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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb bâfrer

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The English translation of the French verb bâfrer is “to gorge oneself” or “to stuff oneself”. The infinitive form is pronounced as “bah-fray”.

Bâfrer comes from the Old French word “bafrer” which meant “to open one’s mouth wide” or “to gape”. It is derived from the Latin word “papare” which meant “to eat” or “to devour”.

In everyday French, bâfrer is often used in its Futur Antérieur tense, which expresses an action that will have been completed in the future before another action takes place. It is formed by using the future tense of the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” with the past participle of bâfrer.

Example 1: Je m’aurai bâfré avant de partir. (I will have stuffed myself before leaving.)
Example 2: Tu te seras bâfré pendant toute la soirée. (You will have gorged yourself all evening.)
Example 3: Ils se seront bâfrés avant de se mettre au régime. (They will have stuffed themselves before going on a diet.)

In these examples, bâfrer is used to express indulgence or excess in eating. The Futur Antérieur tense adds a sense of inevitability or certainty to the action.

English translations:
Example 1: I will have stuffed myself before leaving.
Example 2: You will have gorged yourself all evening.
Example 3: They will have stuffed themselves before going on a diet.

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai bâfré J’aurai bâfré toute la nourriture. I will have gobbled all the food.
tu tu auras bâfré Tu auras bâfré le gâteau. You will have gobbled the cake.
il il aura bâfré Il aura bâfré les bonbons. He will have gobbled the candies.
elle elle aura bâfré Elle aura bâfré la pizza. She will have gobbled the pizza.
on on aura bâfré On aura bâfré les hamburgers. One/We will have gobbled the hamburgers.
nous nous aurons bâfré Nous aurons bâfré le poulet. We will have gobbled the chicken.
vous vous aurez bâfré Vous aurez bâfré le dessert. You will have gobbled the dessert.
ils ils auront bâfré Ils auront bâfré le repas. They will have gobbled the meal.
elles elles auront bâfré Elles auront bâfré les frites. They will have gobbled the fries.

Other Conjugations for Bâfrer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Bâfrer – 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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