returns.)

  3. Nous serons déjà partis quand vous aurez affouillé le grenier. (We will already be gone when you search the attic.)

  4. I will have left before you search the house.

  5. They will have searched all the rooms before the owner returns.

  6. We will already be gone when you search the attic.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai affouillé J’aurai affouillé le sol. I will have dug the ground.
tu tu auras affouillé Tu auras affouillé le mur. You will have dug the wall.
il il aura affouillé Il aura affouillé le jardin. He will have dug the garden.
elle elle aura affouillé Elle aura affouillé le fossé. She will have dug the ditch.
on on aura affouillé On aura affouillé le terrain. One/We will have dug the ground.
nous nous aurons affouillé Nous aurons affouillé le champ. We will have dug the field.
vous vous aurez affouillé Vous aurez affouillé le sol. You will have dug the ground.
ils ils auront affouillé Ils auront affouillé le chemin. They will have dug the path.
elles elles auront affouillé Elles auront affouillé le sable. They will have dug the sand.

Other Conjugations for Affouiller.

   
    Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
   

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
   

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

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

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

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

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

    Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller

    Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller (this article)

    Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller

    Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller
   

    Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller

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

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

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

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

    L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affouiller

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Affouiller – 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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