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

ByMichael Burns

Introduction to the verb clabauder

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The English translation of the French verb clabauder is “to gossip” or “to chatter.” It is pronounced as “klah-boh-deh.”

The word clabauder originated from the Old French word “clabaude,” meaning “tattle-tale,” which in turn came from the Latin word “clabulare,” meaning “to babble.”

In everyday French, clabauder is most often used in the Futur Antérieur tense, which is used to talk about an action that will have been completed in the future. It is formed by using the auxiliary verb “avoir” or “être” in the future tense followed by the past participle of the main verb.

Three simple examples of its usage in this tense are:

  1. Quand nous aurons fini de travailler, nous clabauderons sur nos collègues. (When we will have finished working, we will gossip about our colleagues.)

  2. Elle sera allée clabauder chez le voisin avant même qu’il ne rentre chez lui. (She will have gone to gossip at the neighbor’s before he even comes back home.)

  3. Ils auront clabaudé sur les nouveaux voisins dès leur arrivée dans le quartier. (They will have gossiped about the new neighbors as soon as they arrived in the neighborhood.)

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

Pronoun Conjugation Example Usage English Translation
je j’aurai clabaudé J’aurai clabaudé toute la nuit. I will have gossiped all night.
tu tu auras clabaudé Tu auras clabaudé sur tes voisins. You will have gossiped about your neighbors.
il il aura clabaudé Il aura clabaudé au travail. He will have gossiped at work.
elle elle aura clabaudé Elle aura clabaudé sur sa famille. She will have gossiped about her family.
on on aura clabaudé On aura clabaudé sur la politique. One/We will have gossiped about politics.
nous nous aurons clabaudé Nous aurons clabaudé sur nos amis. We will have gossiped about our friends.
vous vous aurez clabaudé Vous aurez clabaudé sur vos collègues. You will have gossiped about your colleagues.
ils ils auront clabaudé Ils auront clabaudé sur leur voisinage. They will have gossiped about their neighborhood.
elles elles auront clabaudé Elles auront clabaudé sur leur vie privée. They will have gossiped about their private life.

Other Conjugations for Clabauder.

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

    Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb clabauder
   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Clabauder – 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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