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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb attabler

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The English translation of the French verb attabler is “to sit down at the table” or “to have a meal”. It’s pronounced “ah-tah-blay”.

The word “attabler” comes from the Old French word “atable” which means “table”. It is most often used in everyday French to describe the act of sitting down at a table to eat, but it can also be used more generally to mean “to gather around a table” or “to have a discussion”.

In the Futur Antérieur tense, attabler is conjugated as follows:

  • Je me serai attablé(e)
  • Tu te seras attablé(e)
  • Il/Elle se sera attablé(e)
  • Nous nous serons attablés(es)
  • Vous vous serez attablé(e)(s)
  • Ils/Elles se seront attablé(e)s

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

  1. Je me serai attablé(e) avec mes amis avant de partir en vacances. (I will have a meal with my friends before leaving for vacation.)
  2. Tu te seras attablé(e) pour discuter avec le directeur. (You will have a meeting with the manager.)
  3. Ils se seront attablés pour célébrer leur anniversaire de mariage. (They will have a meal to celebrate their wedding anniversary.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai attablé J’aurai attablé les invités. I will have sat the guests at the table.
tu tu auras attablé Tu auras attablé tes amis. You will have sat your friends at the table.
il il aura attablé Il aura attablé les clients. He will have sat the customers at the table.
elle elle aura attablé Elle aura attablé les enfants. She will have sat the children at the table.
on on aura attablé On aura attablé les invités. One/We will have sat the guests at the table.
nous nous aurons attablé Nous aurons attablé nos invités. We will have sat our guests at the table.
vous vous aurez attablé Vous aurez attablé vos invités. You will have sat your guests at the table.
ils ils auront attablé Ils auront attablé les clients. They will have sat the customers at the table.
elles elles auront attablé Elles auront attablé les enfants. They will have sat the children at the table.

Other Conjugations for Attabler.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb attabler
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Attabler – 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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