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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb chiffrer

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The English translation of the French verb chiffrer is “to encrypt” or “to code.” The infinitive form is pronounced “shee-fray.”

Chiffrer comes from the Old French word “chiffre,” meaning “figure” or “cipher.” It is ultimately derived from the Arabic word “sifr,” which means “zero” and is the origin of the word “cipher” in English.

In everyday French, chiffrer is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense to describe an action that will have been completed in the future before another action. This tense is formed with the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the future tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Example 1: Je n’aurai pas encore chiffré mon message avant que tu aies lu le tien. (I will not have encrypted my message before you have read yours.)

Example 2: Tu seras surpris quand j’aurai chiffré ton cadeau. (You will be surprised when I have encrypted your gift.)

Example 3: Ils auront déjà chiffré leurs données avant que le pirate informatique ne les vole. (They will have already encrypted their data before the hacker steals them.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai chiffré J’aurai chiffré mes données. I will have encrypted my data.
tu tu auras chiffré Tu auras chiffré ton message. You will have encrypted your message.
il il aura chiffré Il aura chiffré ses fichiers. He will have encrypted his files.
elle elle aura chiffré Elle aura chiffré ses communications. She will have encrypted her communications.
on on aura chiffré On aura chiffré nos échanges. One/We will have encrypted our exchanges.
nous nous aurons chiffré Nous aurons chiffré les documents. We will have encrypted the documents.
vous vous aurez chiffré Vous aurez chiffré les données sensibles. You will have encrypted the sensitive data.
ils ils auront chiffré Ils auront chiffré leurs informations. They will have encrypted their information.
elles elles auront chiffré Elles auront chiffré les fichiers clients. They will have encrypted the client files.

Other Conjugations for Chiffrer.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Chiffrer – 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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