Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Introduction to the verb affronter
The English translation of the French verb affronter is “to confront” or “to face”. The infinitive form of the verb is pronounced “ah-frohn-tay”.
The word affronter comes from the Old French word “afront”, meaning “confrontation” or “challenge”. It has its roots in the Latin word “ad frontem”, meaning “to the front”.
In everyday French, affronter is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense to express a future action that will have been completed before another future action. This tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the future tense followed by the past participle of the verb.
Here are three simple examples of affronter in the Futur Antérieur tense, with their respective English translations:
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Je l’aurai affronté avant qu’il ne parte. (I will have confronted him before he leaves.)
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Tu seras affronté par tes peurs, mais tu les vaincras. (You will have to face your fears, but you will overcome them.)
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Ils se seront affrontés sur le champ de bataille. (They will have confronted each other on the battlefield.)
Table of the Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of affronter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | j’aurai affronté | J’aurai affronté mes peurs. | I will have faced my fears. |
tu | tu auras affronté | Tu auras affronté tes adversaires. | You will have faced your opponents. |
il | il aura affronté | Il aura affronté le danger. | He will have faced the danger. |
elle | elle aura affronté | Elle aura affronté ses responsabilités. | She will have faced her responsibilities. |
on | on aura affronté | On aura affronté de nombreux défis. | One/We will have faced many challenges. |
nous | nous aurons affronté | Nous aurons affronté cette situation. | We will have faced this situation. |
vous | vous aurez affronté | Vous aurez affronté vos peines. | You will have faced your sorrows. |
ils | ils auront affronté | Ils auront affronté l’ennemi. | They will have faced the enemy. |
elles | elles auront affronté | Elles auront affronté leurs démons. | They will have faced their demons. |
Other Conjugations for Affronter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter (this article)
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb affronter
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Affronter – About the French Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense
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