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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb appeler

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The English translation of the French verb appeler is “to call” or “to name”. The infinitive form of appeler is pronounced “ah-puh-lay”.

Appeler comes from the Latin word “appellare”, which means “to address” or “to call upon”. In everyday French, it is most often used to indicate the action of calling someone or something by a specific name.

In the Futur Antérieur tense, appeler is used to indicate an action that will have been completed in the future.

Here are three examples of appeler in the Futur Antérieur tense:

  1. Je t’appellerai quand je serai rentré à la maison. (I will have called you when I get home.)
  2. Nous aurons appelé nos amis avant de partir en vacances. (We will have called our friends before leaving on vacation.)
  3. Est-ce que tu auras appelé le médecin avant de partir au travail? (Will you have called the doctor before leaving for work?)

In these examples, the action of calling will have been completed in the future, before another event or action takes place. This tense is used to express a sense of certainty about the completion of the action.

English translations:

  1. I will have called you when I get home.
  2. We will have called our friends before leaving on vacation.
  3. Will you have called the doctor before leaving for work?

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai appelé J’aurai appelé ma mère. I will have called my mother.
tu tu auras appelé Tu auras appelé tes amis. You will have called your friends.
il il aura appelé Il aura appelé le médecin. He will have called the doctor.
elle elle aura appelé Elle aura appelé son collègue. She will have called her colleague.
on on aura appelé On aura appelé le restaurant. One/We will have called the restaurant.
nous nous aurons appelé Nous aurons appelé nos voisins. We will have called our neighbors.
vous vous aurez appelé Vous aurez appelé le client. You will have called the client.
ils ils auront appelé Ils auront appelé leur famille. They will have called their family.
elles elles auront appelé Elles auront appelé la police. They will have called the police.

Other Conjugations for Appeler.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb appeler
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Appeler – 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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