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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb avoyer

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The English translation of the French verb avoyer is “to send” or “to dispatch”. It is pronounced as “ah-vwah-yay”.

The word avoyer comes from the Latin word “adviare” which means “to send someone on a mission”. In everyday French, avoyer is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is the tense used to express an action that will have been completed in the future.

Here are 3 simple examples of avoyer in the Futur Antérieur tense with their respective English translations:

  1. Je les avoierai chez toi avant midi. (I will have sent them to your place before noon.)
  2. Nous avoierons les invitations demain matin. (We will have sent the invitations tomorrow morning.)
  3. Elle avoiera son CV à toutes les entreprises la semaine prochaine. (She will have sent her resume to all the companies next week.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai envoyé J’aurai envoyé une lettre. I will have sent a letter.
tu tu auras envoyé Tu auras envoyé un email. You will have sent an email.
il il aura envoyé Il aura envoyé un message. He will have sent a message.
elle elle aura envoyé Elle aura envoyé un colis. She will have sent a package.
on on aura envoyé On aura envoyé des invitations. One/We will have sent invitations.
nous nous aurons envoyé Nous aurons envoyé les documents. We will have sent the documents.
vous vous aurez envoyé Vous aurez envoyé les cadeaux. You will have sent the gifts.
ils ils auront envoyé Ils auront envoyé les lettres. They will have sent the letters.
elles elles auront envoyé Elles auront envoyé les livres. They will have sent the books.

Other Conjugations for Avoyer.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb avoyer
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Avoyer – 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.
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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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